Director, Strategic Partnerships
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Director of Strategic Partnerships at UnboundEd focused on high-impact educational partnerships. Responsible for revenue growth through engagements with state agencies and education systems.
Responsibilities:
- Reporting to the Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
- Own UnboundEd’s state and Education Service Agency (ESA) go-to-market strategy across a portfolio of priority states
- Focus on long-cycle, high-impact partnerships that scale UnboundEd’s instructional work through state agencies, ESAs, and trusted intermediaries
- Accountable for generating significant annual bookings while shaping demand, influencing decision-makers, and aligning state priorities with UnboundEd’s services and perspective
- Shape scopes of work, pricing, and partnership structures
- Ensure smooth handoffs to delivery and client success teams post-close
- Partner closely with program, research, marketing, and partnerships teams to ensure consistency and credibility
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree is required (field open); an advanced degree is preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will also be considered.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or system-level education work
- Demonstrated experience working with state education agencies, ESAs, intermediaries, or large-scale education systems
- Proven ability to advance and close complex, multi-stakeholder, long-cycle partnerships
- Experience owning or influencing revenue growth or large-scale funding agreements (specific quota language not required)
- Commitment to UnboundEd’s organizational values
- Learning orientation and commitment toward diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Knowledge of urban school environments
- Ability to work independently and effectively in a virtual, remote environment and build strong relationships with colleagues and partners across geographies and time zones
- Willingness to work alongside a dynamic, highly collaborative, and vision-driven team
- Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office, Google-based applications, and online collaboration tools such as Slack
Benefits:
- take-as-you-need vacation time
- group medical, dental, and vision plans
- disability and life insurance plans
- employer-sponsored 401K retirement plan with a 5% employer contribution and no vesting period
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