Senior Director of Education & Operational Excellence

Sr. Director of Education & Operational Excellence The Sr. Director of Education & Operational Excellence is a hands-on, education-centered operational leader responsible for strengthening the day-to-day execution, consistency, and performance of all schools. Reporting to the VP of Education Innovation, this leader partners closely with the Directors of Education and Heads of School to ensure that operational excellence supports, rather than competes with, exceptional teaching, learning, programming, and family experience. This leader will bring together the many elements that make a school successful: people, programming, enrollment, staffing, facilities, safety, compliance, communication, planning, and execution. The Senior Director will serve as a trusted resource to school leaders and teachers, helping translate organizational expectations into clear standards, practical systems, and consistent execution. This includes strengthening training, observation and feedback, communication and planning, and creating an environment where school leaders and teams can learn from one another and continuously improve. This is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial and pragmatic education leader who can operate with both strategic perspective and sleeves-rolled-up execution, someone who sees what needs to be done, brings people together, and gets it done. The Sr. Director of Education & Operational Excellence reports directly to the VP of Education Innovation and is part of NY Preschool's Education leadership team. This leader works hand in hand with the Education Director and Heads of School across all 12 campuses to make sure each school runs smoothly and delivers on the NY Preschool experience every day. The role also serves as the schools' primary partner to central teams, including People, Finance, Enrollment, Marketing, and Facilities. That means making sure central initiatives work for the schools, and making sure the schools get what they need to succeed. This role will be a critical connector between the organization's strategic priorities and what happens every day inside our schools.