Director of K-12 Partnerships (Full-Time) 

Location: Remote (US)

Role Overview: 

Lead Closegap's expansion to reach every K-12 school in the United States, transforming how schools support student mental health. You'll drive our mission to make mental health support accessible to all students through strategic district partnerships and proven implementation success.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partnership Development

  • Build and execute district growth plan and strategy

  • Develop and maintain superintendent relationships

  • Create and implement a district sales playbook

  • Present at education conferences

  • Monitor state-level legislation on universal screening and other topics

Implementation & Success

  • Expand the Help Center and Resource Center

  • Develop professional development training programs for schools and districts

  • Coordinate LMS and SIS integrations

  • Lead client success initiatives

  • Create implementation playbook

Team Leadership

  • Establish performance metrics

  • Create a territory management plan and strategy for building the partnerships team

  • Develop sales enablement tools

  • Document success stories and create case studies

Requirements:

  • 5+ years in K-12 education partnerships

  • Experience scaling educational tools across states 

  • Strong understanding of district buying processes

  • Track record of building successful partnerships

  • Experience with education technology implementation

  • Knowledge of student data privacy requirements

  • Excellence in relationship-building and communication

The Right Fit: 

We're looking for a mission-driven growth leader who sees partnerships as a pathway to transforming student support nationwide. The ideal candidate is part strategist, part relationship builder - someone who naturally thinks in systems and sees how to scale impact through district partnerships. You have deep experience building district relationships and understand exactly what it takes to go from initial conversation to successful implementation. You should be:

  • A strategic builder who can see both the forest and the trees of nationwide expansion

  • Self-driven and confident in navigating complex district relationships

  • Skilled at understanding and addressing the unique needs of each district

  • Natural at building trust with superintendents and district leaders

  • Energized by the challenge of making mental health screening a standard practice in schools

This position is ideal for a partnerships leader who wants to move beyond traditional sales to create lasting educational change. You'll be building more than a partnership network - you'll be transforming how America's schools support student mental health.

Compensation & Benefits:

  • $130,000 - $160,000 annual salary

  • Performance-based bonuses tied to growth metrics

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% coverage for employees)

  • Unlimited PTO

  • 14 paid holidays + two paid breaks

  • Paid winter break (last two weeks of December)

  • Paid summer break (first week of July) 

  • Home office setup allowance ($500)

  • Co-working space stipend if desired

  • 401(k) (no company match yet)

  • Team retreat participation