Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)
Posted 2025-03-14TEAM: Khan Academy
REPORTS TO: Regina Ross, Chief People Officer (CPO)
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization on a mission to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. We already reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. Right now, we?re hard at work helping learners address any unfinished learning that the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused. We also know that not all communities have been impacted equally by this pandemic, which makes our work focusing on providing equitable solutions to historically under-resourced communities even more important.
WE ARE DRIVEN BY OUR COMMUNITY
Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life and so do we. We are fun, diverse, quirky people that come from a variety of backgrounds. Our team includes people from academia and from high tech companies and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, not just because it?s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Valuing diversity, equity and inclusion is necessary for us to actualize our mission and truly impact the communities we serve. We believe that the best way to provide impactful education is to create a diverse team of people from different backgrounds, races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and experiences. We?re a hardworking team that?s passionate about helping learners and teachers around the globe! We strive to be world class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.
THE ROLE
The Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) is a newly created leadership role that will report to the Chief People Officer. As Director of DEIB, you will lead Khan Academy?s efforts to develop a DEI strategy that reflects our focus on helping historically under-resourced (HUR) learners feel seen & heard through culturally relevant curriculum & pedagogy. You will help design our workplace to reflect the diversity of the lived experiences and perspectives of the teachers, students, parents, and administrators that our products intend to serve. Your will:
? Leverage the foundational work started by external DEI Consultant Dr. Derrick Gay and collaborate with our newly formed DEIB Working Group to design a DEIB strategic plan that explicitly articulates organizationally meaningful objectives, tactics, timelines, resources, accountability and evidence of effectiveness.
? Collaborate with the Leadership Team and staff to facilitate trust-building, relationship-building, cultural competency, courageous conversations, and organizational awareness as it relates to DEIB.
? Create dynamic programs for all employees across all levels (including new hires) to build individual capacity to intentionally drive DEIB.
? Partner with the Talent Acquisition team on Inclusive Hiring Audits to identify strengths and growth areas around recruiting, sourcing, evaluating, and hiring a diverse workforce with a particular focus on the underrepresented groups of Black & Latino employees and women in technology.
? Work effectively with leaders and cross functional teams to drive development and implementation of training and education programs to cultivate awareness, and engagement that will foster a diverse, inclusive, and positive work environment.
? Provide DEIB subject matter expertise and strategic guidance by sharing perspectives, insights, emergent issues, industry best practices and knowledge in a consultative manner to stakeholders across the organization to enhance DEIB goals and cultural competency.
? Oversee our affinity groups, ensuring common mission, norms, and selection criteria, while aligning goals to the overarching DEIB and organizational strategy.
? Research and establish DEIB metrics and goals that align to business objectives and support our strategic DEIB vision.
? Liaise with the leadership team and DEIB working group to continue building a culture that is aligned with our core values.
? Regularly monitor and communicate progress toward our DEIB strategic vision and goals as well as the execution of strategies that map to those objectives.
WHAT YOU BRING
? 10+ years of relevant work experience with a record of successfully implementing and sustaining effective internal DEI programs
? Deep content knowledge of the research base and best practices for workplace DEI
? Strong background leading change and stakeholder relationship management
? Strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate strategy into executable action
? In-depth training in diversity, inclusion and multicultural practices from reputable organizations
? Demonstrated track record in challenging and influencing peers to approach all work with an equity lens and facilitating difficult conversations
? Strong oral and written communication skills, including public speaking, conducting focus group sessions and presenting to executives
? Experience designing / creating and teaching adult learning content and skills associated with operating with an equity lens
? Proven track record of success engaging with Black and Latino communities
? Strong management expertise and organizational skills
? Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills
? Ability to engender trust and respect
? A willingness to roll up your sleeves and help the team get work done as we are a nonprofit and a smaller organization
? Industry experience in the non-profit sector is a plus
PERKS AND BENEFITS
We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well!
? Competitive salaries and annual bonuses
? Ample paid time off as needed ? we are about getting things done, not face time
? Generous parental leave
? A fun, high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant
? The ability to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
? Affinity groups where parents, black and hispanic/latino, women and gender minorities, and LGBTQIA+ identified folks come together
? And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life
THE TEAM
Want to know more about us?
? Sal?s TED talk from 2011
? Sal?s TED talk from 2015
? Our team: http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team
OUR COMPANY VALUES
Live & breathe learners
We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights, research, and experience to build content, products, services, and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators.
Take a stand
As a company, we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However, we also listen, learn and flex in the face of new data, and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve.
Embrace diverse perspectives
We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices, perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger, more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals, we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen, learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made, we commit to moving forward as a united team.
Work responsibly and sustainably
We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon, so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a non-profit, we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners, and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable.
Bring out the joy
We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we co-create with our teammates, partners and donors.
Cultivate learning mindset
We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings, ourselves, and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and aren?t afraid to fail. We don't let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals.
Deliver wow
We insist on high standards and deliver delightful, effective end-to-end experiences that our users can rely on. We choose to focus on fewer things ? each of which aligns to our ambitious vision ? so we can deliver high-quality experiences that accelerate positive measurable learning with our strategic partners.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.
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