Director of Curriculum (Innovation)

For years Makers trained our learners in technologies that were well established and where there was deep and broad expertise. Today that is not the case. We train our learners in the very latest technologies, enabled, enhanced and accelerated by AI. We need a leader on our SMT who can own this new, thrilling and challenging opportunity. You will create the first build of new curricula, often working with a particular pilot client.

You will also influence what Makers does internally, with the full support of the Ops team to do so. You will understand where technology is today and where it is going through a combination of three inputs: Personal experimentation and research. Supporting Makers as a business to stay ahead of the curve and using the company as an incubator. Listening very hard to our clients and understanding what they need and why.

Based on these three inputs, you will create new learning products and evolve existing products to reflect the market. For example, you may work with a client to create a curriculum to build the most advanced Forward Deployed Engineers in the market, or to help learners build the most advanced AI systems. You will be supported by a team of curriculum writers in creating materials and by our coaches in delivering them.

But we expect you to get hands on with the content and think hard about the details. We are not looking for someone to delegate the high impact, detailed choices. Where This Role Starts and Stops Director of Curriculum Innovation (You): Owns discovery, bespoke design, the first live delivery, and improvements during the pilot. Head of Curriculum Product (Your counterpart): Supports with running the process of curriculum development using standard protocols for good practice, and takes over fully when the curriculum is ready to become part of the core portfolio.

What you are: A Technologist at the Frontier: You have a strong technology background and want to work in an agile, responsive way—moving with the times to create learning experiences that reflect the frontier of tech. You find the vertiginous nature of AI and the extreme pace of change thrilling rather than challenging. An Exceptional Listener: You have exceptional listening and understanding skills. You can engage with our incredibly senior and engaged clients, get to the heart of what they need, and turn those conversations and explorations into learning materials.

A Coach with Broad Range: You understand how people learn and feel confident shaping learning experiences. You can support our coaches and deliver great training yourself—both to junior, entry-level AI engineers and to middle-to-senior managers. Hands-on with the Details: You are supported by writers and coaches, but you get hands-on with the content and think hard about the details rather than delegating the high-impact choices.

Just as importantly, you are never afraid to abandon brilliant work when it is out of date.