Strategic Literacy Solutions Engineer

The role

The Strategic Literacy Solutions Engineer serves as an instructional expert and strategic advisor for high-value opportunities. This person will partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to connect literacy research and instructional needs to RGR solutions for district and state leaders.

What you will do

• Serve as the instructional and solution expert for high-value and complex opportunities
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success to advance opportunities and support successful deal outcomes
• Translate district needs, instructional priorities, and literacy research into practical, outcome-driven solutions
• Deliver tailored presentations and demonstrations for district, state, and executive-level stakeholders
• Support stakeholder alignment, objection handling, solution validation, competitive positioning, and late-stage deal strategy
• Build trusted relationships with district and state education leaders
• Support account planning, stakeholder mapping, and expansion strategy
• Identify opportunities to expand partnerships across schools, districts, and systems
• Contribute to qualified pipeline through conferences, events, executive engagements, and targeted outreach
• Represent RGR at conferences, roundtables, leadership convenings, and other external engagements

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of K–12 education experience
• Deep expertise in the Science of Reading and foundational literacy instruction
• Experience engaging district-level leaders and/or supporting district-level initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and navigate complex, multi-stakeholder decisions
• Experience supporting complex sales, solution consulting, partnership, or adoption cycles
• Strong presentation, facilitation, consulting, and communication skills
• Ability to translate literacy research and instructional needs into practical solutions
• Ability to balance instructional credibility with business and revenue objectives
• Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% to support in-person training and district partnerships
• Ability to work at a screen for extended periods, use standard input devices, and participate in virtual meetings

Nice to have

• Classroom teaching experience
• District-level literacy leadership experience
• Experience engaging state-level education agencies or leaders
• Experience in EdTech, curriculum, or educational publishing
• Experience supporting large district or state-level opportunities
• Experience presenting at conferences, leadership events, or other large-scale professional settings

About the company

Really Great Reading designs innovative products, training, and materials to improve literacy scores nationwide. They bring the Science of Reading to thousands of schools.