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Camping World

Design Manager

Lincolnshire, IL · Hybrid

$111K - $170K/yr

... thinking, project management, and process, while fostering an environment where questions and ... Team Coaching & Development: * Mentor and develop designers through clear, constructive feedback ...

Interbrand

Design Director

New York, NY · Hybrid

Help evaluate new design software, AI tools and other emerging technologies that will help ... You coach individuals, create space for contribution, and help the team understand the thinking ...

Noom US

Director of Product Design, Noom Med

Princeton, NJ · On-site

$186K - $243K/yr

We're a consumer-led digital health company, connecting people to content, coaching, community, and ... Strong service design thinking, with experience defining solutions that span product, clinical, and ...

Noom US

Director of Product Design, Noom Med

Princeton, NJ · On-site

$186K - $243K/yr

We're a consumer-led digital health company, connecting people to content, coaching, community, and ... Strong service design thinking, with experience defining solutions that span product, clinical, and ...

dancker

Design Director

Somerville, NJ · On-site

Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical guidance to foster a high‑performance, collaborative ... Champion innovation in processes, design thinking, and technology adoption. Collaboration ...

Jackalope Digital LLC

... coach and communicator. You adapt your approach to different audiences and help people adopt new ... Minimum requirements * 5+ years of experience in design thinking, qualitative or quantitative ...

Stripe

... coach and communicator. You adapt your approach to different audiences and help people adopt new ... Minimum requirements * 5+ years of experience in design thinking, qualitative or quantitative ...

Somethings

Head of Design

Manhattan, NY · On-site

It is a player-coach at the highest level -- someone who can set the strategic direction and then ... Review work in progress, give direct and constructive feedback, and model great design thinking

Somethings

Head of Design

New York, NY · On-site

$225K - $250K/yr

It is a player-coach at the highest level - someone who can set the strategic direction and then ... Review work in progress, give direct and constructive feedback, and model great design thinking

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How much do design thinking coach jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 11, 2026, the average hourly pay for design thinking coach in the United States is $19.70, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $15.87 and $20.67 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Design Thinking Coach?

A Design Thinking Coach is a professional who guides individuals, teams, or organizations through the design thinking process—a human-centered approach to problem-solving and innovation. They help facilitate workshops, teach design thinking methodologies, and provide tools and techniques to foster creativity and user-focused solutions. Their role is to enable others to adopt design thinking mindsets and practices, ultimately driving better products, services, and processes.

How does a Design Thinking Coach typically collaborate with cross-functional teams during a project?

Design Thinking Coaches work closely with cross-functional teams by facilitating workshops, guiding brainstorming sessions, and helping team members adopt user-centered problem-solving methods. They often act as mediators between designers, engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to ensure that everyone's perspectives are considered and aligned. Through regular check-ins and feedback sessions, coaches help teams identify challenges, prototype solutions, and iterate effectively, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment throughout the project lifecycle.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Design Thinking Coach, and why are they important?

To excel as a Design Thinking Coach, you need a strong background in human-centered design, facilitation, and problem-solving, often supported by experience in design, innovation, or business strategy roles. Familiarity with digital collaboration tools (like Miro or MURAL), prototyping platforms, and certifications such as IDEO U or LUMA Institute credentials is common. Exceptional communication, empathy, and the ability to inspire and guide diverse teams are standout soft skills. These abilities are crucial for enabling teams to adopt creative approaches, drive user-centric solutions, and foster an innovative culture within organizations.

What is the difference between Design Thinking Coach vs Innovation Consultant?

AspectDesign Thinking CoachInnovation Consultant
CredentialsDesign thinking certifications, workshops, facilitation skillsBusiness strategy, innovation frameworks, consulting certifications
Work EnvironmentFacilitating workshops, coaching teams, training sessionsAdvising organizations, developing innovation strategies
Industry UsageDesign firms, corporate innovation teams, startupsConsulting firms, corporate innovation departments
Search & ComparisonOften compared for their roles in fostering creativity and problem-solvingCompared for strategic innovation implementation

While both roles focus on fostering innovation, a Design Thinking Coach primarily facilitates creative problem-solving processes within teams, whereas an Innovation Consultant provides strategic advice and implementation support for organizational innovation initiatives.

How to become a design thinking coach?

To become a design thinking coach, individuals typically gain experience in design thinking methodologies through training, workshops, or working on related projects. Earning certifications from recognized programs and developing strong facilitation and problem-solving skills are also important for coaching others effectively.
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Infographic showing various Design Thinking Coach job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 87% Full Time, 9% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 81% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 15% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $40,970 per year, or $19.7 per hour.

Instructional Coach

Marlborough, MA • On-site

Assabet Valley Collaborative
Elementary and Secondary Schools • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Assabet Valley Collaborativeexternal

$72K - $100K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement

Posted 17 days ago

Job description

Assabet Valley Collaborative is seeking to hire a Culturally Responsive/Student Driven Instructional Coach at Orchard Street Academy

Note:  Before you read on, please read the Commitments to Educational Equity that AVC strives to adopt across our organization. We seek to add leaders to our team who can help us make these commitments a reality so that they influence how we lead, learn, innovate, design, collaborate, create, and serve our students, families, partners, and communities. Still interested? See below:

Who We Are:
Assabet Valley Collaborative (AVC)  is a Metrowest/Central Massachusetts educational service agency. Our services include school programs (including Orchard Street Academy, see below), wraparound services, transportation services, professional development, cooperative purchasing, and consulting. We are in the process of developing a shared leadership model to engage stakeholders across the organization in learning, leading, designing, and decision-making. To achieve shared leadership, we need to engage in continuous study of the principles of cultural proficiency, culturally responsive practices, human-centered design, design thinking, and social innovation.  

