Education Specialist, Mathematics

Location: Based in Chicago and willing to travel ~30-50% of your time.

About Innovamat

Innovamat is an educational organization specializing in mathematics education. Founded in Barcelona in 2017, Innovamat provides schools with a complete, research-based math program covering Early Childhood through Secondary Education, grounded in research across mathematics education, cognition, and neuroscience.

Innovamat also partners with leading thinkers and researchers in mathematics education, including Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms, and Brian Butterworth, a leading researcher in mathematical cognition and dyscalculia, bringing world-class expertise and perspectives into our broader work.

Our program integrates curriculum, teacher training, assessment, and intervention into a single coherent system. Today, Innovamat is present in 9 countries, partnering with 31,000+ teachers across 3,300+ schools and reaching more than 720,000 students. We are one of the few organizations in the sector with independently validated efficacy data from external research institutions, and the first non-American organization to pass the California State Board of Education adoption process for a core math curriculum.

Why This Role Is Special

You’ll be in the classroom, alongside teachers, observing lessons, modeling instruction, asking the right questions, and providing thoughtful feedback that helps educators grow. You’ll build meaningful coaching relationships and support teachers through the full journey — from their first steps with Innovamat to becoming confident, independent practitioners who can successfully implement Innovamat while continuing to strengthen their mathematics instruction.

You’ll have the autonomy to shape how coaching happens in your schools — designing personalized math success plans, adapting your approach to different educators and contexts, and becoming a trusted thought partner for teachers and school leaders.

If you’re passionate about developing educators, thinking deeply about how students learn mathematics, and creating lasting change in classrooms, this is an opportunity to take your impact to the next level.

What You Will Do

• Be the Math Success specialist — not just supporting implementation, but transforming how teachers think about and teach math

• Design and deliver personalized Professional Development (PD) journeys, tailoring coaching plans to each school and teacher

• Coach teachers in real classrooms through observations, live modeling, and feedback cycles

• Help shift instruction toward thinking classrooms, where students actively reason, explore, and engage deeply with math

• Drive measurable impact — from teacher confidence to student engagement and conceptual understanding

• Lead hands-on, math-focused PD sessions and workshops rooted in real classroom practice

• Act as a trusted thought partner to educators, supporting them through challenges and growth

• Build a strong community of math educators across your region

• Travel 30–50% of your time to schools and districts

You Have

• A strong background in mathematics, math education, and instructional coaching. You are a current or former math teacher with a clear academic and professional focus on mathematics and its teaching, and experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting other educators in their instructional practice. Experience teaching or coaching elementary or K–8 mathematics is strongly preferred.

• A passion to bring cutting-edge research into the classroom and positively impact students and teachers.

• Expertise in creating meaningful relationships and generating opportunities with district-level administrators, or equivalent.

• A knack for speaking and connecting with teachers. Educator-to-educator communication skills are fundamental for thriving in this role.

• A hands-on approach to your work, understanding that our mission requires a lot of building from scratch.

• An entrepreneurial mindset capable of thinking outside the box and excited about the challenges of an early stage.

• An appetite to travel and visit schools and classrooms in your region.

Mindsets you embody

• We aim high: We’re working to improve mathematics education at scale, and we set ambitious goals to make it happen.

• We are owners: You’ll have real responsibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to see your work directly shape our growth.

• We move fast: You’ll work in a dynamic environment where things evolve quickly and there’s always something new to build.

• We are eager to learn: We value curiosity, feedback, and people who are constantly looking for ways to improve.

• We are humble: We believe the best ideas can come from anywhere and that great work happens through collaboration.

• We enjoy the ride: We’re an international, mission-driven team that believes high performance and a strong sense of community can go hand in hand.

What We Offer You

• Compensation:$80K–$100K base salary, with target total compensation of approximately $130K, including performance-based bonus. Bonus potential is uncapped, giving you the opportunity to earn above the target compensation based on performance.

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• 5% 401(k) match to support your long-term financial wellbeing.

• 22 days of PTO, plus 5 additional company-wide days off over the Christmas holidays.

• Generous leave programs, including parental leave, wedding leave, and other to support life’s important moments.

• An annual learning stipend to support your personal and professional growth.

• The opportunity to work on a mission-driven product that directly impacts students and teachers every day.

If you are excited by these prospects to build the future of math education together, we would love to meet you!

At Innovamat, we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We seek to recruit the most talented people from an inclusive candidate pool with equity and equality in mind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We will process your personal data as part of our recruitment procedures. To find out more, please consult our Candidate Privacy Notices.

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