The Lead Learning Designer will lead the development and enhancement of Speak's Spanish curriculum for English speakers, owning high-priority content projects from concept to delivery. This role requires deep expertise in Spanish pedagogy, strong cross-functional collaboration, and experience in ed tech to design engaging, effective learning experiences at scale.
What You'll Do
- Own the Spanish curriculum and high-priority content projects end-to-end—delivering high-quality lessons and experiences on time through clear planning, proactive communication, and strong execution.
- Lead cross-functional projects with EPD and Marketing as the Spanish content DRI; bring holistic content perspectives, operational rigor, and creativity to test new learning experiences.
- Bring strong judgment to complex cross-language initiatives—understanding varying implications between languages, identifying risks early, and proactively asking the right questions to keep projects on track.
- Create curriculum and prototype content for A/B tests to drive higher user engagement, conversion, and efficacy.
- Partner with Learning & Curriculum, EPD, Marketing, Analytics, and Biz Ops to shape a cohesive, hypothesis-driven Spanish content strategy that drives measurable learner outcomes.
- Work with AI: consistently experiment with AI tools, prototype new workflows, and partner with internal AI teams to improve AI-assisted content generation—driving major efficiency and quality gains across Spanish content.
- Mentor and coach junior team members and contractors.
What We're Looking For
- Native-level proficiency in English
- 4+ years of Spanish curriculum design at an ed tech company
- Deep expertise in Spanish pedagogy and spoken fluency development
- Exceptional user empathy and strong creative instincts — able to craft content that balances engagement, pedagogy, and what resonates with learners
- Strong content analytics intuition: able to identify which engagement and learning metrics matter and translate insights into curriculum improvements
- Strong writing, editing, and content creation skills, with the ability to ship high-quality lessons independently and make sound decisions with minimal oversight
- Strong technical fluency with modern tools and ability to ramp quickly on new systems
- Operationally strong: excellent project management, ability to juggle multiple work streams, and comfort working in fast-paced environments
- Track record of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Business Operations/Analytics, Marketing)
- Creative and resourceful problem solver: enjoys prototyping new content approaches and thinking outside the box to solve learner problems even under constraints
- Effective communicator and collaborator who builds trust across teams and with leadership
Nice to Have
- People management experience
- Experience with LMS tools
- Willingness to be based in San Francisco
Technical Stack
- AI tools
- modern content creation systems
- LMS tools
Team & Environment
- Distributed team
- Cross-functional with Learning Design, Product, Engineering, Analytics, Business Operations, and Marketing
Benefits & Compensation
- Join a fast-growing company with product-market fit and significant venture backing
- Opportunity to do life-changing work with a tight-knit, high-performing team
- Work with people you enjoy and respect, in an environment focused on daily growth
- Global impact: users in over 40 countries, with offices in San Francisco, Ljubljana, Seoul, and Tokyo
- Regular interaction with users across different regions and opportunities for travel
- Make a major impact on people's lives by helping them achieve language learning goals
- Work at a company backed by top investors including OpenAI, Accel, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures
Work Mode
Distributed team across multiple global locations, including San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, and Ljubljana.
Speak does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
