Position Details

Salary $119K – $150K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience executive

Exp. Years 10+ years

Education Master’s degree in Education, Public Policy, Business, or related field

Category Project & Program Management

About this role

Director of Adoptions leads strategy, planning, and execution of state instructional materials adoption processes for Imagine Learning's portfolio. The role manages end-to-end state submissions to ensure compliance and successful product approval, working cross-functionally to align product, legal, marketing, sales, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

Develops and oversees multi-year state adoption strategy
Forecasts upcoming state cycles and recommends product participation
Leads cross-functional planning meetings
Owns end-to-end management of state adoption and HQIM submissions
Maintains internal systems, templates, trackers, and workflows to scale adoption operations

Technical Overview

Oversees HQIM rubrics and adoption cycles, ensures compliance with EdReports and state frameworks, and coordinates cross-functional teams to produce compliant evidence packets and timely submissions for multiple states.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior program leader with 10+ years in K-12 instructional materials adoptions, who can architect multi-year adoption strategies, navigate HQIM reviews, and drive compliant submissions across states. They excel at cross-functional collaboration with product, legal, marketing, and sales, and thrive in a remote, travel-friendly environment.

Must-Have Skills

Masters’s degree in EducationPublic PolicyBusinessor related fieldAt least 10 years of experience in instructional materials adoptionscurriculum publishingstate policyor related K–12 educational rolesDemonstrated success managing complex state adoption submissions or HQIM reviewsDeep knowledge of K–12 academic standardsinstructional designand curriculum evaluation frameworksStrong project management skillsExcellent writingeditingand documentation skillsAbility to build strong relationships with state agencies and internal teams

Required Skills

state adoption strategyHQIM submissionsEdReports rubricsstate-specific frameworksuniversal screener criteriastate adoption lawsaccessibility requirementsdocumentationevidence packetscross-functional collaborationproject managementcurriculum publishingpolicy expertise

Hard Skills

HQIM submissionsstate adoptionEdReportsstate review processesdocumentationcross-functional leadershipproject managementevidence packetssubmission templatesstate accessibility requirements

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingtime management

Industry & Role

Industry Education & Training

Job Function Lead state adoption strategy and submission lifecycle for core, supplemental, and assessment solutions

Role Subtype Project Manager

Keywords for Your Resume

Director of AdoptionsHQIMEdReportsstate submissionsstate adoptionstate adoption lawsaccessibility requirementsstate-specific frameworksuniversal screener criteriamulti-year adoption strategyeducation technologyK-12curriculumcross-functionalproject managementcomplianceevidence packetssubmission timelinesadoption strategycross-functional leadership

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years of experience in instructional materials adoptions, No master’s degree in a related field, Unable to travel up to 30% as required

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