ORGANIZATION: EdFuel
ROLE: Director, Talent Management
LOCATION: Flexible, Remote
TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS: ~15%
SALARY: $112,000

ABOUT EDFUEL

EdFuel is a national talent management non-profit. Our mission is to support schools, districts, networks, and nonprofits in recruiting and retaining a diverse and highly qualified staff by building equitable and inclusive talent systems. We believe that these systems create the conditions necessary for staff and, therefore, students to thrive. We do this by supporting organizations to implement talent systems, including, but not limited to: competency mapping, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, professional development, performance evaluation, and compensation and benefits.

EdFuel is a growing nonprofit with a nimble, collaborative team. We pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to our partners’ needs and provide affordable, actionable solutions to their most pressing talent challenges. As an employee at EdFuel, you can expect flexibility, a high level of ownership and autonomy in your work, a team-wide commitment to sustainability, and the opportunity to work with smart, values-driven people in an environment where everyone seeks to make each other better. EdFuel is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has remote staff across the country.

To learn more about EdFuel, visit: https://www.edfuel.org/.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR, TALENT MANAGEMENT

We are currently hiring a Director to join the EdFuel team. Directors are motivated, mission-driven team members who are passionate about supporting schools, districts, and education non-profits across the country in addressing their talent needs. Directors are responsible for leading holistic client engagements with a variety of partners to develop and strengthen their talent systems and build the capacity of all organizational leaders. Directors are extraordinary project managers who love to manage complex initiatives, navigate dynamic stakeholder relationships, and enjoy taking initiative to manage through ambiguity. Directors are also people-oriented leaders who thrive at quickly building deep, authentic relationships with a variety of senior stakeholders. Typically, a Director has a background in human capital work, though specific consulting expertise is not required.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Specific responsibilities may vary and will be dependent on EdFuel’s needs at the time. The role of the Director, Talent Management, includes: 

• Collaborating directly with senior organizational leaders such as Chief Executive Officers, Executive Directors, Chief Talent Officers, and Heads of School to identify and design effective solutions to address organizational talent needs.
• Researching and developing best-in-class equitable and inclusive talent systems and structures in the areas of recruitment, onboarding, compensation and benefits, staff development, and performance evaluation for clients of all types and sizes.
• Building a deep understanding of the context of organizational partners to provide meaningful solutions that have a lasting impact on staff and ultimately students.
• Conducting ongoing research and development to identify innovative talent solutions, stay up-to-date with national and regional education sector trends, and leverage those insights to inform EdFuel’s approach to talent system design, both internally and externally with partners.

Examples of success in this role will look like:

• Analyzing a client’s employee salary data to assess for inequities and preparing and presenting a report to executive leaders to highlight potential areas of concern and proposed solutions.
• Facilitating a meeting of a client’s senior leadership team to discuss potential options for a revision of the organization’s instructional compensation system to ensure equitable pay across all staff subgroups.
• Managing stakeholder engagement for the development of competencies for a charter school’s performance development system, ensuring the voices of staff are heard and considered before finalization.
• Creating a project plan for an engagement that involves redesigning an organization’s performance evaluation model, addressing equity and inclusion concerns, and managing against that project plan to complete all deliverables.
• Building new recruitment and hiring tools (hiring profiles, interview guides, rubrics, data analysis tools, etc.) that decrease bias for a new single-site charter school.
• Sending out weekly check-in agendas and follow-up notes to client check-in calls.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree with 7-10 years of work experience preferred and with at least 3 years’ experience in the field of education, nonprofit, and/or talent services.
• Strong experience designing or managing equitable talent systems (recruitment, compensation, performance, DEI).
• Proven success in proactively managing complex projects and senior-level stakeholders.
• Strong strategic communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in ambiguity and fast-paced environments.
• Creative and data-driven problem-solving to deliver impact.
• 1-3 years of people management experience preferred.

CORE VALUES

• Talent as a catalyst for change
• Deep alignment with fair and inclusive talent practices.
• Ability to work across remote team
• Passion for education reform and equity for all students

OUR HIRING PROCESS

Our hiring process consists of the following steps:

1. Application Submission
2. Talent Screen Video Call
3. EdFuel Team Interview
4. Performance Task
5. Leadership Team Interview
6. Reference Checks

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The starting salary for this position is $112,000. In alignment with EdFuel’s core values, salaries are non-negotiable for new and current employees to counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity.

In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included, which includes:

• Paid Federal and four additional EdFuel holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Unlimited vacation days and 15 days of sick leave.
• 401(k) plan eligibility, subject to plan terms.
• Eligibility for EdFuel-paid benefits such as parental leave, short-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, and life insurance.

TO APPLY 

To apply for this position, please submit an online application to LVE Talent.

Application Deadline: Applications will close February 20, 2026.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

EdFuel believes that diversity makes us stronger and challenges us to think differently every day. EdFuel is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.