Can you see yourself empowering the next generation of innovators through the ground-breaking power of AI? Join NVIDIA’s Strategic Initiatives group to help expand AI literacy access. Support K-12 students in an AI-enabled world and strengthen pathways from learning to workforce readiness. As a K-Career AI Education Manager, you will align educational goals with developer needs, workforce priorities, and industry innovation. This effort is part of a broader strategy to cultivate future talent globally.

This role focuses on orchestrating a comprehensive strategy that goes beyond curriculum to develop pathways for students to thrive in tomorrow’s professional landscape. You will cultivate relationships with partners, schools, districts, and ecosystem collaborators to ensure our initiatives are accessible and impactful. You will help bridge the gap between technology and opportunity. Whether you bring deep experience in educational leadership or apply your organizational expertise to a new domain, this role offers a platform to shape how learning connects to long-term workforce readiness. Together, we will build a future where AI education inspires curiosity and creates lasting opportunities for students everywhere!

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead K-12 AI Education Program: Align all collaborators to NVIDIA’s rollout goals, timelines, and impact priorities while ensuring the K-12 program advances the broader K-career strategy of the Strategic Initiatives team.
• Lead Cross-Partner Program Delivery: Coordinate planning, operations, and reporting across a national network of education, nonprofit, civic, and workforce partners.
• Coordinate Pilots, Funding, and Key Milestones: Support pilot launches across schools and districts, managing logistics, onboarding, and timely delivery. Identify matching fund opportunities through grants or state programs to scale access and impact.
• Engage with collaborators in political and public sector environments to support program alignment and policy coordination. Help build briefing materials for executive team members and public-facing commitments.
• Track Program Impact: Collect and maintain accurate data on student participation, educator reach, program progress, and pathway outcomes. Support regular reporting and insight sharing with internal teams and external partners.
• Coordinate Teacher and District Engagement: Ensure educators have the right resources at the right time to succeed in the classroom. Lead all aspects of the delivery of onboarding kits and support tools aligned to local needs, standards, and pathway goals.
• Sustain Communication and Coordination Flow: Conduct coordination calls and be responsible for shared documents, calendars, and action trackers. Ensure teams are informed, aligned, and adaptable to evolving needs or opportunities.

What we need to see:

• Masters of Science or MBA (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of proven experience managing cross-functional education, nonprofit, public sector, or workforce-focused programs, preferably in K-12, edtech, talent strategy, or workforce innovation. 
• Experience working with or adjacent to school systems, districts, state education agencies, workforce organizations, or regional ecosystem partners.
• Excellent project management, documentation, and communication skills, including the ability to simplify sophisticated information for different audiences.
• Proven skill in collaborating with public-sector collaborators, including involvement in public funding, state procurement, or education policy environments.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Rollout Experience: Direct experience launching or scaling education programs, especially those involving public-private partnerships, government coordination, or multi-stakeholder ecosystems.
• District or State-Level Proficiency: Comfort navigating district priorities, procurement rhythms, educator onboarding needs, and the connection between K-12 initiatives and broader workforce pathways.
• Outcomes-Focused: Adept at measuring progress through both quantitative metrics and qualitative stories.
• Effective, Conscientious Communicator: Capable of updating teams, aligning partners, and advancing goals, even in constantly evolving environments.

Embark on a ground-breaking journey with NVIDIA and help reimagine workforce enablement and economic development through education. NVIDIA is widely recognized as one of the world’s most desirable technology employers, driven by forward-thinking professionals shaping the future of innovation. We’re passionate about expanding educational access, driving technological advancement, fueling economic development, and strengthening the future workforce in artificial intelligence. If you’re creative, self-motivated, and inspired to make a meaningful impact, this is the place for you. Join us in redefining education and technology while contributing to a rapidly evolving field where innovation thrives!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD – 218,500 USD for Level 4, and 176,000 USD – 276,000 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 2, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.