Total 28 Director/C-Level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Green Park - Home Start

Details of the Division and Team:

Deutsche Bank Research is responsible for economic and market analysis within the Deutsche Bank Group and covers asset allocation, fixed income markets, and all major industry sectors. Our research analysts analyze relevant market trends, highlights risks and opportunities, and act as consultants for the bank, its clients, and stakeholders. Our mission is to deliver high-quality independent analysis that helps investors understand markets and promotes public debate.

This position is for a role within the bank’s Foreign Exchange Research Team, with a dedicated focus on commodity currencies and energy commodities.

What we will offer you:

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce is better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Flexible benefits plan including virtual doctor consultation services
• Comprehensive leave benefits
• Gender Neutral Parental Leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days of annual paid leave,plus public holiday & Flexible Working Arrangement

Your key responsibilities:

• Conduct timely, insightful analysis on markets in Asia with a particular focus on commodities including crude oil markets, gold, natural gas and thermal coal.
• Analyze economic developments from macro data releases, capital flows, and central bank and government policies to generate investment and hedging recommendations for Deutsche Bank’s clients
• Write for regional and global publications on investment opportunities, trading recommendations and market themes in Asian and commodity markets
• Build detailed models that provide an understanding of currency valuation and forecasting
• Present ideas and recommendations to the bank’s clients through multiple channels, including marketing trips to various geographies
• Support key internal stakeholders, including Senior Management in the Investment Bank and Global Research, for topics related to Asia

Your skills and experience:

• Masters degree with 10+ years experience in commodities research with a particular focus on precious and base metals
• Demonstrated experience working on research papers on commodity markets and their interplay with financial markets, macroeconomics, and geopolitical affairs
• Strong quantitative skills set and the ability to create complex, yet easily understandable financial models and charts
• Good interpersonal skills, and strong written and verbal communication in English
• Strong writing and presentation skills and the ability to express quantitative conclusions in both written and spoken form
• Desire to take initiative, express intellectual curiosity, propose new ideas, deliver on independent projects, and excel in a fast-paced environment

Role is required to be performed on-site at One Raffles Quay office. Relevant vaccination requirements may apply.

How we’ll support you:

• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team

About us and our teams:

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank & Diversity

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

1. Supervise the team to establish an industrial database and update basic data in a timely and accurate manner.
2. Be responsible for the team to conduct variety research and analysis, write regular reports, and organize weekly work meetings.
3. Actively expand spot business channels and be responsible for the spot and futures business of related varieties.
4. Output independent research viewpoints, formulate derivative hedging and investment strategies, and manage derivative investment portfolios.
5. Have rich investment experience in agricultural product futures varieties such as cotton and rubber.
6. Be familiar with the Chinese market environment and be able to communicate proficiently in Mandarin.
7. A post - graduate degree or above.
8. Possess strong interpersonal communication skills and learning ability.
9. Be proactive in work and self-motivated, have a team spirit and good professionalism.

As a Director, a professional who provides inspiration, motivation, and guidance to leaders and managers within a company. Their primary responsibilities include

1. Developing and Executing Business Strategies:

• Formulating and implementing effective business strategies aligned with the company’s objectives.
• Ensuring the organization moves toward fulfilling short-term and long-term goals while adhering to strategic guidelines.

2. Strategic Advice and Market Insight:

• Providing strategic advice to the board and chairperson based on accurate market insights.
• Maintaining an understanding of market trends and the company’s future prospects.

3. Comprehensive Business Planning:

• Creating and implementing detailed business plans to facilitate achievement.
• Planning cost-effective operations and market development activities.

4. Policy Communication and Compliance:

• Ensuring company policies and legal guidelines are clearly communicated throughout the organization.
• Overseeing adherence to policies at all levels.

5. Stakeholder Relationships:

• Building and maintaining trust relationships with shareholders, business partners, and authorities.
• Acting as the public speaker and public relations representative for the company.

6. Financial Oversight and Delegation:

• Monitoring the company’s financial performance, investments, and other business ventures.
• Delegating responsibilities to executives while providing guidance and motivation.

