Tech Lead Manager, Education

We’re looking for a hands-on Tech Lead Manager to lead and manage a team of senior full-stack engineers building AI-native learning experiences in ChatGPT. This person will combine technical execution, product judgment, and people leadership: they will write and ship code, manage engineers, and help shape the product direction for how students and Educators use AI.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of three senior full-stack engineers; Build product experiences for ChatGPT Education, ChatGPT for Teachers, and AI-native learning workflows; Partner with research teams on field studies, randomized control trials, classifiers, data pipelines, and cognitive-outcome measurement; Collaborate with Consumer Learning and model teams to translate education insights into broader ChatGPT behavior and product improvements; Drive execution across product, engineering, research, go-to-market, and partner teams; Help define product strategy, priorities, and delivery plans for a new product pod.

Requirements

Have several years of direct people-management experience with engineers; Are still highly technical and comfortable doing IC engineering work; Have strong product sense and can operate like a GM for a focused product area; Can lead senior engineers with credibility and clear technical direction; Are effective at cross-functional influence, communication, and project management; Are genuinely interested in education, learning science, and how AI can improve learning outcomes; Have experience operating in a large, complex technology organization.

Nice to have

Experience in education, learning products, learning science, or edtech; Experience across both larger technology companies and startup-like environments; Experience building products that connect research, data pipelines, and user-facing product experiences; Experience with B2B products that can later scale into broader consumer workflows.