[Hiring] Senior Manager, Literacy Advisor @Cambium Learning Group

Role Description

The National Senior Literacy Advisor will lead and develop a high performing team of Literacy Consultants, within the Education Partnerships department, to support the sales team as an expert in Lexia’s professional learning and curriculum solutions. This person serves as the primary bridge between Science of Reading and instructional expertise and sales strategy, ensuring Lexia’s literacy solutions are presented with clarity, depth, and strategic alignment across all regions. In addition to guiding field execution, this role plays an essential part in shaping and implementing Go-to-Market (GTM) tactics and company-wide strategic initiatives. Working closely with Sales leadership and cross-functional partners, the Manager ensures the consultant team is aligned with organizational priorities, product positioning, and evolving market needs. This person develops deep knowledge of Lexia’s full portfolio—including design principles, blended learning models, professional learning solutions, and proven efficacy—while crafting a scalable, consistent approach to how field teams communicate Lexia’s instructional impact. This is a remote, home office role based anywhere in the U.S. and requires domestic travel.

Job Responsibilities

• Leadership, Strategy & Go-to-Market Execution
  • Partner with Sales leadership and cross-functional teams (Marketing, Customer Success, Curriculum, Internal Learning) to execute GTM strategies.
  • Translate company initiatives into clear field level tactics, ensuring the consultant team supports and accelerates organizational priorities.
  • Collaborate in the creation and rollout of messaging frameworks, demo strategy, solution narratives, and competitive positioning for literacy.
  • Participate in strategic planning meetings to align consultant support with sales goals and marketing campaigns.
  • Drive consistent execution of GTM tactics across regions, ensuring the consultant team reinforces messaging that differentiates Lexia in the market.
• Team Leadership & Development
  • Lead, coach, and mentor a national team of Literacy Consultants to deliver high quality, research-aligned customer engagements.
  • Establish performance expectations, set goals, evaluate team effectiveness, and provide ongoing professional development.
  • Build playbooks, demo protocols, templates, and best practices to ensure consistency and solve for team needs.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and deep literacy expertise.
• Strategic Partnership with Sales
  • Collaborate with Sales Directors and account owners to prioritize consultant deployment across key accounts.
  • Guide consultant strategy for complex opportunities, ensuring literacy, instructional, and district expertise advances deals.
  • Serve as a senior partner in high impact presentations, demos, and district engagements.
• Science of Reading Expertise & Customer Engagement
  • Maintain exceptional expertise in the Science of Reading, state standards, and PK–12 literacy priorities.
  • Oversee the creation and delivery of customized, high impact presentations tailored to district needs.
  • Ensure the team consistently ties product functionality to instructional challenges and district goals.
• Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Work across departments to refine messaging and market-leading positioning.
  • Share synthesized field insights to inform product enhancements, roadmap decisions, and GTM adjustments.
  • Support RFP responses and proposals.
  • Represent Lexia at national events, conferences, and webinars as a literacy thought leader.
• Operational & Resource Management
  • Allocate consultant support strategically to maximize impact and align with business priorities.
  • Monitor team activity, capacity, and field engagement trends; report findings to leadership.
  • Develop structures for knowledge sharing and ensure alignment across regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Education, Literacy, Curriculum & Instruction, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of PK–12 experience, including 3+ years in large district-level or state/agency leadership.
• Experience in managing instructional leaders and teams.
• A proven grasp of the principles of Science of Reading in education and conversant in all areas of literacy.
• Excellent background in translating instructional research into strategic product positioning.
• Lexia portfolio knowledge is highly preferred and versatile enough to demo all products.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; able to model best in class field engagements.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally.
• Ability to travel 50%+.

Success Profile

• Instructional credibility: Can “speak the language” of curriculum directors, literacy leaders, and superintendents.
• Sales partnership: Viewed as an extension of the sales team; helps move deals forward by removing instructional credibility barriers.
• Clear communicator: Skilled at tailoring complex information to diverse audiences.
• Mission-driven: Passionate about creating opportunity for every student through the power of literacy education.

Remote First Work Environment

Our Remote First approach gives employees the flexibility and trust they need to effectively balance work with life. It creates a culture in which all employees are valued and where success is measured in results. It allows us to work collaboratively, inclusively and for greater positive impact, regardless of our individual locations.

If you will be working remotely, either occasionally or on a permanent basis, you must have a reliable internet connection through a cable or fiber-optic broadband service with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.

The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in video-based interviews during the recruiting process and ongoing virtual meetings with their camera on, as part of their role. To maintain confidentiality and ensure a fair evaluation process, the use of note-taking tools, reference materials, or AI-powered tools (including generative AI, language models, or similar technologies) during interviews or other selection activities is prohibited unless prior written approval has been obtained from the People Experience team. If you require an exception for medical, accessibility, or other reasons, please contact your Talent Acquisition team member to discuss accommodations in advance.

As part of our Remote-First benefits, Cambium offers reimbursement to help cover the cost of setting up your home or remote office.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation), national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information (including family medical history).

We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. You may request an accommodation during the recruiting process with your Talent Acquisition team member.