Senior Program Manager, International Enablement

Khan Academy Türkçe

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Salary

💰 $120,800 - $135,900 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for operational and implementation questions from country teams
  • Resolve ~80% of partner issues and clarifications without escalation
  • Run regular operational check-ins with priority country teams
  • Identify risks early and escalate only strategic, compliance, or resourcing tradeoffs
  • Develop deep fluency in Khan Academy products and translate product changes into clear, actionable guidance for country teams
  • Support grassroots and government-level launches with practical implementation counsel
  • Maintain a feedback loop to Product on field implications and recurring friction points
  • Support onboarding and accelerator processes for new countries
  • Provide guidance on adapting implementation models to local system constraints
  • Support pilot design and early-stage implementation stabilization for new country teams
  • Support design and execution of global convenings, learning communities, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
  • Contribute to professional learning tracks (e.g., KhanXchange) aligned to partner needs
  • Ensure country teams are informed of roadmap changes and prepared for transitions
  • Work closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Legal, and Marketing teams to unblock country needs
  • Ensure dependencies are tracked and moved forward
  • Maintain clarity on what is operational vs. strategic vs. product ownership
  • Protect senior leadership capacity by filtering and synthesizing issues before escalation

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in international education, partnerships, consulting, public sector delivery, or cross-functional program leadership
  • Strong understanding of how educational systems operate, particularly in international contexts
  • Demonstrated experience leading implementation in ambiguous environments, driving execution across multiple teams without formal authority
  • Exceptional project management and prioritization skills
  • Ability to rapidly develop deep product fluency and translate product evolution into practical implementation guidance
  • Strong judgment: able to independently resolve most issues while escalating only high-risk or strategic decisions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfort operating across time zones and cultures
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and bias toward action
  • Willingness to travel internationally as needed
  • Experience working with government partners, large-scale implementations, or edtech products is strongly preferred.
  • Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere."
  • Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of other, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization.
Benefits
  • Competitive salaries
  • Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority
  • 8 pre-scheduled Wellness Days in 2026 occurring on a Monday or a Friday for a 3-day weekend boost
  • Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times
  • Generous parental leave
  • An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
  • The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
  • Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups
  • And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementimplementationproduct fluencyeducational systemscross-functional program leadershiplarge-scale implementationsedtech productsrisk managementstrategic decision-makingconsulting
Soft Skills
communicationjudgmentprioritizationcross-cultural competencyentrepreneurial mindsetproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationself-awarenessinclusivity