Solutions Architect, Renaissance
$99.5-136.8k
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Educational assessment technology and solutions
Job no longer available
Educational assessment technology and solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$99.5-136.8k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years’ experience working as a district administrator or data systems analyst in a school district
- 5+ years’ experience working in education industry as a Sales Engineer, data analyst, or similar customer facing role preferred
- Experience with data BI front end tools such as PowerBI, Excel, Tableau, Knime
- Previous background in a technical customer-oriented position is required
- Knowledge of Microsoft .NET and/or prior programming knowledge in HTML, ASP, ASP.NET (C#, VB.NET), R, Javascript with SQL on back end
- Knowledge of education data interoperability standards
- Knowledge of AWS architecture is a plus
- Knowledge of SSO and data integration solutions and implementation
- A desire to help customers and affinity for working with people
- Self-motivated and able to work strategically and independently
- Ability to travel 50%+ of the time required; including some weekend travel
Desirable
- A degree in Computer Science and/or Information Systems or related field preferred, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
What the job involves
- As an educator by heart and an engineer and businessperson by occupation, you will identify customers’ technical needs and education objectives, develop a technical sales strategy and present solutions that accelerate student growth.
- You will work closely with sales account executives to win net new customers and expand our loyal customer base
- Deliver sales support including documented discovery, solution validation, standard and customized demonstrations, proof of concept/value documents and actions to advance and close sales opportunities
- Learn how to position all Renaissance solutions in a variety of sales settings
- Provide technical support to the sales team and prospects throughout the sales cycle
- Provide support to the proposals team on requests for proposals and requests for information
- Create and deliver customized product demonstrations for prospective customers
- Conceptualize and propose an integration model with other customer vendors such as student information systems (SIS) or curriculum providers
- Explore and define customer requirements for sophisticated data analysis and reporting
- Document customer requirements for access to data and propose solutions to provide the required data
- Understand customer requirements for analytics and propose or build solutions to meet those analysis needs
- Work closely with post-sales teams to ensure seamless transition and successful customer implementations
- Develop and/or maintain current knowledge of:
- Competitor features and comparisons
- Product content, design, technical background, operation, and use cases
- Go-To-Market strategies and initiatives
Our take
Renaissance Learning is one of the largest U.S. providers and a global leader in reading, math, and assessment solutions for K-12 schools. Through acquisitions and development, Renaissance Learning is the parent company of a slew of educational companies, such as Nearpod, Illuminate Education, KeyPhonics, Schoolzilla, and more.
Used in 40,000 schools in more than 100 countries around the globe, the company powers some of the most recognizable assessment programs in education, such as Accelerated Reader (to support individual reading practice), myON (increasing students' access to high-quality reading materials), and myIGDIs (for accurate assessment of early learning).
Renaissance has a valuable reputation for being a company that truly addresses a range of educational needs faced by students by providing educators with the tools they need to help learners of all levels succeed. Its continuous growth within the space has the company well set to maintain a strong market share in an expanding and well-funded sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2014
$40m
LATE VC
Total funding: $40m
Company benefits
- Tuition Assistance (Up to $5,250)
- Career Development Platform
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Well-being Program to Cultivate Healthy Habits
- Premium Subscription to Calm
- Up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave (6 weeks unpaid, 14 weeks paid)
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation Time Off
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Milk Stork: Breast Milk Delivery Service
- World Class Benefits -Medical, Dental, Vision
- Expert Second Opinion
- Community and Company Events
- Telemedicine
- Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
- Short and Long Term Disability Options
- Weight Loss Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement and Investment Advice
- 401 (k) and Roth 401 (k)
- Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Identity Monitoring Protection
- Life Insurance with Company-Paid Premium
- Voluntary Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, Children
- Employee Referral Program
- Commuter Benefits
Company HQ
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Leadership
Chris Bauleke
(CEO)Former CEO of myON and Healthland. Was an SVP & General Manager at McKesson for 16 years before becoming President of Health Systems Performance Solutions.
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