Impact Director, Texas

The Renaissance Network, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational technology company is seeking an Impact Director in Texas to lead strategic partnerships with school districts. This role demands strong leadership, relationship management, and a deep understanding of K-12 systems. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in customer success and experience in managing high-value projects in a SaaS environment. Candidates should be prepared for 50% travel and possess excellent communication skills to engage with C-suite district leaders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in customer success, account management, or school district leadership.
• Proven track record of managing and growing a multi-million-dollar project in a SaaS environment.
• Deep understanding of K-12 education systems and their funding cycles.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills.
• Strong leadership experience in managing a team.
• Established network with educators, particularly at C-suite level.
• Willingness to travel around 50%.
• Live in the territory.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall health and success of districts within the regional Pod.
• Build trusted relationships with senior district leadership.
• Lead the Impact Pod with clear goals and efficient operations.
• Proactively mitigate customer concerns and enhance satisfaction.
• Demonstrate ROI of Amira to district stakeholders via reviews.
• Drive revenue retention and identify expansion opportunities.
• Advocate for districts within the organization using feedback.

Skills

Customer success

Account management

Leadership

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Job description

Are you interested in a senior director role that combines executive relationship management with regional strategy and pod leadership?

Amira Learning accelerates literacy outcomes by delivering the latest reading and neuroscience with AI. Trusted by more than 4,000 districts and numerous state education agencies, Amira is helping 4 million students worldwide become motivated and masterful readers.

They seek an Impact Director in Texas to serve as the strategic leader and GM of a dedicated portfolio of school districts. The Impact Director is accountable for driving measurable student and district outcomes, ensuring long-term partnership health and executive alignment, and securing sustainable revenue growth through world-class retention and expansion.

Major Responsibilities

• Strategic Account Leadership: Own the overall health, success, and commercial outcomes for all districts within the regional Pod. Develop and execute comprehensive, long-range strategic account plans for each district.
• Executive Partnership Management: Build and maintain trusted-advisor relationships with senior district leadership, including Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Chief Academic Officers, and School Board members.
• Pod Leadership & Management: Lead the Impact Pod as a unified team. Set clear goals, facilitate collaborative planning, remove obstacles, and ensure the pod is operating efficiently and effectively to serve its Districts.
• Risk Mitigation: Mine for high-level customer concerns and issues, getting ahead of problems by tracking early-warning signs throughout the customer lifecycle and mitigating them creatively and thoroughly.
• Value Realization & ROI: Proactively and consistently demonstrate the educational and financial return on investment (ROI) of Amira to district stakeholders through formal Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) and informal strategic check-ins.
• Commercial Ownership: Hold ultimate accountability for the pod's Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) and Net Revenue Retention (NRR) target (post 18 months). Drive the renewal strategy and identify and qualify expansion opportunities in partnership with the District Coordinator and Regional Manager (Account Executive).
• Voice of the Customer: Serve as the primary advocate for the districts within Amira, synthesizing feedback on product, services, and strategy to inform the broader organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in customer success, account management, or school district leadership (e.g., as a Principal, Superintendent, or District Administrator).
• Proven track record of managing and growing a multi-million-dollar project in a SaaS environment.
• Deep understanding of K-12 education systems, including funding cycles, decision-making processes, and key political dynamics.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills; comfortable presenting to C-level audiences.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing a team.
• Network of educators within the region, particularly at the C-suite level, who can speak to your excellent work.
• 50% travel
• Live in the territory

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