Associate Director, Corwin Education Solutions

Sage; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sage Publishing is seeking an Associate Director for Corwin Education Solutions to lead a consultative K-12 sales team. You will drive strategy, mentor Account Executives, and shape growth for Corwin’s portfolio, including new offerings and digital formats.

If you enjoy developing people and creating impact in classrooms, this role fits your leadership style. You will guide regional plans, build an inclusive culture, and anticipate K-12 trends to diversify revenue while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of K-12 sales management or closely related leadership experience with revenue targets.
• Experience mentoring sales professionals and building accountability through data and feedback.
• Strong understanding of K-12 district decision making, procurement, funding, and complex solution sales.
• Ability to build senior customer relationships, negotiate agreements, and influence across functions.
• Strong communication, presentation, commercial judgment, and data literacy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to protect existing revenue and win new business.
• Hire, mentor, and lead Account Executives across the full sales cycle; monitor pipeline quality and performance.
• Model consultative selling and navigate district priorities, procurement, and funding.
• Lead introduction of new products and service models with cross-functional teams.
• Manage team costs, travel, and events with ROI focus.
• Represent Corwin in the K-12 community and report market risks and opportunities.

Skills

K-12 sales management

team leadership

mentoring

data-driven

stakeholder management

Tools

CRM software

Job description

The opportunity:

Imagine leading a team whose work helps educators grow and students thrive. As the Associate Director, Corwin Education Solutions, you'll guide a consultative K-12 sales team at Corwin, a leader in professional learning content, research, and services, as they help schools and districts connect professional learning, trusted content, and practical services with what their educators and students need most. You'll set the sales strategy, mentor and champion experienced Account Executives, and create the conditions for balanced growth across Corwin's portfolio, including as new offerings and digital formats come to market. If you love developing people, building a team where everyone can do their best work, and seeing that work make a difference in classrooms.

What you will help achieve:

• Translate business priorities into clear regional or national sales plans, pipeline expectations, and measurable revenue outcomes.
• Develop a high-performing, inclusive sales culture grounded in mentoring, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen Corwin's market position by anticipating K-12 trends, diversifying revenue, and bringing forward fresh product lines and service frameworks optimally.

What you will do:

• Develop and complete sales strategies that protect existing revenue, win new business, expand district partnerships, and improve forecasting.
• Hire, mentor, and lead Account Executives across the full sales cycle, using CRM activity, pipeline quality, customer engagement, and goal attainment to guide encouraging performance conversations.
• Model consultative selling and help the team navigate district priorities, procurement, funding, complex contracts, and changing market conditions.
• Lead the introduction of new products and service models, collaborating with Marketing, Editorial, Professional Learning, Operations, Finance, and Accounts Receivable.
• Manage the team cost base and travel and event spending with disciplined attention to return on investment.
• Represent Corwin in the K-12 community and keep senior leaders informed of market developments, risks, and opportunities.

What you will bring:

• 5-7 years of K-12 sales management or closely related leadership experience, with evidence of delivering revenue targets.
• Experience mentoring sales professionals and building accountability through clear expectations, data, feedback, and development.
• Strong understanding of K-12 district decision making, procurement, funding, and complex solution sales.
• Ability to build senior customer relationships, negotiate agreements, and influence across functions.
• Strong communication, presentation, commercial judgment, and data literacy.

Helpful, but not essential:

• Experience selling professional learning, education publishing, educational technology, or consulting services.
• Experience leading through business-model or digital transformation.

Work and travel:

Regular travel for customer meetings, conferences, presentations, and team leadership is encouraged.

Why join Sage?

• Work with colleagues who care about education, evidence, and helping ideas reach the people who need them.
• Contribute in a collaborative, international organization with room to learn, grow, and build how we work.
• Access a comprehensive benefits package.

An inclusive opportunity

We know that strong candidates do not always meet every preferred qualification. We value transferable experience, different career paths, and the perspectives people bring from varied backgrounds and communities.

Sage is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the process, please let the Talent Acquisition team know.

Sage is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on role-related qualifications, skills, experience, and business needs.

Sage offers freedom and autonomy in your day-to-day with hybrid or remote work, depending on the role. Join the nearly 2,000 Sage employees worldwide who deliver products and services that serve to fulfill our noble goal of education and dissemination of knowledge globally.

Pay Transparency & Benefits Package:

Sage Publishing is committed to being an inclusive employer where all individuals are treated with fairness and respect. Sage is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Compensation at Sage is influenced by several factors, including but not limited to skill set, nature and level of experience, qualifications, and other relevant considerations. Please note that the compensation details listed in U.S. role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include bonuses or benefits.

In addition to compensation, Sage offers a highly competitive and comprehensive PPO medical, dental, and vision care benefits package with SAGE covering most of the premium costs. Unique program benefits that support a healthy life, a company-sponsored anniversary trip every 5 years, a 401(k)-matching program of 100% up to 5% of pay, and other significant meaningful benefits. In alignment with our value for education, Sage offers financial support for bachelor's and graduate-level degree programs as well as learning for personal interest.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Sage Publishing is committed to being an inclusive employer where all individuals are treated with fairness and respect, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and partnership status, pregnancy and parental responsibilities, race, religion and belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We believe that diversity is a cornerstone of a vibrant culture. We want Sage to be an organization where the most talented staff and high-potential staff are recruited, have the opportunity to grow, and want to work. We strive to achieve a better representation of diverse talent at all levels, including leadership, across our workforce.