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# Chief of Staff at Ellevation

- **Company:** Ellevation
- **Location:** Boston, MA
- **Compensation:** $110k–$130k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/ellevationeducation/0ae4f178-2bb8-467d-ad88-6060e005c084

## Job description

The Chief of Staff is the CEO's partner in keeping Ellevation connected, informed, and moving together. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will sit on the leadership team and lead culture strategy, internal communications, champion a culture people are proud of both online and in person, and support our R&D organization.

This role sits at the intersection of people, story, and execution. You will serve as a liaison between the CEO and staff, making sure leadership updates are clear and feedback loops stay active. Success looks like employees who can explain our priorities in their own words and a culture that feels intentional and energizing.

## Key competencies

A strategist and a doer A deeply collaborative relationship builder An exceptional writer and communicator Strong project management and execution skills Values aligned

## What You'll Do

Internal communications

You will own internal communications so that every employee understands our strategy, our progress, and their part in it. You will plan and produce all-company meetings, write and edit CEO messages, and build a predictable rhythm of updates across Slack, email, and live forums. You will lead communication around important company announcements and changes, helping leaders anticipate questions and deliver difficult news with clarity and care.

Culture and in-person connection

A commitment to belonging is at the heart of our culture, and it mirrors our belief that students from all backgrounds deserve to reach English proficiency and academic success. You will partner with CA’s people team and the executive team to build a culture that reflects that commitment and keeps employees engaged. You will define the purpose of in-office days, design team and company gatherings that build real connection, and oversee the planning of our annual all-company event and leadership offsites. You will help bring our values to life through recognition, rituals, and onboarding, and support leadership development initiatives that grow the next generation of Ellevation leaders. To accomplish this, you will manage our Culture & Events Manager.

Partnership with the CEO and other leadership team members

You will serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, managing the flow of information to and from the executive office and representing the leadership team in meetings when needed. You will coordinate leadership team agendas and next steps and give input into the most important issues we should be tackling. You will also drive special projects from concept to execution, building project plans, tracking milestones, and serving as the coordination hub for the teams involved. In particular, you will partner with the Chief Product Technology Officer to support culture and execution initiatives across R&D.

## Your First Year

Timeframe

## What you'll accomplish

First month

Onboard and learn about Ellevation and the work we do to improve outcomes for multilingual learners. Meet the leadership team and directors, understand our products, their value, and the market, and get familiar with our business systems and tools.

Complete a listening tour across the company to understand teams, their needs, and our culture. Run your first all-company meeting, propose an internal communications calendar, and dig deeply into in person engagement.

First 3 months

Evaluate how the leadership team cascades information through the company and recommend improvements.

First 6 months

Introduce a clear purpose and plan for in-office time, set up an ongoing employee feedback loop, and create a vision for hybrid work.

First year

Put lasting systems in place for communications and culture. Deliver an all-company gathering and a leadership offsite, and point to measurable gains in employee engagement and understanding of company priorities.

## Who You Are

You bring 8 or more years of experience in roles such as chief of staff, internal communications, strategy and operations, or program leadership, ideally in a growing software or education company. You have worked closely with senior executives and earned their trust by being discreet, direct, and reliable. You are an exceptional writer and communicator who can turn a complex decision into a message that is clear, warm, and honest. You have a track record of building culture and engagement programs that people value, and you are energized by bringing people together in person. You have enough familiarity with product development to partner credibly with product and engineering leaders.

You have strong emotional intelligence and connect easily with people at every level and on every team. You notice when teams are drifting apart, you are comfortable raising hard topics with senior leaders, and you lead by example. You are entrepreneurial and energetic, you hold yourself to the highest ethical standards, and you champion Ellevation's culture and core values.

Many of our team members come from education, and all of our leaders share an intense curiosity about improving English learning. You do not need an education background, but a deep curiosity about our customers is a must. Experience at a company operating inside a larger parent organization is a plus.

Location and logistics

Because in-person culture is central to this role, we expect the Chief of Staff to work from our office on a regular basis and to travel for leadership offsites, company gatherings, and occasional meetings with Curriculum Associates. Ellevation offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

## About Ellevation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ellevation provides a unified K-12 English Language Development (ELD) platform that helps educators manage programs, benchmark student progress, and deliver research-based instruction for English learners.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, total funding $42.4M)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (company was co-founded by former EL educators and tech experts; individual names not listed in search results)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Education technology (EdTech) – specifically K-12 English Learner (EL) program management and instruction.
- **Target customers**: B2B – U.S. school districts, administrators, teachers, and educators serving English learners.
- **Mission/purpose**: “To help English learners achieve their highest aspirations.” [ellevationeducation.com](https://ellevationeducation.com/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Ellevation Platform (Unified ELD Solution)**: A web-based SaaS platform that integrates EL program management, benchmark assessments, progress monitoring, and professional learning. Modules include:
  - **Program Management**: Real-time data integration for compliance tasks, reporting, and communication.
  - **Benchmark Insights**: Actionable data to track language proficiency growth and inform instruction.
  - **Instructional Tools**: Differentiated activities, planning tools, and scaffolds linked to student data.
  - **Professional Learning**: Evidence-based learning modules and instructional frameworks to strengthen teacher practice. [ellevationeducation.com](https://ellevationeducation.com/about-us)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company; total funding $42.4M as of latest round).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $23.4M (estimated, fiscal year end 12/31). Serves 2.5 million EL students across 1,900+ school districts in all 50 U.S. states (approximately 50% of ELs nationwide). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ellevation-education)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Reach Capital (led Series B), along with other venture investors. Total of 6 funding rounds including a $15.2M venture round in 2020. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ellevation-education)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Remote-first company with distributed team across the U.S., Spain, and Senegal.
  - Employee count: conflicting reports – LinkedIn shows 151 employees (-19.2% YoY), while Built In states 225 total employees (65 product+tech). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ellevation-education) [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/ellevation-education)
  - Strong employer rating: 4.5/5.0 on LinkedIn (68 reviews), with high marks for work-life balance (4.7) and compensation (4.5).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified platform**: Only end-to-end ELD solution that combines program management, benchmark insights, and professional learning – moving beyond compliance to impact classroom instruction.
- **Deep domain expertise**: Founded by former EL educators and tech experts, giving the company a mission-driven, practitioner-informed approach.
- **Scale**: Serves half of all English learners in the U.S., creating a large data network effect and entrenched relationships with school districts.
- **Remote-first culture**: Attracts talent nationwide and maintains high employee satisfaction.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Deepening the integration of data, instruction, and family engagement; expanding professional learning offerings; and continuing to grow district partnerships nationwide.
- **Direction for growth**: Likely to expand product features (e.g., family communication tools) and potentially move into adjacent K-12 markets or international EL programs. The company emphasizes “unified ELD solution” as its core growth thesis.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven team passionate about educational equity and supporting English learners. Values include “Impact + Sustainability,” “Go and See,” “Stay Curious,” “Build Belonging,” and “Win Together.” [ellevationeducation.com](https://ellevationeducation.com/careers)
- **Remote/Hybrid policy**: Remote-first company headquartered in Boston, MA. Employees work remotely across the U.S.; in-person offsites and local team meals (“Ellevated Meals”) are organized periodically. [ellevationeducation.com](https://ellevationeducation.com/careers)
- **Notable perks**:
  - Flexible Paid Time Off
  - Competitive salary & bonus plan
  - Parental leave for all new parents & adoption benefits
  - 401K matching
  - Tuition reimbursement and professional development stipend
  - Yearly home office equipment allowance
  - Company equity
  - Documented equal pay policy (mean gender pay gap below 10%)
  - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and DEIB advisory group (“DEIB ELLiance”) [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/ellevation-education)
- **Engineering culture**: Product + Tech team of ~65 employees; open roles include Senior Engineering Manager, CloudOps, Software Engineer II, and Director of Product Design. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/ellevationeducation)

## Sources
1. [ellevationeducation.com](https://ellevationeducation.com/careers) – Careers page with culture, benefits, and remote policy.
2. [ellevationeducation.com](https://ellevationeducation.com/about-us) – About page with mission, product details, and scale.
3. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/ellevation-education) – LinkedIn company profile with employee count, revenue, funding, and ratings.
4. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/ellevationeducation) – Current job openings and remote listings.
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/ellevation-education) – Built In profile with employee count, perks, and DEI data.

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