Managing Director of Early Childhood

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Evanston, IL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Operations

🗓️ November 24th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

DSG Global is hiring a Managing Director of Early Childhood to lead its growing practice focused on strategic advisory services for policy and systems change in early childhood education and care. The role involves setting vision and strategy for the team, managing client relationships, overseeing the P&L, and driving business development while cultivating senior talent within the team.

Highlights

Lead Afton's Early Childhood (EC) practice focused on policy and systems change initiatives.
Provide strategic advisory services to state/local governments, non-profits, and impact organizations.
Set vision and execute strategy for the EC team aligned with overall company goals.
Manage the EC sector’s Profit & Loss (P&L) responsibilities.
Build and maintain senior client relationships to extend contracts and enhance reputation.
Cultivate and lead senior talent within the EC team in accordance with company values and performance frameworks.
Act as a thought partner in business development and lead revenue-generating efforts with Partners.
Require extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local early childhood education policies, programs, and systems.
Strong expertise needed in governance, funding, and quality systems related to early childhood.
Leadership skills essential to ensure team success and growth within Afton Partners.

Managing Director of Early Childhood Full Description

Managing Director of Early Childhood

Company: Afton Partners
Location: Remote or Evanston, IL
Date Posted: November 13, 2025

Afton Partners seeks a Managing Director to lead Afton’s growing Early Childhood (EC) practice. The practice provides strategic advisory services for policy and systems change initiatives to state and local governments, non-profits, and other impact-focused organizations seeking to improve conditions for families with young children, with an emphasis on early childhood education and care.

Managing Director – Early Childhood

The Managing Director is our most senior client serving staff, responsible for excellence in client delivery, supporting Afton’s strategy and growth, and cultivation of our EC team’s senior talent in alignment with our core values. The Managing Director will earn trust of client partners in ways that extend our client contracts and solidify our industry reputation. They will set the vision and strategy for the EC team, connected to overall Afton vision and strategy. They will execute that strategy and manage the P&L for the EC sector. They will cultivate and lead Afton’s EC team in alignment with company values and performance frameworks. They will serve as a thought partner in business development and execute revenue generation leads with Partners.

To be successful in this role, the Managing Director will be a recognized leader with strong relationships, extensive knowledge of federal/state/local EC context (including policies, programs, and systems), specific expertise in governance, funding, and quality systems; and leadership skills that will enable Afton’s EC team to thrive.