inquirED

Director, State Adoption Strategy – ELA

inquirED

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $136,950 - $195,050 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own and maintain a 50-state ELA adoption roadmap
  • Serve as the ELA content and compliance owner for all major state and district RFPs
  • Build and maintain relationships with State Departments of Education and influential literacy organizations
  • Partner closely with Product and Academic teams for adoption readiness
  • Act as the single source of truth for ELA state adoption strategy

Requirements

  • Deep experience with ELA state adoptions (publisher, edtech, or state-facing role)
  • Proven expertise in: ELA standards and alignment
  • Adoption rubrics and review processes
  • Research-based instructional criteria (e.g., Science of Reading)
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills
  • Ability to influence without authority and operate at executive level
  • Comfort navigating long sales cycles and political complexity
Benefits
  • Employee-covered health care and retirement match
  • Flexible PTO and 12+ observed days off.
  • Biannual company retreats and optional local meetups
  • Technology package provided, plus a home office stipend
  • Educational and development opportunities, monthly Brunch and Learns, and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
ELA standardsadoption rubricsreview processesresearch-based instructional criteriaScience of Reading
Soft Skills
cross-functional leadershipinfluence without authorityoperating at executive level