7. Crisis Management:

• Demonstrating strong crisis management skills to navigate challenging situations and safeguard the company’s interests.

As a Market Research Analyst,

• play a crucial role in conducting market research and shaping thoughtful reports that contributes to informed decisions of clients in the financial markets.

The responsibilities would include:

1. Research and Analysis:

• Collecting and interpreting data related to financial markets from various sources, including but not limited to stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities and can include retails, consumer staples, banks and non-bank finance, chemicals, oil & gas, technology hardware, technology semiconductors, energy, and etc.
• Focusing on specific niches, such as industry sectors, geographical regions, or asset classes.
• Provide modelling and analysis reports on sectors and companies.
• Countries include Hong Kong, Singapore, and other south-east Asian countries.

2. Expertise Building:

• Staying updated on market trends and developments. Analyzing business and economic trends and interpreting valuable insights
• Preparing detailed reports and giving presentations. Provide insights to support informed decisions of clients in the financial markets.

3. Interaction and Networking:

• Meeting with company management, stockbrokers, fund managers, and other key players.
• Building local knowledge through travel and professional networks.

Work Experience and Qualification:

• Possess similar experience in the finance industry of not less than 10 years with extensive experience on market research and analysis. Possess experience as a company Director; Worked in Hong Kong or China markets for at least 10 years and have sound knowledge in relation to Hong Kong, Singapore, China and other Asian countries.
• Have established good connections in the Hong Kong or China markets in the finance industry for the purpose of market research.
• Hold a CFA degree and a master’s degree in finance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, fluent in both English and Chinese.

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

• A key member of the development team, building and enhancing key components for QRT
• A role with the potential to touch many aspects of electronic and algorithmic trading, backtesting, and data management systems
• Working with traders and quants to roll-out, support and run strategies
• Building and supporting new quantitative trading framework software
• Designing clean architecture and leveraging state of the art tools and components
• Bringing new ideas and experimenting with new technologies

Your present skillset

• 9+ years’ professional experience
• Advanced skills in one or several programming languages
• Strong Python skills
• Very high standards in code quality and good development practices
• Knowledge of real-time systems, high performance computing and quantitative applications an advantage
• Strong team-player
• Experience working within a mature CI/CD process, DevOps experience
• Strong communication skills
• C++ or C# experience would be an asset

1. Offer high-level strategic advice to clients on commodity trading strategies, market trends, and investment opportunities.

2. Conduct in-depth analysis of commodity markets and provide actionable insights and forecasts to guide trading decisions.

3. Develop and implement risk management frameworks to advise on hedging strategies and risk mitigation techniques.

4. Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and tailor solutions to achieve their trading needs and objectives.

5. Build and mentor a team of trading consultants and analysts to promote professional development, and align with the company’s goals.

6. Identify and pursue new business opportunities and partnerships to expand the client base and enhance service offerings.

7. Fulfil annual operation targets assigned by the board of directors.

The Group:

Morningstar’s products transform our high-quality data, independent research, and technological expertise into well-designed tools that delight our clients. The product management, product development, and service teams collaborate with our Customer Success group to help provide clients with relevant products and bundled solutions.

The Role:

Morningstar is looking for an experienced professional to join our Sales and Services team. The Regional Operations Director shall work to define processes and operational excellence for the CSM organization. This role operationalizes our CSM strategy, process, and Success Platform to grow and scale the Success organization. This is a highly visible role within Success, as your interactions will touch key leaders of all CS functions. Working cross functionally with a broad set of business partners, you will use keen business process understanding, appreciation for simplicity and quality, critical thinking, and a bit of elbow grease to craft holistic solutions that meet business and technology objectives while furthering Morningstar’s long-range goals. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator, partners across multiple internal teams, can coordinate operations across a global team, and is focused on execution.

