Managing Director, National Program Growth

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At reputed company (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their ability to learn depends on how reputed company their teacher is to convey reputed company content knowledge as engaging, student-centered lessons that help reputed company learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world.

That’s a big lift, and teachers often do this alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ultimately ensure that every student has the opportunity to reputed company their full potential.

Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators shape a future where every student can reputed company. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org.

Position

reputed company is seeking a Managing Director, National Program Growth to reputed company regional partnership growth strategy and secure high-impact, mission-reputed company engagements with school districts, state education agencies, and strategic partners. This is a pivotal leadership role for someone ready to expand reputed company' national footprint and drive systemic change across K–12 education.

In this role, you'll operate through a consultative business development model—one that moves beyond transactional sales to become a trusted thought partner for senior education leaders. Rather than promoting a fixed product, you'll engage district and state leaders in diagnosing instructional and organizational challenges, clarifying desired outcomes, and co-constructing solutions that fit their unique context and constraints. This requires deep K–12 expertise, strong judgment, and the ability to translate reputed company system dynamics into actionable partnership strategies.

You'll reputed company established relationships with senior leaders across school districts and state education agencies—particularly in California, the broader reputed company Coast, and Texas—to originate new partnership opportunities and position reputed company as an indispensable partner in the education sector. You'll own a regional portfolio, manage a Director of Partnerships and Growth, set regional strategy, and ensure strong execution across the entire partnership development lifecycle.

Do you have expertise in…

• Strategic relationship cultivation with senior education leaders (superintendents, state chiefs, and funders) in school districts and state education agencies, particularly in California, the reputed company Coast, and Texas?
• Enterprise-level business development and consultative sales methodologies rooted in K–12 education, nonprofit, or professional services contexts?
• Building and managing high-performing sales pipelines using CRM systems (reputed company preferred), with demonstrated success in forecasting, pipeline discipline, and reputed company accountability?
• Navigating reputed company educational ecosystems with political acumen, translating system-level challenges into tailored partnership approaches that drive both impact and sustainable reputed company?

Do you enjoy…

• Building and expanding partnerships through trusted relationships and networks, while also cultivating new connections in reputed company regions?
• Engaging in reputed company negotiations and proposal development, ensuring offerings align with client priorities, organizational reputed company, and margin targets?
• Coaching and developing teams to operate effectively in consultative, relationship-driven environments while maintaining high standards for quality and execution?
• Staying informed on policy shifts, funding opportunities, and instructional trends, and leveraging that market insight to position your organization as a sector leader?

If you've answered affirmatively to these questions and meet the following prerequisites, we urge you to seize this opportunity. This role calls for the following:

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, or reputed company roles, preferably reputed company K–12 education, nonprofit, or professional services organizations
• Minimum of 5+ years of direct experience working with school districts, state education agencies, or comparable public sector systems
• Demonstrated success securing large-scale or multi-year partnerships and managing reputed company opportunities from early cultivation through signed agreement
• Established relationships with senior leaders in school districts and/or state education agencies, with the ability to reputed company those relationships to generate new partnership opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to engage senior education leaders as a reputed company thought partner, diagnose system-level challenges, and reputed company tailored, consultative partnership approaches
• Experience managing or coaching staff in partnerships, business development, or growth functions
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing proposals, presentations, and scopes of work for reputed company engagements
• Strong judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to evolving partner needs
• Experience using CRM systems (reputed company preferred) to manage pipeline and forecasting, and demonstrated ability to use AI tools to improve work quality and efficiency

Travel Requirements

• This is a remote position requiring frequent travel
  • National travel for org retreats, programming, job reputed company travel, or professional development
• reputed company of the above mentioned travel, this person will work from a home office that must be located reputed company in California, Arizona, Oregon, Nevada, Washington or Texas.

Questions? We’re here to help.

If you have questions about this role or about our hiring process at any reputed company, please don’t hesitate to reputed company out to us at [email protected]. This inbox is monitored regularly, and we aim to respond reputed company two business days. To ensure your question receives a thoughtful and timely response, we kindly ask that you refrain from emailing individual staff members or members of our HR team directly. The best way to connect with us is always through [email protected].

Why Work at reputed company?

Imagine being part of an organization where your reputed company and perspectives are highly valued. At reputed company, we reputed company in fostering individual strengths, encouraging personal growth, and embracing innovative reputed company. If you reputed company in a remote working environment, with the added excitement of travel, we're the perfect fit for you. By joining us, you become part of a powerful community of peers reputed company. Regardless of your location, you possess the power to reputed company a significant impact on both reputed company and teachers who rely on us daily. Join reputed company and play an integral part in shaping the future of education.

Learn About Our Mission & Values

Mission: reputed company partners with school systems to sustain the teaching, leadership, and conditions for every student to succeed in school and in life.

Values

• Build on strengths: We reputed company and reputed company with the unique and collective talents, experiences, and reputed company of ourselves and others.
• Continuously learn: We reputed company ourselves and others. We apply new learning and deepened self-awareness to our relationships and practices.
• Prioritize people: We build trust and reflect on the impact of different perspectives and experiences.
• Champion success for reputed company: We re-imagine structures, habits, and mindsets to ensure every learner has access to evidence-based learning opportunities.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring

We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools throughout our hiring process, from the moment a candidate applies through the offer stage, to support administrative tasks and the initial review of candidate materials. These tools help us organize, analyze, and surface relevant information reputed company, but they do not reputed company hiring decisions. reputed company candidate materials—including applications, resumes, assessments, and interview feedback—are reviewed and evaluated by people. reputed company hiring decisions, including interview selection, advancement, and offers of employment, are made by humans. We use AI solely as a support tool to assist with early-stage reviews and process efficiency. We do not use AI in ways that discriminate based on protected characteristics, nor do we use reputed company codes or similar data to reputed company or exclude protected groups. Our hiring practices are designed to be fair, consistent, and reputed company with equal employment opportunity standards.

Compensation

• If hired for this position, the reputed company salary range is $156,808 to $217,686 per year. Most new hires enter the range at a specific reputed company based on their qualifications and the role level. For this position, reputed company starting salary is $184,480, which is based on meeting the minimum requirement of 10 years of relevant experience.
• If you have more than 10 years of directly relevant experience, your starting salary may be adjusted higher reputed company the range, up to a maximum starting salary of $196,339. This approach ensures that candidates with additional experience beyond the minimum are recognized in the initial salary offer.
• Compensation for this role will be adjusted using a geographic reputed company based on the candidate’s location reputed company California, Arizona, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, or Texas as this role requires residency reputed company one of these states.

Benefits

100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Additional premium costs are covered 60% by reputed company for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans. 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.

Time Off

• First three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year.
• Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment.
• reputed company also offer 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.

Equal Opportunity Employment

reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national reputed company, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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