About the Job
Are you ready to make a lasting impact on literacy?
At Really Great Reading, we are building a bright, diverse, and passionate team dedicated to leading the industry in improving literacy scores nationwide. With nearly two decades of leadership bringing the Science of Reading to thousands of schools, we design innovative products, training, and materials that transfo...
Behind every successful literacy partnership is a district or state leader trying to answer a critical question: What will actually work for our students? Answering that question requires more than a strong product. It requires trusted expertise that connects literacy research, instructional needs, and practical imp...
Key Responsibilities
The Strategic Literacy Solutions Engineer is an instructional expert, strategic advisor, and go-to-market partner supporting RGR’s largest and most complex opportunities.
You’ll bring deep literacy expertise into conversations with district and state leaders, uncover instructional needs, connect those needs to RGR solutions, and help shape approaches that are instructionally sound and practical to implement. You’ll also partner with Sales and Customer Success on deal strategy, presentations, stakeholder engagement, and expansion opportunities.
The ideal candidate can move comfortably between instruction and business, equally credible discussing the Science of Reading with education leaders and collaborating internally on the strategy needed to advance a complex opportunity.
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 for priority districts, multi-district networks, and state opportunities
Identify opportunities to expand partnerships across schools, districts, and systems
Help maintain continuity from the sales process through implementation and Customer Success
Contribute to qualified pipeline through conferences, events, executive engagements, targeted outreach, and partnership activities
Partner with Sales and Marketing on campaigns and initiatives tied to strategic growth
Represent RGR at conferences, roundtables, leadership convenings, and other external engagements
Contribute to pipeline, deal progression, win rates, and revenue outcomes
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Product to strengthen messaging, demonstrations, and go-to-market execution
Share customer needs, field insights, and market feedback with internal teams
Support sales enablement and onboarding
Help continuously improve sales materials, solution positioning, and strategy
Required Skills & Abilities
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
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
This is a fully remote role. Team members work primarily at a computer and regularly engage in video conferencing, document review, and digital collaboration. You must be able to work at a screen for extended periods, use standard input devices, and participate in virtual meetings.
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