Director, State Adoptions

About this role

WHO WE ARE

Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a Remote First organization with a strong commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

What You'll Do

If you know the K-12 adoption landscape better than most and you thrive at the intersection of policy, product, and execution, this role was made for you. As Director, State Adoptions, you will set the strategic direction for how Edmentum shows up and wins in state markets across the country. You will lead a team of dedicated specialists, partner with stakeholders across every function of the business, and serve as the go-to authority on state requirements that shape our product roadmap and market growth.

In this role you will:

• Own and drive Edmentum's full state adoption and approval strategy, managing multi-year adoption pipelines, curriculum and assessment submissions, and evidence packet development to deliver winning outcomes in competitive state markets.

• Serve as the enterprise's leading voice on state education adoption policy, providing strategic insights and guidance to executive leadership that shape product investment and market positioning.

• Build and sustain high-impact partnerships across Product, Sales, Legal, Marketing, and state and local departments of education to align programs strategy with product roadmap and revenue goals.

• Design and continuously improve the operational systems, workflows, and tracking tools that enable the state programs team to execute at scale with precision and speed.

• Lead, coach, and grow a talented team of state program specialists, building the organizational capability needed to keep Edmentum ahead in an ever-evolving regulatory and adoption landscape.

• Turn adoption outcomes and market data into actionable intelligence, delivering post-adoption debriefs and competitive insights that directly inform product enhancements and future participation decisions.

Who You Are

• You have a Bachelor's degree, with an advanced degree in Education, Public Policy, Business, or a related field strongly preferred.

• You have 10+ years of experience in K-12 education technology, curriculum publishing, or state policy, with at least 8 years of direct experience managing state adoptions, approvals, or government relations.

• You have a demonstrated track record of leading complex, multi-state adoption submissions and navigating curriculum and assessment review frameworks such as HQIM, Quality Matters and other national clearing houses and state-specific rubrics.

• You are deeply knowledgeable about K-12 academic standards, instructional design, and curriculum evaluation, and you know how to translate that knowledge into competitive submissions and product guidance.