Job Responsibilities:

• Success Process: Design and manage the key business processes of Customer Success, including Onboarding, Value Realization/Adoption, and Renewal/Expansion
• Reporting: Monitor the effectiveness of the processes and look for new ways to drive efficiency
• Analysis: Act as the business analyst and process owner for technology implementations while partnering with the Corporate Systems team
• Success Technology: Administer, configure, and maintain Morningstar’s Customer Success platform (e.g. Gainsight, ChurnZero, Catalyst)
• Alignment: Collaborate with Success leaders to drive effective cross-functional and cross-collaboration alignment to deliver Success-wide outcomes (eg Cost to serve coverage models, customer segmentation modeling and scale, Success Bookings pacing and trends)

Qualifications:

• 10+ years operating in a SaaS oriented Customer Success function (as outlined above), sales/business operations
• 7+ years CSM/Sales tool experience - Salesforce required; experience n CS platforms such as Gainsight, ChurnZero, ClientSuccess, Catalyst is highly desirable
• Strategy and Operations experience
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally to understand business requirements and translate them to effective use of applications
• Excellent critical thinking skills with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into concrete, manageable components and think through optimal solutions
• Clear communicator with excellent written, verbal, and listening skills
• Strong project management and task organization skills with the ability to manage projects to a deadline

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

• A key member of the development team, building and enhancing key components for QRT
• A role with the potential to touch many aspects of electronic and algorithmic trading, backtesting, and data management systems
• Working with traders and quants to roll-out, support and run strategies
• Building and supporting new quantitative trading framework software
• Designing clean architecture and leveraging state of the art tools and components
• Bringing new ideas and experimenting with new technologies

Your present skillset

• 9+ years’ professional experience
• Advanced skills in one or several programming languages
• Strong Python skills
• Very high standards in code quality and good development practices
• Knowledge of real-time systems, high performance computing and quantitative applications an advantage
• Strong team-player
• Experience working within a mature CI/CD process, DevOps experience
• Strong communication skills
• C++ or C# experience would be an asset

Smarter, Faster, and as always - First. That's our philosophy. Bloomberg empowers global business leaders with breaking news, expert opinion and proprietary data distributed on every platform, across every time zone. Like our products and solutions - our teams are agile, dynamic, and innovative. We work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy for which we're known. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We challenge each other. And through our countless volunteer projects, we help bring out the best in our communities as around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

Bloomberg Media is seeking a high-caliber Media Research & Insights Director to join our Media Advertising Sales team based in Asia Pacific. In this role, you will oversee and handle research and analytics projects with the core objective to drive media revenues, develop multiplatform media targeting solutions. You are a strategic thinker who will work closely with team leaders across sales, ideation, marketing, campaign planning and productions to create ideas and drive revenues. You enjoy storytelling with data, presenting internally and externally and collaborating across the globe.

We'll trust you to:

• Drive audience insights and sales revenue using qualitative and quantitative methodologies
• Work closely with cross functional teams to drive campaign performance insights
• Collate, manage database, and analyze consumer and audience data from various sources to compile sales presentations and competitive analytical reports
• Consult cross-departmentally with client solutions, marketing, campaign planning, and creative teams to help develop innovative campaign strategies and sales materials, newsletters, category sector presentations, etc.
• Oversee market research vendors, manage on-going relationships, and identify strategic partnership opportunities to optimize ROI
• Enhance current reporting tools and formats with data visualization
• Represent the voice of the APAC region by working collaboratively with Global Data Science & Insights team

You'll need to have:

• At least 8 years of experience in audience data science & insights across APAC markets e.g. Customer insights & analytics, media effectiveness & measurement
• Experience in an international media company, advertising/media agency or market research company focusing on media research
• Demonstrated experience in cross media measurement using various sources including but not limited to publisher's first-party data, Ipsos surveys, Google Analytics, Comscore as well as other secondary sources
• Extensive experience in reporting research findings to internal stakeholders and external clients including the ability to present the results of analytic efforts to a non-data savvy audience
• Excellent Powerpoint, Excel and MS Office skills
• Demonstrated continuous career growth within an organization
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Fluency in both written and spoken English

Life at Bloomberg is many things, but it’s never dull. We’re a truly global business with a truly diverse workforce. We pride ourselves on being open, inclusive and collaborative, and provide a work environment that inspires our employees to be their best. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and programs to support you and your family through different life stages, from parental leave to generous retirement savings plans.

