Максим

MAKSYM KLIUCHTA
Education Operations & Learning and Development Specialist
Žilina, Slovakia (open to remote / EU-based roles) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | Telegram: @caysStz

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Education operations and L&D specialist with 3+ years inside a single online English school, where I moved from
teaching into building the systems behind the teaching: a teacher quality framework, an onboarding pipeline, and the
product-side metrics for a course used by 100+ students. I mentor and manage teaching teams, design curriculum
and training content (increasingly with AI tools), and use learner feedback and retention data to inform decisions.
Comfortable owning a process end-to-end — from hiring through to delivery — and looking to bring that mix into a
remote-first L&D, instructional design, or EdTech operations role.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Learning & Development / Instructional Design — curriculum and course design, teacher training programs,
onboarding systems, AI-assisted content creation (workbooks, tests, presentations).
• Quality Assurance & Process Design — lesson observation frameworks, structured feedback cycles,
performance rubrics, development planning.
• People Management & Talent — full-cycle hiring and interviewing, onboarding, team leadership, 1:1 coaching,
conflict resolution.
• Product & Learner Data — retention/churn tracking, learner feedback analysis, AI-powered assessment design.
• Tools — Google Workspace, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, Notion, Miro, Optimate LMS, ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
English Speaking Club — Online English School Rivne, Ukraine (Remote)
Feb 2023 – Present
Product Manager — General English Program June 2025 – Present
• Own monthly tracking of retention, churn, and satisfaction metrics for the school's General English course line,
feeding findings back into curriculum and process decisions.
• Collect and analyze learner feedback to identify drop-off patterns and shape retention initiatives.
• Independently plan and deliver online and offline webinars and live sessions for current and prospective
students.
Head Teacher — Teacher Training, Quality Assurance & Onboarding Nov 2023 – Present
• Lead and mentor a team of 10+ English teachers directly (20+ across total tenure), owning hiring through day-to-
day coaching.
• Built and run a teacher quality framework (the “Perfect Teacher” checklist) covering pre-lesson planning, in-class
delivery, and post-lesson follow-up.
• Review lesson recordings on a weekly/bi-weekly cycle and hold structured 1:1 feedback sessions with written
development plans.
• Designed the teacher onboarding pipeline end-to-end — from application to first lesson — including a self-
recorded video methodology course used for new-hire training.
• Run full-cycle hiring (sourcing, interviewing, decisions) and select/support team leads, tracking team
performance monthly.
• Resolve escalated student complaints and interpersonal conflicts; administer the Optimate LMS for scheduling,
attendance, and payroll.
English Teacher Feb 2023 – Present
• Teach English across levels A0–C1 to teens and adults (1:1, group, speaking club, and intensive formats), and
to children in offline summer camps as a counselor.
• Built lesson and course content from scratch — a full course, workbook, presentations, and assessments — and
co-developed an AI-powered placement test now used school-wide.
• Run trial lessons and level-placement audits for prospective students.
• Independently design and sell supplementary workbooks directly to private students, alongside 100+ students
taught overall.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
BA, Secondary Education (English & Ukrainian) — Incomplete Sep 2022 – Mar 2025
Kyiv National Linguistic University — Specialty 014, Secondary Education
• CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) — International Language Centre,
Pass (Nov–Dec 2023).
• EnglishScore by British Council — C1.
• Languages — Ukrainian (native), English (C1, CELTA-certified), Russian (fluent).