About the role

As a Curriculum Manager on the Emerging Curriculum team, you will directly contribute to DataCamp’s mission of democratizing data education by building the best platform to learn and teach data skills. A typical day will involve working closely with instructors on designing courses for key vertical customers and learners, gathering critical input from stakeholders, and creating your own content. You will drive our content strategy forward by partnering closely with cross-functional teams to define and deliver on the next phase of our data science and engineering curriculum, focused on emerging technologies. You will develop content solutions and build significant relationships with key data experts in the field to execute on the huge market potential.

With strong technical competency in Python and SQL, and the ability to lead and influence across functional groups, you will make data-driven decisions and lead complex projects to successful completion. You will also be involved in all phases of the course development process, including requirements gathering, planning, design, launch, maintenance, and feedback. 

In order to be effective in this role, you must have a sincere interest in education technology, data science, and data engineering, as well as experience in project and/or product management. This position is ideal for someone with a passion for data science, data engineering and architecture, cloud platforms, and education, who wants to join a fast-growing startup that’s training the next generation of data scientists and engineers. 

Responsibilities:

• Create new and exciting content for our platform
• Provide critical feedback on specs for new courses
• Manage the course development process from post-planning through course launch
• Work closely with course instructors to make courses interactive and engaging
• Keep instructors on schedule
• Write automated tests to provide personalized feedback for learners
• Make data-driven suggestions for content improvements based on learner feedback and engagement data

In this role, you will focus your time on the following areas:

Project Management

• Assess subject matter experts who apply to become DataCamp instructors.
• Work closely with instructors to create detailed specifications for new courses.
• Effectively set and hold instructors accountable for course deliverable deadlines.

Curriculum Design & Content Creation

• Create content for new and emerging curriculum areas, including cloud technologies, orchestration, big data, and more.
• Collect and implement feedback on course design from internal and external sources.
• Use various inputs, including data and market research, to inform curriculum decisions.

The ideal candidate:

• 2+ years in a technical project management or product management role 
• Strong technical understanding of Python and SQL
• Technical understanding of a second programming language, such as Java, Scala, or big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop or Spark)
• Hands-on experience in topics such as database design, data and machine learning pipelines, versioning, testing, and cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong interest in learning new technologies and tools (e.g. Kubernetes, Sagemaker)
• Able to effectively synthesize, visualize, and communicate your ideas to others, including non-technical audiences 
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong command of English, both written and verbal
• Experience presenting at conferences or writing blog posts is a plus
• Know when to push back, challenge an idea, and seek out compromise, and do so positively and for the benefit of the company