Our Mission and Values
Goalbook’s mission is to empower teachers to transform instruction so that ALL students succeed. We partner with 600 districts across 45 states, working closely with district and school leaders to improve instructional practice. Goalbook was founded in 2011 by Daniel Jhin Yoo and Justin Su.
Our first core value is Relationships. We believe in the power of human connection and the importance of relationships across different strengths, backgrounds, personalities, and identities in order to achieve our shared goals and overall mission.
Our second core value is Growth. We strive to create a supportive and challenging environment so that people are continuously growing as professionals and increasing their impact. We also believe in having the time, space, and support to grow in our personal lives as well.
Our most important asset is our people. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are an inherent part of our values and critical to our pursuit of a school system where ALL students succeed – especially for student groups that have systematically not been given equal opportunities, such as students with special needs and students of color.
Who We’re Looking For
As the Head of DEI, you will be an instrumental leader in pushing Goalbook on its journey of creating a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable company so that we can effectively work on our company mission. You will drive DEI initiatives that ensure all team members experience inclusion, belonging, and fairness so that everyone can bring their authentic selves and diverse talents in pursuit of our collective mission.
You have natural curiosity for and care deeply about people from all identity groups and walks of life. You bring DEI expertise with a deep understanding of racial and social justice issues and try to see them in their full complexity by taking on a variety of perspectives, values, and cultural norms. Your track record demonstrates a growth-oriented and relationships-driven approach as you hold yourself and others accountable in reaching important business outcomes and targets. You are a clear and persuasive communicator who cultivates conditions of psychological safety – encouraging openness, vulnerability, and a growth mindset as you bring together people with different levels of seniority, job functions, motivations, and perspectives.
This is not the typical leadership role. As a company, we have often sacrificed maximum growth in a deliberate effort to grow responsibly. We expect this role to fully embrace Goalbook’s Guiding Business Principle, which states that we strive to balance growth in three dimensions: revenue and profitability, impact toward our mission, and team experience.
Key Responsibilities
● Develop goals, assessments, and metrics to analyze and improve our DEI efforts.
● Drive DEI initiatives from initiation through execution, engaging collaboratively across departments and levels of leadership.
● Support company-wide people systems such as performance review, compensation, and employee relations from a DEI perspective.
● Partner with the Recruiting team to develop and implement recruiting and hiring strategies to source, attract, engage, assess, and select diverse talent equitably and effectively.
● Consult with other executives and departmental leaders to help ensure that key operational practices are inclusive and equitable.
● Develop company-wide and function-specific training for leaders, managers, and individual contributors.
● Lead our employee DEI committee and quarterly company-wide meetings focused on building internal capacity.
● Travel to San Mateo, California and other locations at least 2-3 times each quarter to collaborate with team members in person (pending resumption of business travel due to COVID-19).
Benefits
● 150-250k compensation range, based on location and experience
● Medical, dental, and vision coverage
● Safe Harbor 401k matching
● Flexible time off policy
● Goalbook Family and Medical Leave
● Goalbook Universal Basic Income
● A truly motivated, passionate, and fun team. We’re collectively interested in helping you grow in your career.
Contact
Submit application addressed to Daniel Jhin Yoo and provide your cover letter, resume, LinkedIn, and how you heard about the role. Applicants will not be considered without a cover letter. This position can be based remotely.
For the safety of our team members and our partners, Goalbook has adopted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees.
Goalbook is committed to building a diverse and passionate team that is ready to serve ALL students in the US public school system. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from all people of diversity, including those with diverse needs, backgrounds, abilities, and other distinct characteristics.
Learn more about being a part of Goalbook! Check out our teammates’ stories: https://goalbookapp.com/careers