If this sounds like you:

Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at this: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional

Learn more about our office and benefits:

Singapore | www.bloomberg.com/singapore

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Bloomberg provides reasonable adjustment/accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable adjustment/accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable adjustment/accommodation include but are not limited to making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you would prefer to discuss this confidentially, please email AMER_recruit@bloomberg.net(Americas), EMEA_recruit@bloomberg.net(Europe, the Middle East and Africa), or APAC_recruit@bloomberg.net(Asia-Pacific), based on the region you are submitting an application for.​

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.
With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

If you have a strong will to learn and educate, as well as are motivated by the opportunity to help grow our team and be a part of an industry-leading technology and innovation organization, then look no further! This is an opportunity to use Data Science, A.I./Machine Learning, and Technology skills to solve very interesting problems that directly and greatly impact millions of individuals worldwide.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

If you have a strong will to learn and educate, as well as are motivated by the opportunity to help grow our team and be a part of an industry-leading technology and innovation organization, then look no further! This is an opportunity to use Data Science, A.I./Machine Learning, and Technology skills to solve very interesting problems that directly and greatly impact millions of individuals worldwide.

You will be leading an energetic A.I./Machine Learning cross-functional team, collaborating with various business/product partners (e.g. Credit, Fraud, Risk, Web, Mobile, Marketing, Enterprise Automation, etc.) to drive a cohesive set of solutions enabling the ever-growing strategic capabilities in the AI field.

This role within American Express Technology (AET), will report into the Vice President, Enterprise Services Decision Science Center of Excellence (CoE).

Responsibilities:

• Drive AI and decision science vision, strategy, and execution across the organization
• Combine A.I./Machine Learning and Technology knowledge to implement highly scalable solutions to solve real-world problems in areas such as Generative AI, Personalization, Image Recognition, Speech Recognition, Natural Language Processing, Best Next Action, and Time Series predictions
• Research latest related academic papers and test nascent ideas which can potentially solve new business problems and enhance existing solutions.
• Responsible for developing and defining deployment strategies for production quality AI solutions in Cloud infrastructure at scale
• Drive both high-level and detailed technical designs and conduct design reviews as needed
• Responsible for health and quality of the code across the portfolio, including leadership over innovation, functional testing, and CI/CD tool integration
• Provide technical mentorship to team members at all levels
• Actively participate in business and technical discussions and forums across Amex

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related STEM fields. PhD degree preferred.
• Proven track record on producing outstanding research results (Journal and/or Conference publications, and patterns) is a must.
• Ability to convey complex, technical subject matter in a clear and straightforward manner; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate through written and oral presentations with all levels of the organization
• Solid project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• 8+ years full lifecycle product development and engineering leadership in highly available, highly scalable, high throughput systems
• 8+ years of experience in building and delivering sophisticated solutions that leverage various AI solutions, machine learning algorithms or technologies and are able to scale optimally
• Hands-on Experience with GCP and/or AWS is a plus.

Expert in at least one of the following fields:

• Generative AI
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Reinforcement Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Optimization
• Probabilistic Inference
• Information Retrieval
• Recommendation Systems
• Bayesian Inference
• Advanced time series forecasting

Hands-on Experience with most of the following open-source solutions:

• Orchestrate: Airflow, Kubeflow Pipelines, ML Run
• Container: Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos + Marathon
• Model Serving: Kubeflow KF Serving, TF Serving, Seldon-Core, MLflow
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch

Development:

• Programming Language: Python, Java, Scala, Julia
• IDE: Notebooks, PyCharm, VS Studio
• Machine Learning: TensorFlow, Keras, ScikitLearn, H20.ai, XGBoost, MXNet
• Feature Store: Hopsworks, Feast, or other purposed built Feature Store
• Model Format: ONNX, PMML

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.

