Associate VP, IST Readiness

At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this job description, feel energized by what you see here, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! Above all, we are looking for the right person!

The Associate Vice President of IST Readiness is a strategic leader responsible for driving comprehensive readiness and alignment across our IST Readiness team. This role will oversee the readiness strategy that prepares our field team—including Sales, Service, and Professional Learning, along with other cross-functional teams —to successfully sell, implement, and support both existing and new product lines. The AVP of IST Readiness will ensure that all products, whether newly launched, updated, or enhanced, are equipped with clear and effective training, resources, and guidance so the field team can effectively meet customer needs. This leader will bring cross-functional groups together to develop and execute a robust readiness plan that reflects organizational goals, maximizes customer impact, and strengthens the company’s reputation for excellence in customer success. This role requires a visionary leader capable of driving transformative change, modernizing learning practices, and leveraging innovative strategies to align readiness efforts with broader organizational goals.

The Impact You'll Have:

• Create and lead a unified readiness strategy that aligns the combined IST Readiness team to ensure the field team (Sales, Service, and Professional Learning) is well-prepared for product launches, updates, and customer engagements.
• Oversee the creation of training plans, resources, and implementation guidelines that ensure the field team is fully equipped to sell, serve, and support new, updated, and existing products effectively.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing, Product, Customer Success, Sales, and other teams to ensure that readiness efforts are integrated into broader company goals, customer strategies, and product roadmaps.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for readiness efforts, measuring the effectiveness of training and program execution to ensure continuous improvement and customer success.
• Analyze feedback and performance data to refine readiness programs, making adjustments based on field team needs and evolving customer demands.
• Encourage collaboration across GTM and IST Readiness teams to share knowledge, resources, and best practices, ensuring a consistent and high-impact approach to readiness across all teams.
• Drive innovation in readiness strategies by incorporating insights and best practices from industries outside EdTech/K-12, challenging traditional approaches to learning and development.
• Establish mechanisms to gather feedback from Sales, Service, and Professional Learning teams, using insights to inform training content and program improvements.
• Lead transformational initiatives to modernize learning practices, focusing on scalable, technology-driven solutions that increase engagement and readiness across teams.
• Provide strategic leadership and mentorship to the IST Readiness leaders, fostering alignment with readiness strategy goals and cultivating a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Ensure all product lines (new, updated, or enhanced) are thoroughly prepared and communicated to the field team, addressing product-specific training needs and ensuring successful customer engagement.

What We're Looking For: 

• Strong people management and people development skills, including coaching and mentorship 
• Extraordinary organizational, verbal, and written communication, and presentation skills. 
• Demonstrated effectiveness working cross-functionally and collaborating with a broad spectrum of stakeholders. 
• Results-oriented – able to complete projects promptly to a high standard to drive outcomes  
• Strong analytical skills 
• Proven ability to lead and sustain large-scale change initiatives, including overcoming resistance and driving adoption.
• Experience designing and implementing innovative, scalable readiness programs that have demonstrated measurable impact.
• Creative thinking 
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and well organized 
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment  
• Excited by learning new things 

Required Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field
• 10+ years of professional experience in sales/service enablement, implementation, coaching, and/or L&D or a related field
• Experience in K8/K12 classroom or education environment 
• Proven success driving measurable outcomes in readiness, coaching, or learning and development, such as increased field team performance or customer satisfaction.
• Experience working with EdTech software, content, and services
• Experience managing complex projects or teams 
• Experience with implementing and building internal learning content in an LMS and/or digital learning platform.

Benefits and Pay Range:
Pay Range – This role’s range is $126,750-$233,750. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case. This role is also eligible to participate in the company bonus plan. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.

Benefits – Benefit eligible employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401k plan and receive an employer match. Employees have access to a flexible vacation and sick policy in addition to twelve paid holidays and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's, as well as a number of additional perks and benefits.

The application deadline is February 14th and is subject to change based on applicant volume.