Lead Curriculum Developer

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Hiring Remotely in US
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108K-145K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Software • Database • Analytics
The Role
Own and manage the curriculum roadmap and development lifecycle; design accessible technical learning experiences; coordinate with SMEs and stakeholders; implement frameworks and templates to improve quality and adoption; monitor effectiveness and iterate on courses.
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About Us 

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. Since 2016, we’ve grown from an open source project into the leading analytics engineering platform, now used by over 90,000 teams every week, driving data transformations and AI use cases. 

As of February 2025, we’ve surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and serve more than 5,400 dbt Platform customers, including Astra Zenica, Sky, Nasdaq, Volvo, JetBlue, and SafetyCulture. 

We’re backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter. At our core, we believe in empowering data practitioners:

  • Reliable, high-quality data is the fuel that propels AI-powered data engineering.

  • AI is changing data work, fast. dbt’s data control plane keeps data engineers ahead of that curve.
  • We empower engineers to deliver reliable, governed data faster, cheaper, and at scale.

dbt Labs is now synonymous with analytics engineering, defining the modern data stack and serving as the data control plane for enterprise teams around the world. And we’re just getting started.. We’re growing fast and building a team of passionate, curious people across the globe. Learn more about what makes us special by checking out our values.

Location: US (Remote)

What You’ll Do
  • Curriculum Roadmap Ownership

    • Interface with internal stakeholders across product, marketing, partnerships and customer-facing teams to map out customer curriculum needs
    • Work with the community team to identify curriculum requests to be included in upcoming roadmap
    • Manage the Training team’s curriculum roadmap including scoping and assigning the right SMEs to deliver curriculum assets following the curriculum development lifecycle (CDLC
  • Curriculum Development Lifecycle Management

    • Mature the Training team’s CDLC by proposing, implementing and iterating on frameworks and templates that leverage the Training team’s agile workflow as well as other educational team processes (documentation, revenue enablement, L&D, Learning Operations) to increase curriculum resource quality and adoption.
    • Design delightful, accessible and consistent learning experiences that empower data practitioners by guiding and validating the initial curriculum design decisions as part of the CDLC.
    • Facilitate the curriculum development process by working with subject matter experts (SMEs) to leverage templates and guides that drive content maturity and impact.
    • Roll out curriculum updates and changes through structured communication across internal and external channels (Slack to ensure visibility to target customers
    • Collaborate with learning operations to monitor learning curriculum effectiveness throughout its lifetime. Gather feedback on the course and make regular adjustments to existing courses.
What You’ll Need
  • 6+ years of experience in both curriculum development or instructional design and project management
  • A technical background (such as analytics, math, data science or programming) at a level sufficient to quickly learn new topics in the data and analytics space and independently create course materials and code exercises
  • Experience creating or delivering technical content live in-person and/or virtually
  • Exceptional communication skills and someone who enjoys making complex, technical ideas feel simple and manageable
  • The ability to thrive in a cross-functional environment especially working within and across remote, asynchronous teams
  • The ability to operate in an ambiguous and fast-paced work environment
What Will Make You Stand Out
  • Experience with product thinking through prior roles such a product or program management
  • Experience collaborating with customer success teams supporting managed accounts
  • Experience creating content in an LMS, such as Thought Industries

Remote Hiring Process
  • Interview with a Talent Acquisition Partner
  • Interview with Hiring Manager
  • Take Home Task
  • Team Interviews with close stakeholders and our VP of Customer Success
Benefits
  • Unlimited vacation time with a culture that actively encourages time off
  • Pension Plan
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Flexible stipends for:
    • Health & Wellness
    • Home office setup
    • Learning and development
    • Office space
    • And more!
Compensation

We offer competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience, including salary, equity, and where applicable, performance-based pay. Our Talent Acquisition Team can answer questions around dbt Lab’s total rewards during your interview process. In select locations (including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Seattle), an alternate range may apply, as specified below.

  • The typical starting salary range for this role is:
    • $108,000 - $130,500 USD
  • The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed is:
    • $120,000 - $145,000 USD

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dbt Labs is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building an inclusive team that welcomes diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply—we value potential just as much as a perfect resume.

Want to learn more about our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at dbt Labs? Check out our DEI page.

dbt Labs reserves the right to amend or withdraw the posting at any time. For employees outside the United States, dbt Labs offers a competitive benefits package. RSUs or comparable benefits may be offered depending on the legal or country limitations.

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The Company
HQ: Philadelphia, PA
700 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

At dbt Labs, we make data work.  Our open-source software, dbt, enables anyone who knows SQL to engineer, document, and test data pipelines.  By empowering analysts to work like and with data engineers, dbt drastically increases an organization's ability to model and serve analytics. We’ve built a community of 100,000+ people and are backed by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. dbt is already used and loved by thousands of companies and dbt Cloud enables this workflow at scale. 

dbt Labs headquarters are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but we are a distributed team and advocate for a remote-first culture. We want our people to work from the places where they are happiest, healthiest, and most inspired to do great things.

Why Work With Us

At dbt Labs, we bring our whole selves to work. We bring our interests and experiences, our cultural influences, our physical and emotional needs, our communication styles and lifestyles, our values, and our curiosity. We have built a lot of trust in each other, and we work hard to be worthy of it.

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