Your future role within QRT

• A key member of the development team, building and enhancing key components for QRT
• A role with the potential to touch many aspects of electronic and algorithmic trading, backtesting, and data management systems
• Working with traders and quants to roll-out, support and run strategies
• Building and supporting new quantitative trading framework software
• Designing clean architecture and leveraging state of the art tools and components
• Bringing new ideas and experimenting with new technologies

Your present skillset

• 9-20 years’ professional experience
• Advanced skills in one or several programming languages
• Strong Python skills
• Very high standards in code quality and good development practices
• Knowledge of real-time systems, high performance computing and quantitative applications an advantage
• Strong team-player
• Experience working within a mature CI/CD process, DevOps experience
• Strong communication skills
• C++ or C# experience would be an asset

About:

Okratin is a part of the Deel Solutions offering, specialized in global consulting services. Our experts help our customers execute on global projects and are experienced in various domains, including software development, product management, data science, finance, marketing, business development and more.

Responsibilities:

• Work on pre-training, distributed training across large GPU clusters to optimize inference throughput of a custom neural net architecture.
• Continual learning to train AI models on user feedback using reinforcement learning (RL).
• Implement interfaces to allow our AI models to interact with real-world tools or APIs.
• Design, test, and optimize new neural net architectures.
• Scrape large internet-scale data sets (e.g., YouTube) for use in training models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality AI products.
• Work with product managers and researchers to understand product requirements and design models that meet those requirements.
• Help deploy and maintain AI models in production.

Requirements - -

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field with a focus on Machine Learning.
• 7 years experience working on pre-training, distributed training, and optimization of neural net architectures.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience with RL and continual learning.
• Experience implementing interfaces to allow AI models to interact with real-world tools or APIs.
• Experience working with large internet-scale data sets.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment.
• If you are passionate about building aligned, superhuman AI and want to work with a talented and driven team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

About the role

At ANZ our purpose is to shape a world where people and communities thrive. We’re making this happen by constantly looking for ways to improve our customers’ financial wellbeing so they can achieve incredible things – be it buying their home, building a business or saving for things big or small.

The Associate Director, Research & Analysis (R&A) is critical to making this happen and will be a team lead role within the R&A team. R&A is the interface between Business and Risk with the aim to achieve a stronger focus on customer, risk management & process efficiency. The role holder will manage a portfolio of Institutional clients in SEA region, be responsible to provide credit support to the Relationship team, as well as provide leadership and guidance to junior team members both through formal and informal reporting lines.

The Associate Director will be responsible for the following duties, but not limited to:

• Prepare quality credit papers and seek timely approval
• Provide effective, timely and ongoing customer, industry and portfolio monitoring
• Uphold the well-managed agenda
• Provide people leadership support to the team
• Act as primary interface between Business and Risk

What will you bring?

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or Commerce
• Good financial modelling skills.
• Extensive years of relevant experience in credit analysis in the institutional and large corporates space
• Good knowledge in banking products and structures, loans, trade finance and global markets
• Excellent written, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Attention to details and accuracy
• Strong people leadership skills with a growth mindset
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong influencing skills with ability to drive outcomes with different stakeholders

There’s something special about being part of ANZ. From the moment you join us, you’re part of a team working towards a common goal: improving the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

As a Purpose-led bank we’ve committed to delivering commercial and societal outcomes across environmental sustainability, financial wellbeing and housing affordability. We deliver these sustainability commitments with our customers, in our business and across the communities where we operate.

But it’s not just our customers who will feel your impact. You’ll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you’ll have the resources and community you need to take the next big step in your career, towards even bigger things in the future.

We offer a range of benefits tailored to the countries in which we operate including Health and Wellbeing programs and flexible working arrangements.

You’ll also enjoy working in a diverse and inclusive workplace where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ or to view other opportunities visit www.careers.anz.com.

POSITION: Director, Teacher Development and Instructional Leadership 

LOCATION: DSST: Home Office

SALARY RANGE: $98,000 - $109,760 with up to 6 years of aligned experience

STATUS/CLASSIFICATION: Full time, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position (Denver, CO) 

START: Immediate

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Vice President, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum, the Director, Teacher Development and Instructional Leadership will lead the strategic development and implementation of our teacher and instructional leader professional growth initiatives. This role is crucial for ensuring our educators are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and support needed to deliver high-quality, engaging, and effective instruction. This role will be responsible for the strategic oversight of our comprehensive teacher development and instructional leader development programs, directly leading and managing the Senior Manager of New Teacher Development and Experience and Senior Manager of Instructional Leadership. Together, they will work to ensure that our educators have access to high-quality professional growth opportunities, resources, and support systems. This role is vital for ensuring strong instructional practices, teacher effectiveness, and teacher retention, all of which will positively impact our desired student outcomes. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

