Instructor; CDE

Who we are

At Podium Education, we believe that a college degree should be a springboard to achieving the American Dream. Yet, American Higher Education is at a crossroads: half of college graduates end up underemployed, and unemployment rates for new college grads are the highest in generations. As a result, confidence in the investment in a college education has hit an all-time low.

Our mission is to help solve this problem and change the lives of millions of students.

We do this by partnering with colleges and companies to supercharge the undergraduate degree by providing students with the experience, career exposure, and skills to launch a great career. Podium serves a population of over 2,000,000 students across 100 of the largest and most well‑known universities in the country, including Georgetown, UNC, Harvard, ASU, and Texas A&M.

Podium Education programs are offered as online courses within standard university semesters. Through Podium’s flagship program is the Global Career Accelerator, students gain real‑world experience while tackling projects from the world’s most recognized brands, such as L’Oreal, Netflix, Shopify, Uber, Google, and Airbnb. The Career Discovery Experience is Podium’s product designed specifically for first‑year students, helping them build clarity and purpose around their college degree and early career paths through experiential learning and exposure to real‑world work.

Everything we do and how we measure our success is about impacting students’ lives:

• Student Experience - Customer NPS is better than Netflix, Apple, and Amazon.

• Student Access - Programs are for credit, count towards graduation, and are financial aid eligible. One‑third of our students are first‑generation to attend college.

• Student Outcomes - Two‑thirds of students say Podium helped them achieve tangible career outcomes within six months (e.g., “I got my first internship”). Over 90% report feeling more confidence and clarity in their career journey.

Podium Education is a privately held growth‑stage company based in Austin, TX with prominent investors, including Sequoia Capital, Owl Ventures, Lumos Capital Group, Learn Capital, Lachy Groom, Goldcrest Capital, and Album VC.

This is a great opportunity to directly contribute to the growth and success of a dynamic company.

Podium’s Career Discovery Experience (CDE) is seeking a highly organized and engaging Full‑Time Instructor and coordinator with experience both teaching and providing career coaching. This role is ideal for someone who excels at live instruction and brings a coaching mindset to help students build clarity, confidence, and direction in their academic and early career journeys.

In this position, you will bring career coaching insights to support instructional delivery while managing and mentoring part‑time instructional team members. Success in this role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a deep commitment to student success and support. We’re looking for someone who is adaptable, proactive, and enthusiastic about iterating on learning experiences to meet the needs of diverse learners.

You will support the CDE delivery team across a range of initiatives, including:

• Live Lab, our synchronous classroom experience

• Support Career drop‑ins, career coaching and career event development

• Part‑time Instructional staff and Team Leads (similar to teaching assistants)

• Classroom operations and day‑to‑day program execution

• Curriculum delivery, upkeep, and quality assurance

You’ll also collaborate closely with cross‑functional leaders across the organization to ensure curriculum integrity and an exceptional student experience as we deliver Career Discovery Experience programs to a broad network of university partners.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Provide excellent instruction to students through multiple roles including Live Lab Instructor, Team Lead, Academic Support and asynchronous recordings

• Develop, update and maintain live session curriculum. Continually finding new and interesting ways to guide students in the career journey

• Support and facilitate career‑focused programming,…