Director of Learning Design

Job Description:

• Design the teacher training program at the center of the Model of Learning (MOL)
• Build adaptable school toolkits, staff and administrator playbooks, and family-facing materials
• Run the MOL as a product by forming hypotheses, testing them in live classrooms, and iterating based on learning
• Prioritize what to build immediately versus later while maintaining lean execution and high quality
• Work hands-on with partner schools in Nepal during onboarding beginning in 2027
• Define the stable first phase and create the template for future school deployments
• Determine the required team structure and hiring sequence
• Set and maintain model standards as authority shifts from the founders
• Convert Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s sessions into reusable training materials
• Partner with the Nepal research lab to translate research into product and training decisions
• Liaise with local teams on in-country adaptation and community relationships
• Direct the quality of finished materials produced by instructional, visual, and media designers

Requirements:

• Deep pedagogical expertise and understanding of how children and adults learn
• Experience designing and delivering programs, curricula, or training used by real teachers
• Real, lived contemplative experience; familiarity need not be in Tergar’s lineage
• Fluency in lean product design, including strategic experiments, problem/solution fit, product/market fit, and validated learning
• Substantial experience in education as a teacher, school leader, curriculum developer, or learning designer
• Experience building something real and getting it into people’s hands with limited money or staff
• Some experience directing, mentoring, or building a team from scratch
• Comfort working directly from a founder’s evolving vision
• Genuine curiosity about and respect for traditions that may not be one’s own
• Comfort with ambiguity and changing requirements

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Unlimited PTO
• Health care reimbursement up to $1,000 per month
• Fully remote work arrangement