Lead and manage Teacher Development and Instructional Leadership Team (25%)

• Directly lead and manage the Senior Manager of New Teacher Development and Experience and Senior Manager of Instructional Leadership, setting clear goals and expectations, providing consistent coaching, and ensuring the effective implementation of teacher development initiatives.

• Model a feedback-rich culture on your team, promoting reflective practice, the sharing of best practices, and a commitment to professional excellence.

• Coach the team to implement impactful school support and partnership that is influenced by school director needs and feedback. 

Oversee Teacher Development Strategy (25%)

• Refine DSST’s teacher development strategy - for new and returning teachers - ensuring alignment with our mission and educational goals, with a particular emphasis on curricular content.

• Lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality professional development programs for teachers, including summer training and ongoing professional development throughout the school year.

• Develop an online learning experience aligned to DSST’s Teacher Development Progression that includes virtual modules and aligned coaching resources.  

• Evaluate the impact of professional development activities on teacher perception and performance and student outcomes, leveraging data from surveys, observations and student learning to make informed adjustments and improvements.

• Lead ongoing trainings and revisions to teacher evaluation tool and goal guidance, conducting annual working group to seek feedback on tool and goal resources. 

• Oversee the budget for teacher development programs, ensuring strategic allocation of resources to maximize impact.

• Stay abreast of the latest educational research, trends, and best practices, especially in the realm of new career teacher professional development, to continually elevate the quality of DSST’s teacher development program.

Lead the Instructional Leader Development Strategy (25%)

• Lead implementation of DSST’s Instructional Coaching Vision, ensuring coaching is content-specific, supports curriculum implementation and is aligned to DSST’s differentiated teacher development pathways.  

• Design yearlong scope and sequence of professional development, including summer training and monthly training, for Instructional Coaches.  Evaluate the impact of professional development activities on impact of coaching, leveraging data to make informed adjustments and improvements to the approach of instructional leadership development. 

• Collaborate with content Directors to execute a coherent school support model that develops the capacity of school based coaches to implement DSST’s Instructional Coaching Vision and improve student learning. 

• Design and lead monthly School Director instructional training in collaboration with Managing Directors, ensuring coherence to school coaches development experiences. 

Collaborates closely with other members of the broader Schools & Academic Leadership team, School Directors, instructional coaches, and external organizations for increased impact (20%)

• Collaborate with school leadership to assess instructional needs and support the adoption of effective teaching strategies and practices that enhance student learning.

• Forge and manage partnerships with external organizations, educational institutions, and experts to introduce cutting-edge teaching practices and resources to DSST Public Schools.

Additional Duties (5%) 

• Model our Core Values, Commitment to the Human Condition, and our commitment to equity as a Leader within the Network

• Play an active leadership role in building and sustaining Home Office culture

• Engage with our school communities to actively build relationships between our schools and the home office

• Participate in & support the execution of Home Office & Network-wide events

• Lead strategic initiatives and special projects as determined by the CoS that are critical to DSST’s success

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university required

• 5+ years experience leading in urban schools and/or communities

• At least 5 years of progressive leadership experience in a school, Charter Management Organization or other educational organization

• 2-4 years of experience in new career teacher development

• Experience at a high-performing charter school highly preferred but not required 

WHO WE ARE

At DSST Public Schools, we are proud to be the largest and highest-performing network of public charter schools in Denver and Aurora with 100% of our students having been accepted into college or post secondary programs since our inception in 2004. When you join DSST, you play a part in ensuring ALL students at our 16 schools have access to a transformational and joyful education. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about why we’ve been selected as the 2018 Broad Prize Winner and as a Denver Post “Top Place to Work”. 

Not interested right now but might be in the future, or want to learn about other positions? Complete our Interest Form to connect with a member of our Talent Team.

INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS

For most of our positions, we hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able! You can learn more about what to expect in our interview process here. 

TOTAL REWARDS

At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life. We want this work to be your life’s work. Check out our website and our benefits highlight guide to learn how we deliver on our commitment to the human condition. 

Some Highlights:

• Staff Experience Bonus: DSST celebrates staff that continue to choose our network by rewarding a bonus every 3 years in increasing increments from $3,000-$6,000. 

• Excellent Healthcare Plan: We encourage you to check out our benefits guide to see the ways we are committed to the wellness of our staff. We are always looking to improve how we care and, through staff feedback, we’ve been able to implement innovative new benefits such as Fertility Benefits as well as staffing a Mental Health Counselor that is dedicated solely to DSST Staff. 

• Time Off: DSST Staff enjoy 11+ weeks off per year + paid PTO (from Day 1!)

• Career Development: In addition to weekly coaching from a designated coach, you’ll have access to internal training and development pathways designed by our Professional Development & Training Team as well as external development opportunities. 

REFERRAL

Know someone who would be a great fit? Refer them here! Anyone can refer a candidate and we offer a $500 referral bonus for every successful referral. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in, deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, National origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), Age (40 and older), Disability, Genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

POSITION: Director, Humanities 

LOCATION: DSST: Home Office

SALARY RANGE: $95,000 - $106,400 with up to 6 years of aligned experience

STATUS/CLASSIFICATION: Full time, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position (Denver, CO) 

START: 7/1/2024

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

DSST Public Schools (DSST) is seeking a dedicated and visionary Director of Humanities to join our team and lead transformative efforts in humanities instruction across our network of schools. The Director of Humanities, will play a pivotal role in selecting and implementing curriculum, fostering teacher development, and ensuring that all students have access to culturally responsive and rigorous instruction. This role will be responsible for the strategic oversight of the Humanities Team, directly leading and managing the Senior Manager of Middle School Humanities, the Senior Manager of High School Humanities, the Humanities Curriculum Specialist, and the Manager of Instructional Equity. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

Develop Team for Impactful Content and Curriculum Programming and School Support (40%):

• Lead the development of a highly effective team to implement DSST's humanities instruction across the network of schools.

• Provide guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to team members to ensure they are equipped to support schools effectively.

• Collaborate with school leaders and instructional staff to identify areas for improvement and provide targeted support to enhance humanities instruction.

Lead Curriculum Adoption, Implementation and Revision (20%):

• Drive the adoption and implementation of humanities curriculum across the network, ensuring that the process is inclusive, transparent, grounded in clear criteria, and informed by culturally and linguistically responsive practices. 

• Implement change management best practices to facilitate smooth transitions to new curriculum materials, providing support and resources to teachers and school leaders throughout the process.

• Facilitate stakeholder engagement in the curriculum adoption and implementation  process, soliciting feedback from teachers, students, parents, and community members to inform decision-making.

• Establish ongoing feedback loops to gather input on curriculum effectiveness and revise materials as needed, ensuring continuous improvement over time.

Collaborate for Coherence in Teacher and Coach Development (20%):

• Work collaboratively across the organization to ensure coherence between teacher development, coach development, and curriculum implementation in the humanities.

• Partner with the assessment and data team to align assessment practices with curriculum goals and objectives, ensuring that assessment data informs instructional decision-making.

• Collaborate with other content area directors and instructional leaders to integrate humanities instruction into cross-curricular initiatives and school-wide priorities.

Lead Network Approach to Literacy Intervention (15%):

• Develop and manage a network-wide approach to literacy intervention, providing strategic direction and support to schools in implementing evidence-based literacy practices.

• Collaborate with school leaders, literacy coaches, and interventionists to identify students in need of additional support and develop targeted intervention plans to address their needs.

• Monitor the effectiveness of literacy interventions and make adjustments as needed to ensure all students are making progress towards literacy proficiency.

