Director, Innovation and Discovery

Continued

Director leading innovation for EdTech company Continu ed, guiding exploration of new business and product opportunities in a fully remote environment.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run the pipeline of ideas under exploration end to end, from intake through vetting and active investigation.
Track progress, keep every project moving, and keep the executive team informed on status, evaluation, and recommendations for what to pursue, pause, or stop.
Continuously scan the education and professional-development landscape and collaboratively translate market signals into Frontier project opportunities before the competition sees them.
Lead structured problem-framing, ideation, and rapid prototyping using rigorous design thinking methodology from concept to tangible artifact.
Facilitate regular review with company leadership. Own the agenda, present the scores, and drive the decision making.
Shepherd battle-tested projects into Continued’s operational hands and document R&D learnings that make every project — even terminated ones — a strategic asset.
Build and refine the processes, rubrics, and rituals that make the Frontier a repeatable, scalable innovation capability.
Keep pace with AI, simulation technology, gamification, and the broader ed-tech ecosystem — and bring that intelligence back to the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business, Design, Instructional Technology, or a related field — or equivalent demonstrated experience.
7+ years of experience in product strategy, business consulting, innovation management, or instructional design — with at least 3 years owning a portfolio or program from concept through launch.
Market Intelligence Obsessive: You track competitors, follow adjacent markets, and synthesize signals into strategic implications — you know what's happening at the edges of EdTech and what it means for Continu ed.
Design Thinker: You've internalized design thinking as a methodology, not a buzzword, and you can move from problem-framing workshop to prototype brief in the same day.
Owner, Not Participant: You hold yourself to a high standard of personal accountability.
Independent by Default: You set your own cadence, manage your own priorities, and create clarity in fast-moving environments rather than waiting for it to be provided.
Commercially Sharp: You think about business model innovation and market opportunity with the same rigor you bring to product design.
Communicator with Presence: You present to executives without over-preparing, write with clarity and concision, and make messy R&D portfolios feel coherent and compelling.
Visually Fluent: You produce decks, prototypes, and documentation that are sharp and well-designed — not because it's required, but because you know it changes how ideas land. You are creative and strategic.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from home with a company-provided MacBook and internet stipend.
21 days of flexible PTO + your birthday + holidays (with flexible substitution).
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision group health insurance, flexible spending accounts, and more.
401k match, professional development budget, robust wellness programs, pet insurance and many more perks and benefits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product StrategyInnovation ManagementDesign ThinkingPrototypingMarket AnalysisBusiness Model InnovationProject ManagementR&D DocumentationPortfolio ManagementCompetitive Analysis

Soft Skills

Personal AccountabilityIndependent WorkClarity in CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingCollaboration