Jobs at KinderCare Learning Companies

Designs, optimizes, and governs Databricks lakehouse architecture and production data pipelines. Manages Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, governance, security, reliability, CI/CD, cost optimization, and BI integrations. Enables ML and AI capabilities including MLflow, feature pipelines, model serving, vector search, and RAG. Mentors engineers, partners with architecture and security teams, troubleshoots production issues, and supports SOX-compliant engineering practices.

Coordinate government funding programs across multiple states from opportunity discovery through closeout. Responsibilities include researching requirements, completing applications, tracking reimbursements, preparing reports, maintaining documentation, supporting audits, responding to ServiceNow requests, and coordinating with field teams, agencies, accounting, and business partners. The role also supports compliance, process improvements, risk escalation, and effective use of grant funds.

Leads enterprise digital product strategy, product management, IT PMO governance, and portfolio delivery. Owns roadmaps, prioritization, investment decisions, budgets, risks, executive reporting, organizational change, and adoption. Partners across business functions to deliver measurable customer, operational, and financial outcomes while building high-performing product and program management teams.

Develop strategic childcare partnerships with businesses and corporations. Manage 2–18-month enterprise sales cycles, meet sales targets, build executive relationships, create territory strategies, deliver presentations and demonstrations, negotiate contracts, maintain CRM and forecasts, and represent the organization at events. The role requires consultative selling, cross-functional collaboration, and travel of up to 50%.

Leads the strategy, vendor partnerships, launch, adoption, and performance of external enrichment programs across KinderCare brands. Builds scalable operational processes, coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, drives revenue and center enrollment, monitors performance metrics, and improves programs through data and field feedback. Requires strong project management, operational execution, financial accountability, and experience scaling programs across distributed service operations.

Supports business licensing administration and indirect tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Responsibilities include coordinating license registrations, renewals, payments, and records; researching jurisdictional requirements; communicating with government agencies; supporting indirect tax filings; maintaining compliance calendars and documentation; and assisting with audit readiness and process improvements.

Manage a portfolio of childcare programs and teaching staff across the Hillsboro area. Responsibilities include recruiting, coaching, and motivating employees; ensuring quality, accreditation, and educational standards; managing budgets and revenue opportunities; improving customer acquisition and retention; and building relationships with families, schools, licensing authorities, and community partners.

Manage a portfolio of teaching staff and childcare programs across an assigned market. Responsibilities include recruiting, coaching, and motivating employees; ensuring quality, accreditation, and educational standards; managing budgets and revenue opportunities; improving customer acquisition and retention; and building relationships with families, schools, licensing authorities, community partners, and corporate stakeholders.

Manage client relationships throughout the partnership lifecycle, driving retention, growth, renewals, adoption, and satisfaction. Oversee contracts, billing coordination, reporting, KPI monitoring, and performance reviews. Provide strategic recommendations, lead client engagements, support onboarding and field adoption, and collaborate with sales, field leadership, and internal teams to address feedback and expand programs.

Leads enterprise software engineering and solution architecture across distributed teams. Establishes engineering strategy, architectural direction, technical roadmaps, delivery practices, and organizational development. Oversees managers, engineers, architects, vendors, and blended workforces while improving productivity through AI-assisted development and process improvement. Partners with Product, Quality, Portfolio, and Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, high-quality digital products, payment systems, and customer-facing applications aligned with business goals.

Leads complex technology programs across Technology Operations and Information Security & Compliance. Oversees portfolio governance, strategic planning, roadmaps, budgets, dependencies, risks, delivery, and executive reporting. Manages and develops project managers while establishing consistent governance and delivery practices. Partners with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Finance, Operations, vendors, and business leaders to execute strategic initiatives and improve portfolio visibility using Jira, Confluence, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.

The Senior Finance Business Partner supports FP&A, business growth, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, investment analysis, and consolidated company planning. The role analyzes results and trends, identifies risks and opportunities, communicates financial terms and assumptions, and partners with executives, clients, and cross-functional teams to improve financial performance and achieve business objectives.

Manage government-funded Pre-K, Head Start, and Early Head Start programs across assigned states. Responsibilities include grant compliance, program monitoring, data collection, renewal support, resource development, agency partnerships, and guidance for center and field leaders. The role also tracks program metrics, maintains state-specific expertise, and conducts quarterly observations at assigned centers.

Administer a government-funded early childhood education program by supporting centers with compliance, classroom modifications, orientations, teacher training, documentation, purchasing guidance, and issue escalation. Build relationships with center teams, government agencies, and other partners while assisting with teacher recruitment and parent orientations. Travel between centers and offices, including occasional overnight travel, is required.

Assists the Center Director with leading teaching staff, supporting families, and meeting enrollment, accreditation, and operational goals. Builds relationships with parents, teachers, licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners. May serve as a teacher, cook, or driver. Requires early childhood education experience, administrative and communication skills, CPR and First Aid certification, physical ability to work with children, and compliance with state guidelines.

Analyze workforce and labor data to improve staffing, forecasting, scheduling, labor allocation, and cost management across childcare centers. Develop staffing models, forecasts, dashboards, and labor targets; identify trends and risks; manage workforce-management tools and processes; and translate findings into strategic recommendations. Collaborate with Operations, Finance, HR, and leadership to implement workforce optimization initiatives and communicate insights clearly.

Leads KinderCare’s federal, state, and local government affairs, public policy, advocacy, and funding strategy. Builds relationships with policymakers, regulators, industry partners, coalitions, and grant funders; advises executives on legislative and regulatory developments; secures government funding; shapes policy outcomes; and oversees internal teams, lobbyists, consultants, and advocacy partners.

Prepares quarterly and annual financial statements, disclosures, MD&A reports, and supporting documentation for SEC filings. Reviews XBRL tagging, maintains reporting calendars, coordinates cross-functional deadlines, supports external audits, researches accounting pronouncements, and maintains SOX internal control documentation.

Leads operations for more than 100 early-childhood education centers generating over $100 million in revenue. Oversees, coaches, and develops up to 14 District Managers; drives customer retention, acquisition, service quality, profitability, revenue growth, expense control, and market turnarounds. Manages P&L, budgets, labor costs, receivables, regulatory relationships, community partnerships, and government relations across the region.