Kognity
EdTech
HeadofEngineeringOperations
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“Head of Engineering Operations at Kognity. Skills: Engineering operations, Hiring process overhaul, Performance management. Take ownership of engineering operating system. Manage tools and vendor contracts”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce time-to-hire measurably; Reduce time-to-first-meaningful-contribution measurably; End TLT sessions in decisions; Align practices across teams; Resolve escalations below CTO level; Use salary bands; Use framework in performance conversations; Make change stick
Industry & Context.
Systems thinking; Bias for simplification; Remove friction
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Senior, principal, or staff engineer background, Engineering leadership or management experience, People management experience in scaling product organization
Nice to Have
Experience operating without formal authority
What You'll Do.
Take ownership of engineering operating system
Manage tools and vendor contracts
Manage on-call staffing
Manage platform support
Audit hiring process end to end
Improve interviewer calibration
Improve role consistency
Drive layer consistency
Resolve cross-EM escalations
Build engineering progression framework
Maintain performance data infrastructure
Drive cultural change
Drive strategic change
Own Tech 2.0 rollout plan
Establish change rituals
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Influence senior engineers; Influence EMs
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Translate strategic direction; Translate operational reality
Process & Methodology
Rollout planning
Full Job Description
Education is one of the most important systems in the world. At Kognity, we build the technology that makes it work better, for the teachers delivering it and the students depending on it. The problems are real, the work is challenging, and the results show up in classrooms every day. We're a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries, helping students and teachers thrive through an intelligent platform that combines rich, interactive pedagogy with smart AI and data. Why join Kognity? - Work on problems that matter - Your work directly influences the lives of teachers and students in over 100 countries. The scale is global, and the outcomes are tangible. - High ownership, high expectations - You are trusted to take initiative, make decisions and drive outcomes. Responsibility comes early, accountability is real, and results matter. - A fast-moving, high-performing team - You will work with smart, driven colleagues across the globe on complex problems. Standards and expectations are high, feedback is direct, and the pace is fast. - Continuous growth is the baseline - Everyone is expected and supported to learn quickly, improve constantly and raise their own bar. If you enjoy responsibility, momentum and meaningful challenge, you will thrive here. What you'll do: - Take full ownership of the engineering operating system within your first three months: tools, vendor contracts, on-call staffing, and platform support, so no escalations land on the CTO by default and engineers never lose time to broken tooling or unclear process. - Audit and overhaul the hiring process end to end, improving interviewer calibration, role consistency, and onboarding so that time-to-hire and time-to-first-meaningful-contribution both come down measurably. - Own TLT facilitation and drive EM layer consistency, with sessions that end in decisions, shared practices aligned across teams, and cross-EM escalations resolving below CTO level within six months. - Build and maintai
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