Vice President, Culture Enablement
$232k - $260k USD
Who We Are
Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.
We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.
We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.
What We Build
Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.
Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application.
Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.
PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.
These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students.
Where We’re Headed
Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.
Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.
Job Purpose
Great Minds is seeking a visionary, execution-oriented leader to define, operationalize, and scale its approach to culture and operating excellence. This role will be a linchpin in advancing a culture of high performance, operating efficiency, and mission alignment. The role reports to the Chief Strategy Officer and has a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Chief Human Resources Officer. The role will require close coordination with the Senior Director, Organizational Design & Effectiveness, and it will involve regular interactions with other C-level and n-1 leaders.
Reports to: Chief Strategy Officer, dotted line into Chief Human Resources Officer
Responsibilities
The VP of Culture Enablement will be accountable for:
Strategy and Talent Alignment
Internalize our near and long-term strategic direction and work closely across all functions to determine the appropriate capabilities and skills that are needed now and in the future
Provide predictive analytics in anticipation of shifts in workforce needs and capabilities to ensure relevance and sustainability of our human capital plan.
Partner with executive leaders on the pathways to address required gaps and the strategic execution to do so
Work with CHRO to define and communicate our long-term people strategy to the company
Operating Values Strategy & Implementation
Work in concert with the HR leadership team to embed and iterate upon our recently-created core operating values in day-to-day behaviors, decision-making, and leadership norms. Will include hiring, onboarding, performance management, recognition, etc.
Coordinate with Senior Director, OD&E to design and lead cultural change initiatives to accelerate Great Minds’ achievement of our strategic priorities
Design recognition systems that celebrate high performance and alignment with our operating value
Ways of Working & Culture Strategy
Elevate how teams work together, especially in hybrid/remote settings: best practices for meeting design, collaboration rhythms, virtual decision making, and cross-team alignment
Lead training and coaching for leaders on effective remote management, inclusive meetings, and communication norms.
Partner with operations and IT to ensure tools, systems, and workflows serve productive, low-friction collaboration.
Performance Management & Variable Incentive Strategy
Modify and help implement an integrated performance and goal-setting system (OKRs and KPIs) for all levels, from executives through staff.
Working closely with HR, help executives and managers in cascading goals, setting measurable and stretch objectives, and conducting high-impact reviews.
Use qualitative and quantitative metrics to drive continuous feedback, growth, and accountability.
Be a key partner and leader in developing and evolving short-term incentive plans that are tied to enterprise objectives and map to our annual operating plans for the company and each function.
Partner with internal and Board stakeholders to design new long-term incentives, such as phantom equity or performance options, that tie to Great Minds long-term outcomesCollaborate with the Executive Team, HR team, and other stakeholders to model compensation outcomes, communicate reward structures, and adjust over time
Requirements
Senior-level experience (typically 12–15+ years) in talent, culture, or organizational development functions, preferably in fast-scaling or mission-driven organizations.
Demonstrated success in defining and operationalizing culture / values at scale.
Experience in remote or hybrid-first organizations, including designing collaboration norms and virtual leadership practices.
Deep capability in compensation/incentive design, with understanding of both short- and long-term rewards.
Strong track record with performance systems / goal cascading / OKRs or equivalent.
Excellent communicator, coach, and influencer — can build trust with senior leaders and translate strategy into practice.
Data-driven mindset; able to use talent analytics to inform decision-making.
Talent for change management, cultural transformation, and scaling systems across an organization.
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s preferred
Status
Full-time
Location
While this is a remote position, it is home-based in the Boston-Metropolitan area. The strategy team meets in a co-working environment a few times a month.
The expected base salary range for this position is $232,000-$260,000, however the offered salarymay be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.
New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.
Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact security@greatminds.org
Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
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