Top Edtech Jobs in Chicago, IL

Provides strategic advice, operational leadership, and coordinated support across university initiatives. Leads multidisciplinary teams, manages changing priorities, develops strategic plans, prepares reports and briefing materials, and advises senior leadership on complex issues. The role requires strong communication, relationship management, problem-solving, judgement, and knowledge of higher education frameworks and practices.

Leads technical pre-sales activities for education technology products, partnering with sales teams throughout complex sales cycles. Delivers tailored product presentations, demonstrations, technical discovery, business cases, RFP support, trials, pilots, and proof-of-concept evaluations. Advises customers on workflows, integrations, and requirements while synthesizing market feedback for Product and Marketing teams. Supports strategic selling, product launches, mentorship, and global Solutions Engineering initiatives.

As a Program Specialist, you will teach character curriculum, host fitness fundraisers, motivate students, and engage with school staff while working towards fundraising goals.

Owns month-end close, accounting operations, board and lender reporting, external audit coordination, financial statements, internal controls, and cash management. The role builds scalable finance infrastructure, improves data integrity through AI-enabled processes, supports acquisition integration, and partners with operational leaders. It requires strong GAAP knowledge, advanced Excel skills, cloud accounting experience, and progressive accounting or finance experience. The position is hybrid in Chicago and reports to the VP of Finance.

Manage a portfolio of school-based tutoring programs, coach tutors and site coordinators, ensure fidelity to the Saga model, monitor data and instructional quality, coordinate logistics and budgets, build school partnerships, lead professional development, and support launches and ongoing program improvement to drive student outcomes.

Provide broad legal counsel to the university with emphasis on employment and higher-education law. Advise on faculty and student matters, conduct legal research, represent the university before courts and agencies, draft and review policies and contracts, support investigations and compliance (FERPA, Title IX, Title VII, ADA, FMLA), provide training, and collaborate with HR and leadership.

Leads SBNC’s product vision, strategy, research, experimentation, responsible AI adoption, and roadmap execution. The role scales Navvy from an initial product into a platform serving students and campus partners nationwide. Responsibilities include conducting user research, analyzing product evidence, defining metrics, validating new capabilities, shipping AI-enabled features, managing engineers, and partnering with executive leadership and the board. The position requires hands-on product leadership in complex or regulated environments, with a focus on measurable student outcomes and resource-conscious prioritization.

Provides front desk and administrative support for a dance school, including answering phones, assisting customers, tracking registrations and payments, preparing schedules and communications, coordinating volunteers and performances, managing event materials, supporting ticket and merchandise sales, and assisting with invoices, costumes, grants, and production programs.

Leads City Year Chicago’s external affairs, communications, marketing, media relations, government and community affairs, strategic partnerships, and signature events. Builds relationships with civic, business, philanthropic, government, media, and community stakeholders; serves as spokesperson and ambassador; manages brand strategy and external messaging; advises leadership on policy and engagement; and leads high-profile events to advance visibility, influence, fundraising, and organizational priorities.

Guides prospective students through university selection, application, admissions, and registration processes. Conducts consultative outreach by phone, email, and text; manages leads and student communications in a CRM; tracks progress; meets call, application, and conversion metrics; and provides feedback on lead quality and trends.