Senior Manager, Math & Science (Content & Curriculum)
At Nelson, we’ve been shaping the future of education for children and youth across Canada for over 110 years. As the country’s largest K-12 education content provider, we remain dedicated to our legacy of looking forward, paving the way in creating boundless, accessible, and engaging learning experiences for all.
Our innovative solutions, including Edwin, our digital learning platform, provide curriculum-aligned content that support diverse learning styles while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning. We listen intently to the unique needs of educators, students, and administrators everywhere, and continuously evolve what we do and build to improve their lives daily.
When we’re searching for individuals to join our team, we look for bold, innovative team players with a passion for education and making a positive difference in our communities. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Apply to join our team today. Let’s Create Possible, one learner at a time.
About the Role
Reporting to the VP, Content & Curriculum, the Senior Manager, Math & Science is responsible for driving the strategy and growth of the Math & Science portfolios. Utilizing their deep understanding of Edwin customers and their needs, the Senior Manager will lead a subject-specific team of internal employees and external contributors, research and identify new product opportunities, and provide instructional direction with subject matter expertise in K-12 mathematics.The Senior Manager will ensure the product meets curriculum and market needs, offering editorial leadership and overseeing the acquisition, contracting, and management of freelance authors, subject matter experts, and digital asset creators, in collaboration with the VP.
This position is accountable for aligning the Math & Science portfolios with Nelson’s vision and strategy, setting and measuring goals, establishing budgets, seeking market feedback, and ensuring product efficacy. The Senior Manager must be a strong collaborator and communicator, regularly engaging with cross-functional teams—sales, engineering, marketing, and the Edwin Classroom Success Team—to understand customer pain points and needs.This role will also lead efforts to develop go-to-market content strategies, grow, and retain the Edwin customer base, while maintaining a strong market presence and conducting customer-facing research to inform and validate portfolio decisions.
Key Accountabilities- Customer Insight – Conduct market research to identify market opportunities and define the appropriate products, services and/or solutions to best serve those needs. Liaise with Content & Curriculum team members, Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success Team to identify key teaching and learning trends in mathematics and STEM to influence and enhance Edwin content development and learning experiences to grow and retain user base. Provide subject area thought leadership to external and internal stakeholders, including by travelling to education venues and engaging in public speaking on occasion to school leadership, educators, ministries of education, and decision makers in the K12 market, as well as at internal sales meetings, town halls etc.
- Content Development - Launch innovative and value-generating content and features frequently, test performance, and iterate quickly. This includes leading math subject area content conceptualization and instructional design efforts by synthesizing market research, integrating Customer Success Team insights, and customer experience data points while balancing customer needs with curriculum outcomes.
- Relationship & Process Management/Innovation - Work effectively across teams to develop, launch, and execute new and revised content strategies and services. Develop and maintain relationships with authors, customers, prospects, and subject matter experts who will help inform product development.
- Leadership & Supervisory – As an operationally minded leader, you will focus on continuous improvement and innovation. You will have the ability to connect the “why” and the “what” while leading and developing a high functioning team of internal math and science subject matter experts and an external team of freelance authors, SMEs, and Educator Reviewers in collaboration with the VP, Content and Curriculum. Embrace EDI best practices, and a culture of collaboration, team building, agile development, risk taking, and innovation to build a pipeline of new ideas and learning experience improvements to expand and retain Edwin’s market.
- Business Acumen – Develop portfolio and content strategies to optimize growth and drive improved product performance metrics for Edwin in collaboration and with direction from the VP Content and Curriculum.
Requirements
Who You Are
The Senior Manager, Math & Science is a results-oriented leader, strategic problem-solver, innovator, and creative thinker who’s proactive, hardworking, resourceful, and good at noticing the details while keeping the big picture in mind. This role requires a high level of confidence and the ability to clearly articulate the benefits of a new idea, solution, or person. This role must excel at communicating and working cross-functionally within the organization to achieve annual performance goals. An ideal candidate in this role brings the following skillsets and experiences:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in mathematics instruction, pedagogy, and how students learn developmentally in mathematics from K-12.
- Minimum 3+ years’ experience in leading, mentoring, and developing a team.
- Strong understanding of subject area curriculum and its translation into engaging learning experiences that lead to student success in the classroom.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to express ideas and information concisely and effectively, adapting communication style to suit different audiences with an ability to convey complex concepts in a straightforward manner.
- Understanding of how research, pedagogy, and best practice applies to product design, with a particular focus in mathematics.
- Proven track record of effectively engaging the target market: prospective and existing customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Proactive, with the ability to identify risks and develop contingency plans.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, quality, and on-time delivery of market driven learning experiences.
- Strong decision-making and organizational skills.
- Articulate, persistent, and constructive negotiation skills.
- Ability to problem solve, comfortable with ambiguity and change
Preferred:
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Preferably minimum 7-8 years’ experience in the K-12 educational market with experience in teaching, business experience in product and content development, market research and supporting customer satisfaction with students and teachers.
- SaaS business experience, working with technology teams in an Agile/Scrum environment preferred.
- UX and product design experience a plus.
Benefits
What We Offer
At Nelson, we believe in taking care of our people.
Your well-being, growth, and work-life balance matter to us, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you—professionally and personally.
Health & Wellness- Flexible and customizable health, dental, and paramedical plans for employees and their families
- Health Spending Account (HSA) for medical, hospital, or dental costs not covered by insurance
- Personal Spending Account (PSA) for wellness expenses, including fitness and health related products
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential support spanning from mental health services to financial counselling, and many things in-between
- Pension plan with company matching contributions
- Registered Retirement Pension Plan to help secure your future
- Annual educational reimbursement for professional development
- Access to LinkedIn Learning for continuous skill growth
- Hybrid work model with remote and in-office options
- Flexible work hours (divisional dependent)
- Generous paid time off policies, including vacation time, sick leave, parental leave top-up, personal days, and more
- Annual paid volunteer day to support causes you care about
- Holiday closure from Christmas to New Year’s
- Summer Fridays
Don’t have 100% of the above qualifications? Do you still think Nelson is a great fit for you? We encourage you to apply anyway!
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We believe in the power of education and our ability to impact social change. Truth, honesty, integrity, and respect guide our decisions and actions in the development of learning solutions that empower success for all educators and learners.
We value a respectful, inclusive, and safe workplace that nurtures belonging and represents many different cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and opinions. Everyone is free to be who they are.
We foster and continue to build relationships that are equitable, diverse, and inclusive with existing and future partners in education.
We commit to holding ourselves accountable by creating measurable short and long-term goals that place equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core of what we do in our resources, the workplace, the educational community, and in the larger society.
We strive to build an inclusive world for everyone. We are stronger together.
Our Commitment
Nelson is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Inclusion, Equity and Diversity. As part of this commitment, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status.
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