Associate Director, Territory Implementation Services-NYC

COMPANY PROFILE

Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom®, Eureka Math™ and PhD Science™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,000 people.

For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org

OUR MARKET POSITION

Great Minds’ Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Director, Regional Implementation Services, the Associate Director, Territory Implementation Services will support Great Minds in its mission to promote adoption and effective implementation of all curriculum products. Maintaining intimate knowledge of the features of Great Minds products and services, the Associate Director, Territory Implementation Services will empower a large and complex team with diverse roles to support districts and schools to successfully implement Great Minds curriculum with efficacy and impact. This role will ensure that all team members:

• foster long-term relationships with district leaders, school leaders and teachers;
• develop effective implementation plans with partners and evaluate progress; and
• provide high-quality onsite, job embedded strategic consulting and coaching that result in student growth.

Responsibilities

● Establish territory support strategy that meets regional expectations and priorities.

● Manage a team of Success Leads and Success Coaches who are responsible for the success of accounts in a territory.

● Own responsibility for success of all accounts and team members, including meeting ambitious KPIs to achieve scale, sustainability, and impact in territory.

● Stay abreast of evolving state priorities, legislation, funding, and initiatives to inform expansion and support strategies. 

● Support the professional growth and development of Success Leads and Success Coaches as direct reports as they, in turn, support accounts in a territory.

● Systematize district level strategy for all Great Minds curriculum implementations in a territory.

● Enact processes to identify partners’ unique needs and support a team of Success Leads and Success Coaches to address those prioritized needs.

● Support Success Leads in securing services for accounts and ensuring that quality services are delivered as requested.

● Ensure consistent use of systems to manage information flow about implementations for both internal and external purposes.

● Support Sales Territory Managers and Account Solutions Managers (ASMs) to expand adoptions and support pilots.

● Deliver professional learning network services and lead other activities to build community among district and school leaders within a territory.

● Provide timely communication with the Director, Regional Implementation Services and Success leadership related to risks, feedback, and other matters relevant to Great Minds and its mission.

● Cultivate and maintain a strong and supportive Great Minds culture in all work environments, with an emphasis on trust, collegiality, curiosity, and quality.

● Perform other duties as assigned.