Instructional Empowerment exists to end generational poverty and eliminate achievement gaps by transforming Tier 1 instruction so every student experiences deeper learning. As we enter our next phase of growth, we are seeking a builder to lead our successful business units in the development of commercial systems and greater operational discipline that will accelerate growth.
The Director of Commercial Growth position is for someone who preferably has experience in the K12 educational market. You will be hands on in the leadership role, not inheriting polished systems but building them; not reviewing performance dashboards but creating them; not just coaching managers but developing them. Ultimately, building the commercial engine that will drive IE's next stage of growth.
What You Will Do
- Build the commercial operating system
- Lead and Manage People
- Grow Revenue
- Elevate Marketing
- Improve Sales Effectiveness
- Build AI-Enabled Commercial Organization
- Build Future Business Units
- Increased qualified marketing inquires
- improved conversion rates throughout the sales funnel
- Increased customer retention
- Improved sales productivity and close rates
- Development of replicable commercial operating processes
- Establishment of meaningful dashboards and KPI's
- Integrated AI into commercials workflows
- Development of leaders across product management, product marketing, marketing and sales
Your experiences demonstrate
- Success in building revenue growth in the K12 education sector, B2B, professional services, SaaS, EdTech or consultative sales environments
- Expertise in leading multiple customer facing functions such as K12 education product marketing, marketing, sales, customer acquisition or revenue operations
- Proven ability to build processes, teams, dashboards and operational discipline in growing organizations
- strong understanding of CRM systems, marketing automation demand generation and sales enablement
- Expertise in using AI to improve commercial performance, productivity, customer engagement or operational effectivement
- Exceptional coaching, communication and leadership skills
- Expertise in developing leaders and building organizational capacity
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision making skills
- Experience serving K12 education or EdTech organization is preferred but not required
Location: Hybrid position with some requirement to travel to corporate offices / client locations.
A Benefits Package Designed Around Your Well-Being
- Multiple medical plan options, including a 100% employer-paid health plan
- HSA and FSA options available to save for medical expenses, with employer-funded HSA contributions for those participating in eligible healthcare plans
- Company-paid dental, vision, life, STD, and LTD coverage
- 15 days of PTO available in your first year of employment
- 8 paid holidays, plus 2 floating holidays
- 401(k) with a 4% company match
- Salary range $140,000
- Remote position with up to 25% travel.
Skills Required
- Success in building revenue growth in K12, B2B, professional services, SaaS, EdTech or consultative sales environments
- Expertise in leading multiple customer-facing functions (product marketing, marketing, sales, customer acquisition, revenue operations)
- Proven ability to build processes, teams, dashboards and operational discipline in growing organizations
- Strong understanding of CRM systems, marketing automation, demand generation and sales enablement
- Expertise in using AI to improve commercial performance, productivity, customer engagement or operational effectiveness
- Exceptional coaching, communication and leadership skills
- Expertise in developing leaders and building organizational capacity
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision making skills
- Experience serving K12 education or EdTech organizations
What We Do
At Instructional Empowerment, our mission is to end generational poverty and eliminate achievement gaps through redesigned rigorous Tier 1 instruction that ensures deeper learning for ALL students. We believe true empowerment is achieved when systems and structures align to ensure students engage in rigorous, standards-based tasks that build knowledge with peers in collaborative, interdependent teams. We partner with school and district leaders to build schools’ capacity and instructional systems, driving rapid, measurable, and long-term student outcomes. By shifting from teacher-directed instruction to student-led team learning, we empower every student to become an independent, critical thinker who takes ownership of their learning. We are so serious about our mission that we founded our own independent Applied Research Center. Our research center verifies every project using the most exacting federal research standards. We ensure our methods work in every school and every classroom in all the different communities that our partner schools serve. When implemented effectively, student-led team learning has been proven to close or narrow opportunity and achievement gaps. We see this impact across our partner schools, where students develop the high-agency skills essential for success in a rapidly evolving world. If you believe what we believe, we hope you’ll join us to make the teaching and learning process more empowering for every child and educator.