AVC's Orchard Street Academy (OSA) is a small public therapeutic school (grades 6th-12th). OSA’s programming includes academics, individual and group counseling, art and music therapy, a range of high-interest electives, and community development seminars.     

Context:
  • Serves 62 students from more than 30 sending school districts. 
  • All students receive specialized services through Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
  • Students are enrolled in OSA and/or SOAR extended evaluation programs.
  • Classes taken at OSA transfer as a credit to sending school districts. 
  • Well known for our focus on Expressive Therapies (music, art, drama). 
  • The building is old but with amenities - gymnasium, track, basketball court, music room, art room.
  • Many faculty have had access to training in Cultural Proficiency, Restorative Justice, Shared Leadership, Trauma-Informed Care, Healing and Wellness, and Student-driving/Student-centered Learning.
  • A few faculty have had access to training in Culturally Responsive Teaching and Deep Learning.
  • Despite commitments to equity, OSA continues to reproduce many inequitable outcomes: limited staff diversity; disparities in student outcomes (by gender, race, sexual orientation, income level, disability type, etc.);  and inconsistent family engagement in need of strengthening. 
  • AVC and OSA are seeking leaders to support continued transformation and redesign for teaching and learning.


Purpose Statement:
The Instructional Coach serves as a leader and as a learner: a team member who is flexible, resourceful, thrives in a fast-paced, non-traditional, collaborative environment, and who understands educational and human service institutions. This person demonstrates a learning and collaborative mindset and the ability to receive feedback, self-reflect, and adapt, as well as an ability to effectively facilitate the learning of others by pushing their thinking, building their skills, and sparking their self-reflection and curiosity. This role includes direct and indirect support of students, staff, and caregivers.

The primary role of the Instructional Coach is to support an increase in educational outcomes for historically underrepresented students; provide information and a culturally responsive curriculum; serve as a resource to others; develop professional learning opportunities; and achieve defined objectives by planning, evaluating, developing, implementing, and maintaining services in compliance with established guidelines.  This is a non-evaluative role; however, accountability through giving and receiving feedback is an essential function. It’s also important to note that we are a small community, and it’s crucial that every member of our team is comfortable wearing many hats, including some administrative, hands-on, and detail-related responsibilities.
Job Responsibilities: 
  • Provide coaching, teaching, and learning for/with all members of our community–teachers, paraeducators, clinicians, nurses, BCBAs, SLP, OT, and co-directors–using the Culturally Responsive Teaching model with adults.
  • Co-create and share in the responsibility of the development and implementation of culturally responsive pedagogy and curriculum for the purpose of strengthening curricular and instructional expertise to advance educational equity.  
  • Analyzes and utilizes student academic data for the purpose of developing or co-developing appropriate curriculum and guiding instructional conversations.  
  • Supports the redesign of our daily schedule for student-centered learning.
  • Collaborates on the development of student-centered data systems that redefine how and what we measure and define as meaningful data.
  • Analyze and surface the personal, interpersonal, and instructional barriers that contribute to harmful outcomes for our students.   
  •  Understands and identifies barriers in classroom instructional practices that contribute to inequitable outcomes for historically underrepresented youth for the purpose of providing recommendations and supports. 
  • Facilitates professional learning, workshops, seminars, etc. (e.g. effective practices for emergent bilinguals, prominent literacy practices for non-standard English-speaking students, culturally responsive teaching modules) for the purpose of sharing best practices, identifying issues, developing recommendations, disseminating curriculum, and supporting staff.  

  • Be an active member of our Interdisciplinary Leadership Team.
  • Completes necessary documentation.
  • Complies with collaborative-wide policies and procedures.
  • Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:
Ideal candidates have:
  • Fluency in cultural proficiency, culturally responsive practices, and/or educational equity; a deep working knowledge of systemic inequity and social change practices.
  • Familiarity with trauma-informed care, restorative practices, and/or other human-centered design approaches. 
  • Demonstrated success leading educators, through coaching and partnership, by implementing culturally responsive curriculum, and understanding the complexities of educational equity. 
  • Demonstrated success in directly teaching marginalized and underrepresented students in a classroom setting. 
  • A minimum of 8+ years of relevant, professional experience.
  • Advanced scholarship/inquiry (formal or informal) in topics related to educational equity in learning theory (neuroscience, psychology, instructional design, etc.).
  • Massachusetts DESE License (or eligibility for) strongly desired.
  • Excellent written communication skills.
  • Extremely strong verbal communication skills, both with large groups and interpersonally.
  • A passion for interdisciplinary work and intercultural collaborations.
  • Ability to work through conflict honestly and openly and accept clear and direct feedback.
  • Bilingual or multilingual is a plus.

Competitive Benefits Include: 
  • Compensation competitive within the public school employee sector - $72K-$100K 
  • 3 personal days, 11 sick days 
  • 75% health insurance premiums covered by AVC
  • Participation in MA state pension systems (MTRS or MSERS)
  • Voluntary benefits: Flex Spending, Life, Short-term, Long-term Insurance; Dental

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