District Consultant (Chicago)

at  Renaissance

Company Description
When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology.
Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.
Job Description
Renaissance®, a leading provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K-12 schools, is seeking an education consultant to lead the strategic implementation of Renaissance® products purchased by the local public schools! We will need someone who can work effectively onsite with key personnel in the district and cross functionally with departments at Renaissance. This is a full-time opportunity.

Responsibilities include:

• Deliver professional development training on best practices for product usage.
• Build and maintain a detailed project schedule in collaboration with the Renaissance Customer Success team, hold weekly status meetings, and coordinate professional development and technical services.
• Work closely with key Renaissance® leaders to resolve customer issues in a timely and professional manner by establishing and maintaining clear lines of communication with internal teams, schools and district leaders.
• Identify and act on opportunities that improve or expand the districts’ implementation and build awareness.
• Work with campuses remotely and onsite (when applicable) to supervise the implementation and form recommendations for next steps.

Qualifications
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Must be within commuting distance of Chicago metropolitan area

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Knowledge of Renaissance® Products preferred
• Solid understanding of challenges faced by Chicago’s public schools
• Understanding of how large school districts operate
• Experience with data-informed decision making
• Ability to connect with key district leaders
• Ability to manage large, complex projects
• Ability to problem solve both independently and as a team member
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Positive, proactive, and professional demeanor
• Flexible travel schedule
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential.

• Deliver professional development training on best practices for product usage.
• Build and maintain a detailed project schedule in collaboration with the Renaissance Customer Success team, hold weekly status meetings, and coordinate professional development and technical services.
• Work closely with key Renaissance® leaders to resolve customer issues in a timely and professional manner by establishing and maintaining clear lines of communication with internal teams, schools and district leaders.
• Identify and act on opportunities that improve or expand the districts’ implementation and build awareness.
• Work with campuses remotely and onsite (when applicable) to supervise the implementation and form recommendations for next steps