Senior Director, State Partnerships
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Common AppHigher education
Candidates must live in the United States.Full-TimeDirector
Salary$174,480 - $196,290
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience leading complex programs in higher education; 8+ years of experience as a people manager.
- Required Skills
- SalesforceStakeholder management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Education, nonprofit management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
- 10+ years of experience leading complex programs in higher education.
- 8+ years of experience as a people manager.
- Experience with strategic partnerships, cross-sector collaboration, and systems-level impact.
- Ability to lead strategic evaluation and continuous improvement using data-driven methodologies.
- Skill in convening diverse stakeholders and translating feedback into actionable strategies.
- Experience engaging higher education executive leaders, including presidents, provosts, and system heads.
- Ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives through influence and collaboration.
- Knowledge of higher education, state and system-level policy, college access trends, and technology-driven enrollment solutions.
- Ability to interpret enrollment data and policy research for strategic decision-making.
- Experience developing business cases, strategic growth models, or policy alignment plans.
- Strong relationship-building, stakeholder engagement, communication, analytical, presentation, organizational, and execution skills.
- Willingness to travel approximately 40% for external meetings and conferences and attend the twice-annual Common App Retreat.
- Preferred: graduate degree in a relevant field, education technology and market or competitor analysis experience, organizational membership experience, and Salesforce proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead the organization’s strategy and execution for partnerships with state higher education systems, government agencies, and policy stakeholders.
- Cultivate and secure state-level agreements to implement Common App products and services.
- Position Common App as a trusted voice and preferred partner in state and national higher education access initiatives.
- Set state partnership goals and oversee government relations work.
- Ensure retention of current state partnerships.
- Align state partnership portfolio needs and opportunities with organizational strategy.
- Work cross-functionally to design and execute initiatives that advance Common App’s reach.
- Represent the organization in high-level engagements with state education leaders, elected officials, and nonprofit executives.
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