Manager, Efficacy and Insights (EdTech)

Location: Remote US; must live and work within the United States. Remote work requires a reliable cable or fiber-optic broadband connection with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.

Company

hirify.global is an educational technology company providing research-backed learning solutions to more than 17 million students and educators across 150+ countries, including Gizmos, Raz-Plus, and Reflex.

What you will do

• Define and lead the company-wide research roadmap in alignment with product, sales, and marketing goals.
• Scope and oversee research projects assessing product efficacy, informing product design, and identifying conditions for student success.
• Manage multiple complex studies from design and planning through data collection, analysis, reporting, and technical outputs.
• Develop scalable research processes, timelines, and reporting systems while ensuring methodological rigor, privacy compliance, and alignment with internal priorities.
• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop a growing team of researchers; allocate resources and delegate work across the team.
• Translate findings into actionable insights and external materials such as blog posts, infographics, talking points, whitepapers, conferences, webinars, and industry events.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and leading impactful education research studies in the U.S. K-12 EdTech industry.
• 5+ years of experience in education research, data science, or analytics, preferably in applied or industry settings.
• Deep expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methodology, including study design, recruitment, data collection, and data interpretation.
• Excellent analytical skills, including statistical analysis and experience with SPSS, SAS, Python, or R.
• Demonstrated success turning research into actionable insights for cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong project management, organizational, prioritization, collaboration, communication, and writing skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with experimental design or program evaluation in education, learning sciences, or EdTech.
• Experience working with product, marketing, sales, and customer success teams.
• Experience working with external research partners or firms.
• Experience with learning analytics, educational data mining, or evidence-centered design.
• Experience building systems that scale research insights across product and customer touchpoints.
• Master’s degree in education, learning sciences, social science, or a closely related field; PhD degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment focused on flexibility, trust, collaboration, inclusion, and results.
• Remote office setup reimbursement is available.
• Participation in video-based interviews and ongoing virtual meetings with the camera on is expected.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process.
• Use of note-taking tools, reference materials, or AI-powered tools during interviews or other selection activities is prohibited unless prior written approval is obtained.