Great Minds
Manager, Pre-Sales Product Specialist
🇺🇸 Remote - CA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $94K - $110K
💻 Sales
🗓️ June 9th, 2025
K-5
Edtech.com's Summary
Great Minds is hiring a Manager, Pre-Sales Product Specialist. This role involves leading a team of Pre-Sales Product Specialists to deliver impactful sales presentations and training, aligning content strategies with market trends, and developing customized strategies to ensure the effective adoption of Great Minds' curricula. The manager will collaborate with sales teams, design effective account strategies, and monitor educational trends for continuous improvement.
Highlights
- Lead and mentor a team of Pre-Sales Product Specialists.
- Collaborate with sales teams to align strategies with market needs.
- Develop customized sales presentations aligned with regional priorities.
- Requires proficiency in educational curricula and pedagogy.
- Base salary ranges from $94,000 to $110,000.
- Minimum 5 years of related experience with leadership skills.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Position may involve up to 50% on-site work during peak times.
Manager, Pre-Sales Product Specialist Full Description
Manager, Pre-Sales Product Specialist-California
Remote
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Sales
Job description
Who We Are
Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.
We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.
We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.
What We Build
Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.
Who We Are
Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.
We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.
We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.
What We Build
Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.
- Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application.
- Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.
- PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.
These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students.
Where We’re Headed
Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.
Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.
Job Purpose
As the Manager, Pre-Sales Product Specialist, you will lead a team of Pre-Sales Product Specialists responsible for delivering impactful sales presentations, training educators, and providing strategic sales support. You will guide your team to develop customized content and strategies that align with market trends and district needs, ensuring Great Minds' curricula are effectively represented and adopted.
This role is an exceptional opportunity for skilled leaders who are experienced in implementing or selling a high-quality curriculum, to contribute to Great Minds’ organizational mission to ensure all students have access to a high-quality, knowledge-based education.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Pre-Sales Product Specialists, providing guidance, professional development, and ongoing support.
- Collaborate with the Sales and Success Go-to-Market teams to align content strategies with market priorities and organizational goals.
- Customize sales presentations and pilot implementations to align with state adoption cycles, regional priorities, and market-specific needs.
- Support the team in delivering winning sales presentations and presales activities, including pilot implementations, pilot support, strategy development, training, and preparation.
- Partner with Sales leadership to design and implement effective account strategies that align with customer needs and drive revenue growth.
- Monitor educational trends, priorities, and initiatives to ensure the team remains informed and prepared to adapt strategies as needed.
- Develop and track key performance metrics to assess team success and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where team members are motivated to achieve individual and collective goals.
Job requirements
Requirements
- At least 5 years of teaching, coaching, or pre-sales experience with at least 1 year managing and coaching a team in educational sales, curriculum development, or related fields.
- Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Deep understanding of educational curricula, pedagogy, and district-level priorities.
- Proficiency with or alignment to Great Minds instructional design and pedagogy
- Demonstrated success in developing and delivering impactful sales presentations.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while balancing multiple priorities.
Attributes
- Passion for and commitment to the importance of high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum
- Commitment to high standards, instructional quality, and continuous improvement for oneself and others
- Receptivity to feedback with a focus on reflective practice
- Highly collaborative with the ability to consistently exhibit diplomacy, tact, and integrity
- Appreciation for the challenges and victories faced everyday by educators and their leaders working toward improving student learning outcomes
- Empathy, curiosity, and the desire to continually grow as a learner
- Deep belief that every child is capable of greatness
Required Education
Bachelor's degree
Travel
The Manager, Pre-Sales Product Specialist may work on-site up to 50% of the time during peak sales times.
A valid driver’s license and willingness to fly and drive are required for this position. Must reside near a major airport.
Status
Full-time
Location
Remote
Must live in California
Must live in California
The base salary range for this position is $94,000-$110,000, however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations.. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.
New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check and provide declaration of COVID-19 vaccination status. We do not require COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment; however, your vaccination status could impact your ability to perform this role at certain client sites.
Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact security@greatminds.org
Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
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