Additional Duties (5%) 

• Model our Core Values, Commitment to the Human Condition, and our commitment to equity as a Leader within the Network

• Play an active leadership role in building and sustaining Home Office culture

• Engage with our school communities to actively build relationships between our schools and the home office

• Participate in & support the execution of Home Office & Network-wide events

• Lead strategic initiatives and special projects as determined by the CoS that are critical to DSST’s success

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university required in Education, Humanities, or related field 

• At least 2 years experience leading in urban schools and/or communities with a focus on humanities instruction, instructional coaching and curriculum implementation

• At least 5 years of Humanities teaching experience in a school, Charter Management Organization or other educational organization

• Experience at a high-performing charter school highly preferred but not required

WHO WE ARE

At DSST Public Schools, we are proud to be the largest and highest-performing network of public charter schools in Denver and Aurora with 100% of our students having been accepted into college or post secondary programs since our inception in 2004. When you join DSST, you play a part in ensuring ALL students at our 16 schools have access to a transformational and joyful education. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about why we’ve been selected as the 2018 Broad Prize Winner and as a Denver Post “Top Place to Work”. 

Not interested right now but might be in the future, or want to learn about other positions? Complete our Interest Form to connect with a member of our Talent Team.

INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS

For most of our positions, we hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able! You can learn more about what to expect in our interview process here. 

TOTAL REWARDS

At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life. We want this work to be your life’s work. Check out our website and our benefits highlight guide to learn how we deliver on our commitment to the human condition. 

Some Highlights:

• Staff Experience Bonus: DSST celebrates staff that continue to choose our network by rewarding a bonus every 3 years in increasing increments from $3,000-$6,000. 

• Excellent Healthcare Plan: We encourage you to check out our benefits guide to see the ways we are committed to the wellness of our staff. We are always looking to improve how we care and, through staff feedback, we’ve been able to implement innovative new benefits such as Fertility Benefits as well as staffing a Mental Health Counselor that is dedicated solely to DSST Staff. 

• Time Off: DSST Staff enjoy 11+ weeks off per year + paid PTO (from Day 1!)

• Career Development: In addition to weekly coaching from a designated coach, you’ll have access to internal training and development pathways designed by our Professional Development & Training Team as well as external development opportunities. 

REFERRAL

Know someone who would be a great fit? Refer them here! Anyone can refer a candidate and we offer a $500 referral bonus for every successful referral. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in, deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, National origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), Age (40 and older), Disability, Genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Job responsibility;

1) Be responsible for participating in the formulation of technology business strategy, planning of technology development route, and planning of technology evaluation and technology architecture;

2) Responsible for technical architecture design of the underlying core system of the company's products, formulation of technical specifications, improvement of development process, standardization construction, preparation, sorting and management of various internal catalogs and documents;

3) Responsible for the formulation of project plan and coordination of project development or implementation of all links and department resources, grasp the project schedule (including existing structure and technology optimization);

4) Responsible for organizing core system technology research and research, organizing the formulation and implementation of major technical decisions and technical plans, and formulating implementation plans to ensure the high availability of the system, including network architecture, daily maintenance mechanism, disaster recovery plans, etc.;

5) Responsible for the establishment of information security technology and management plans, based on market and customer needs, and constantly optimize and upgrade the external business platform to achieve the goal of online business operation.

Job requirements

1. Bachelor degree or above, major in computer and related: proficient in one or more development languages such as Java and PHP, with end-to-end research and development experience and architecture experience, with actual successful project experience is preferred;

2, with strong technical development ability, at least 8 years of technical development experience, more than 2 years of technical director management experience, with strong team management experience (has managed a team of more than 50 people), has a deep understanding of technical talent cultivation and successful cases;

3. Excellent communication skills and business understanding ability, able to work with the business side on product planning and project progress:

4, rich experience in multi-project management and control, familiar with project management process, system analysis and design, design mode, good at operation research and resource allocation;

5, strong drive and responsibility, with good professional quality and excellent communication and coordination ability: adapt to the entrepreneurial team. Willing to accept challenges;

6. Proficient in cutting-edge Internet technologies, with experience in designing, developing and optimizing large-scale distributed, high-concurrency, high-load and high-availability system architectures; proficient in mainstream open source frameworks and principles;

7, have a certain product architecture ability and business sense is preferred.