Managing Director, Leadership Development

TEAM: National Team - Corps Member and Alumni Leadership Development (CMALD)

REPORTS TO: BOTH SMD, Leadership Development AND Regional Point of Contact 

LOCATION:

Must reside in the Greater Philadelphia region. This role is based within the Mid-Atlantic Hub and requires periodic travel throughout the Mid-Atlantic footprint, including Baltimore, DC/Virginia, and New Jersey.

PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, August 21, 2026 at 11:59PM ET. Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

ABOUT THIS ROLE 

The Managing Director, Leadership Development (MD,LD) serves on the Mid-Atlantic Hub Team, providing coaching, development, and direct-to-CM support across multiple regions. This role is designed to flex capacity across the Hub in response to evolving programmatic needs, regional priorities, and organizational goals. The MD,LD works closely with CMs, school-based partners, and regional teams to strengthen member growth, effectiveness, and impact while contributing to cross-regional collaboration and continuous improvement efforts.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

As a Managing Director, Leadership Development (MDLD), you will coach a cohort of CMs to lead transformational classrooms, grounded in our program model and the programmatic priorities specific to the Mid-Atlantic regions you support. You will support CMs from the moment they join Teach For America, helping them grow their instructional practice and leadership identity while navigating the broader ecosystem of schools, partners, and communities. Through deep, individualized coaching, data-informed decision-making, strategic thinking, and strong partnerships, you will ensure that every CM in your cohort can drive meaningful outcomes for students today and emerge from their two-year commitment with clarity about their long-term impact as alumni. No two weeks will look the same, and no job description can fully capture the adaptability, complexity, and depth this role requires. What we can promise: meaningful work, growth, and the chance to support emerging leaders who will help bring about One Day.

In this Hub-based role, you may coach corps members across multiple regions and will partner with regional teams to provide additional CM leadership development and programmatic capacity where it is most needed. Success in this role requires the ability to understand and lead across diverse contexts, build trusting relationships quickly, and balance responsibilities that span multiple regional teams and stakeholder groups.

In collaboration with regional and national partners, you’ll lead community-building efforts, facilitate coaching spaces, and contribute to the design and execution of practicum experiences. You’ll also partner closely with your regional team to develop a CM placement strategy aligned with 2030 goals and build strong relationships with schools, districts, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and support. Using tools like CLASS, student surveys, and achievement data, you'll help CMs reflect on their practice and build personalized learning plans that drive both student outcomes and leadership growth. Beyond coaching, you’ll help implement our universal program model by managing key systems and analyzing data across your cohort, region, and national hub to inform strategy and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate is a strong relationship-builder with leadership coaching experience, an impact-centered approach, and a systems-level understanding of the CM ecosystem. You are skilled at managing multiple work streams, using data to drive decisions, and working both collaboratively and independently toward bold outcomes for students and corps members alike.

A WEEK IN THE LIFE

Likely no two weeks in the MDLD role will look exactly the same!  As mentioned above, because the corps member experience is shaped by key milestones across a two-year commitment, responsibilities vary by season and often overlap as you support both first and second year CMs. Throughout the year, you may recruit and steward prospective CMs, design and facilitate learning experiences, support teaching placement efforts, observe lessons, coach corps members, partner with school leaders, conduct CLASS observations, and lead leadership coaching conversations. You will also collaborate with regional and CMALD teams, engage stakeholders, analyze and share data, and manage administrative responsibilities that keep the program running effectively.

Because this role serves the broader Mid-Atlantic Hub, your role as a Hub-based MDLD will differ in that it may span multiple regions and evolve