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This role aligns with industry title: State Adoption Advanced Specialist
Pearson's Career Ready portfolio helps state systems, institutions, and employers access workforce-aligned learning and certification programs. As state adoption activity for Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum continues to grow, we're adding a State Adoption Advanced Specialist to own the strategy, expertise, and post-adoption execution planning behind our CTE state adoption bids.
This role is the institutional expert on how and what to submit: which titles to put forward, how to interpret nuanced state-specific requirements, and how to position our portfolio competitively within a given state's adoption cycle. You'll partner closely with our RFP/Bid Management team, who handle the mechanics of submission (forms, compliance, documentation, coordination across departments) — this role sets the strategy and requirements interpretation that makes those submissions successful and then carries that expertise forward into how we execute after a win.
Your role is to dig into each state's enrollment data, competitive landscape, and detailed submission paperwork, and to clearly relay back to Product and Content teams exactly what's needed for our courseware to clear a given state's review hurdles — capturing and communicating that nuance. In addition, you will coordinate closely with Sales to support execution of sell-in related to state adoption materials, informing strategy and guiding execution, and advising on guardrails and considerations specific to this process.
You will also serve as a key point of contact for individual districts throughout a state's adoption review process — managing district-specific communication requirements, such as the "cone of silence" protocols common to certain adoption states like Texas.
Experience with Texas is especially valuable in this role, given its significance as one of our most critical adoption states.
Ready to Join Us?
If you're ready to make an impact in education, we're eager to hear from you. Let's embark on this journey together!
Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set, experience, and location.
The full-time salary range for this role is $70,000 - $90,000.
Applications will be accepted through 11/16/2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.
At Pearson, we offer a flexible work environment that values work-life balance. We believe that the freedom to work from anywhere, anytime is crucial to our culture and employee satisfaction. In return, we expect employees to have the necessary means to work remotely, adhering to our work-at-home policies regarding home office setup, including but not limited to privacy of records, technology standards, equipment standards, and expectations. Join us in shaping the future of education!
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