Educational Partnership Development Manager - SOA Role

About Amira Learning:

At Amira, we believe every child deserves the chance to become a reader. We seek to help more students learn how to read than any other company in the world. Amira is a rapidly growing and renowned AI startup that was recently named by Business Insider as one of 30 startups to bet your career on. The company is the only education company in the Forbes Top 50 AI Companies, was a Time Magazine Best Invention of 2021, has been featured in the NY Times, selected as the “Future of Education” by the Wall Street Journal, won dozens of awards for software excellence, and exploded into schools across the country.

Amira is the first, most widely used, and more effective AI-powered reading tutor. Amira is able to listen to young children read out loud, assess their mastery and deliver 1:1 personalized tutoring. Amira is a breakthrough innovation having a real impact on kid’s lives and societal equity. In independent testing done by State Education Agencies, Amira is the only edtech for reading that has proven effective. It is in use in schools in all 50 states and across 16 countries.

About this role:

The Educational Partnership Development Manager - SOA (Story of America Program) - U.S. History will play a pivotal role in expanding the reach of our U.S. History program by recruiting school districts and individual schools.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about education, with a knack for building relationships and a deep understanding of the secondary educational market. The successful candidate’s efforts will directly influence the adoption of the program and positively impact student outcomes.

They will work closely with our marketing, customer success, and business development teams to drive program adoption and support the long-term success of our partners.

This is a REMOTE/FULL-TIME role.

Who You Are:

• A passion for education and history, with a commitment to making a positive impact on students' learning experiences.
• A self-starter with a proactive approach to identifying and capitalizing on recruitment opportunities.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel as needed to fulfill the role's objectives.
• Project Management: Experience managing recruitment pipelines and campaigns, ensuring timelines and objectives are met.
• Analytical Skills: Capable of analyzing data and trends in education to identify new recruitment opportunities and optimize strategies.
• Presentation Skills: Expertise in delivering compelling presentations to school boards, administrators, and educators to effectively communicate the value of the program.
• Negotiation Skills: Proficiency in negotiating contracts and agreements with school districts, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Technology Proficiency: Familiarity with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot), marketing platforms, and other software that aids in tracking recruitment efforts and managing relationships.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to quickly address challenges that arise during the recruitment process and develop creative solutions.
• Great interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to increase program adoption within school districts and individual schools.
• Identify and engage with key decision-makers to introduce and advocate for the Story of America U.S. History program.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective districts and schools.
• Follow up on leads and nurture relationships with decision-makers to secure commitments.
• Work alongside the Customer Success Manager and other internal teams, including marketing and business development, to ensure a unified approach in messaging, materials, and customer engagement.
• Collaborate with the Marketing Team to develop and refine materials and messaging tailored to the needs and interests of school districts and secondary education leaders.
• Utilize CRM tools to track recruitment activities and provide regular updates to the State Team on recruitment progress, market trends, and potential opportunities or challenges.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a four-year college degree is required.
• Previous experience in statewide education initiatives is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in the secondary educational market, particularly in program recruitment, sales, outreach, or similar roles.

Travel Required:

• There will be 25-35% travel (flexibility for additional travel based on project needs) associated with this role.

Amira’s Culture:

• Flexibility – We encourage and support you to live and work where you desire. Amira works as a truly distributed team. We worked remotely before COVID and we’ll be working remotely after the pandemic is long gone. Our office is Slack. Our coffee room is Zoom. Our team works hard but we work when we want, where we want.
• Collaboration – We work together closely, using collaborative tools and periodic face to face get togethers. We believe great software is like movie-making. Lots of talented people with very different skills have to band together to build a great experience.
• Lean & Agile -- We believe in ownership and continuous feedback. Yes, we employ Scrum ceremonies. But, what we’re really after is using data and learning to be better and to do better for our teachers, students, and players.
• Mission-Driven – What’s important to us is helping kids. We’re about tangible, measured impact.

What Amira offers:

• Competitive base salary
• Large company-level benefits
• Performance-based bonus
• Meaningful stock option ownership
• Cutting-edge work
• The opportunity to help children around the world reach their full potential

Amira Learning is proud to celebrate diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

Istation serves a diverse group of students and educators across the United States. We believe every student should have access to a high-quality education and that it takes a diverse group of people with a wide range of experiences to develop and deliver a product to meet that goal. Istation is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

Note: 

For those interested in applying for the Customer Success Manager, Mississippi position, please use the following URL to submit your application directly through our ATS: Educational Partnership Development Manager

Additionally, you can find all available positions and their respective application links on our website.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!