Director, Content Operations & Transformation

Director, Content Operations & Transformation

Inspiring what's possible for every learner.

Every great company has a culture that makes it unique; a compelling sense of purpose that drives people to show up to work each day. For Macmillan Learning, that purpose is to inspire what's possible for every learner. We are energized by that mission and by our role as a positive force in education. We know that what we do makes a difference and we work everyday to unlock the potential of every learner, actively participating in each one's educational life with our course materials and digital tools. As a privately-held, family-owned company, we provide our employees with the freedom to focus on what's most important : the students.

Job Description

At Macmillan Learning, we're committed to driving innovation that transforms education. We seek team members who thrive on pushing boundaries, envisioning future possibilities, and building solutions that make a lasting impact. Whether you're a Pioneer shaping bold new ideas, a Builder turning possibilities into reality, or a Stabilizer optimizing for success, you'll play a vital role in advancing our mission. If you're excited by the prospect of testing new technologies, implementing transformative strategies, and thriving in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we'd love to hear from you!

We are seeking a visionary and action-oriented Director of Content Operations & AI Transformation to lead the next evolution of content processes at Macmillan Learning. This role will sit at the intersection of AI innovation, operational excellence, and change leadership, with a clear mandate to rethink, redesign, and reimagine how content is created, managed, and delivered across the Learning Resource Group (LRG) and beyond. This is not a role for maintaining the status quo. We are looking for a transformation leader, someone who will challenge assumptions, question legacy structures, and push boundaries to drive more agile, transparent, and efficient ways of working.

Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Partner with stakeholders across LRG, Product, Portfolio Strategy, and Engineering to identify, track, and coordinate AI-powered content initiatives, both customer-facing and operational.
• Maintain a central dashboard of active AI experiments and pilots; develop a system to evaluate impact, surface learnings, and recommend paths for scaling.
• Monitor emerging AI tools and trends and their capabilities. Create and maintain a framework for evaluating their potential to enhance content creation or operations.
• Make strategic recommendations on which tools to test or adopt, and provide competitive insights on AI-driven enablement across the edtech space.
• Facilitate feedback loops from early adopters and continuously improve experimentation frameworks.
• Serve as a founding member of the AI Governance Group, ensuring strategic alignment and visibility into the development of new content types, tools, and methodologies.
• Lead cross-functional working groups to define and enforce standards for how AI-enabled content work is executed and measured.
• Provide clarity and consistency across departments, ensuring teams are working in shared, aligned ways.
• Conduct assessments of legacy content workflows; identify friction points, duplication, and inefficiencies.
• Design and implement scalable, tech-forward processes that reduce manual effort, increase speed to market, and leverage AI and automation at key stages.
• Drive Agile adoption within content teams, including sprint ceremonies, Jira hygiene, capacity planning, and delivery tracking.
• Develop messaging and enablement tools to help teams adopt new ways of working.
• Host recurring read-out meetings to share progress on AI experimentation, operational KPIs, and transformation milestones.
• Serve as an ambassador for innovation, building excitement, curiosity, and confidence in what's possible.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Salary Range : $105,000 - $135,000

Exemption Status : Exempt

Physical Requirements :

Requires periods of close concentration; must be able to multi-task; must be able to travel occasionally; work overtime - more than 40 hours a week regularly, as needed.

The position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations : Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming.