Success Manager

Job Title: Success Manager

Location: Remote; significant travel (50%) within region

Employment Type: Full-Time

 

About Us:

Amira accelerates reading outcomes by delivering the science of reading and neuroscience to every student.  Validated by independent efficacy research from universities and state education agencies, Amira's impact on student reading growth is proven nationwide.  More than 2,500 school districts and state agencies trust Amira to deliver measurable reading results with over 5 million students around the world becoming stronger readers with Amira.

Unlike any other edtech tool, Amira continuously pinpoints each student’s reading skills and helps teachers build lessons aligned to their district’s curriculum, drawing directly from the high-quality instructional materials they already use. Teachers can finally differentiate instruction with evidence and ease, and every student gets the one-on-one practice they need, whether they’re racing ahead or working to catch up.

Join our mission-driven team of reading scientists, AI engineers, educators, and business builders, and help to make every child become a proficient reader. 

 

Job Summary:

To ensure the flawless onboarding and drive the deep, sustained product adoption of Amira across all user levels within assigned school districts. The Success Manager's primary goal is to translate product features into pedagogical value, empowering educators to improve student outcomes. This is an individual contributor, customer-facing position.

 

Essential Functions:

• Onboarding & Project Management: Lead and project manage all aspects of new school and district implementations, from technical setup to user training, ensuring a timely and successful launch.
• Training & Professional Development: Design and deliver high-quality, engaging training and professional development sessions for teachers, coaches, and school administrators (both virtual and on-site).
• Adoption & Usage Analysis: Proactively monitor product usage data to identify trends, celebrate successes, and address adoption risks. Develop and execute data-driven intervention plans for at-risk users or schools.
• Relationship Building: Build strong, collaborative relationships with mid-level district and school-based contacts, including Curriculum Directors, Principals, Instructional Coaches, and teacher leaders.
• Best Practice Consultation: Serve as a pedagogical expert on the Amira platform, consulting with schools on best practices for integrating Amira into their existing curriculum and instructional routines.
• Product Expertise & Feedback: Distill the reasons why the product is working well and why it is failing to deliver value. Convey this information back to R&D in an actionable form.
• Risk Mitigation: Mine for and mitigate customer concerns or issues in a creative, proactive, and relentless way. 

 

Qualifications (Education and Experience):

• 3-5 years of experience in customer success, implementation, professional development, or a former K-12 educator role (e.g., Instructional Coach, Teacher).
• Experience implementing software solutions, preferably in the Education SaaS industry.
• Experience delivering professional development or training to adults.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze data to derive actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Deep empathy for the challenges and goals of educators.
• There will be 50% travel associated with this role.
• Preferred: Experience in education administration and/or a start-up organization.

 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Gross Renewal Rate (GRR)
• Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) scores on onboarding and training delivery.
• Time-to-Value (TTV) for new customer implementations.
• Product Adoption & Usage Metrics (e.g., Monthly Active Users, feature adoption rates).
• Customer Health Score (ChurnZero)

 

Why Join Amira

• Mission-driven work: Support literacy development for PreK-7 students across the country
• Technical innovation: Work at the forefront of AI-enabled customer success
• Strategic impact: Your work directly influences revenue and shapes how we serve millions of students
• Growth opportunity: Build and scale automation infrastructure as the company and team grow
• Collaborative culture: Work with a small, focused team where your contributions are visible and valued

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company matching
• Flexible time off
• Stock option ownership
• Cutting-edge work
• The opportunity to help children around the world reach their full potential

 

Commitment to Diversity:

Amira Learning serves a diverse group of students and educators across the United States and internationally. We believe every student should have access to a high-quality education and that it takes a diverse group of people with a wide range of experiences to develop and deliver a product that meets that goal. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

The posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum base salary the company reasonably expects to pay for this role. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is based on location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other status protected by law.