Strategic Relationship Specialist - Texas

Strategic Relationship Specialist - Texas About us

Klett World Languages is a growing educational publisher based in Chicago with a strong market share in North America. Publishing high-quality Spanish, French, German, and Italian content for grades K-12 and higher education, Klett World Languages is the newest venture of the Klett Group, which was founded in 1897 and encompasses 80+ educational enterprises.

At Klett World Languages, we create content that helps students build authentic communicative competence and become global citizens. Our materials are authentic, accessible, and help students create connections to our increasingly global world. We strongly believe that educators play a key role in language learning. Therefore, part of our mission is to support them and provide opportunities for professional development. At Klett World Languages, we are driven to improve world language education in North America.

The Strategic Relationship Specialist will help KWL strengthen its presence in strategic districts, states, and education networks by leveraging established experience and relationships at the district and/or state level. This role is focused on building trust with key education leaders, supporting district- and state-level engagement, promoting KWL’s professional learning and educational programs, and helping identify relationship-based opportunities that support KWL’s commercial and adoption priorities.

This person should bring a strong understanding of how districts and state education systems operate, including procurement cycles, curriculum decisions, instructional priorities, and the role of professional learning in adoption and implementation conversations.

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with district leaders, state-level stakeholders, education agencies, and professional organizations.
• Leverage existing district and state-level relationships to increase KWL’s visibility in priority markets.
• Work closely with Adoptions, Sales, and Marketing to align strategic relationships, professional learning, and district- and state-level engagement with KWL’s commercial and adoption priorities.
• Support district and state-level conversations by presenting KWL’s professional learning offerings and educational programs.
• Identify relationship-based opportunities that may support future procurement, proposal strategy, adoption opportunities, or district engagement.
• Represent KWL at local, regional, and national conferences by building relationships, delivering presentations, and promoting KWL’s offerings.
• Provide market intelligence from district and state conversations to help internal teams better understand customer needs, instructional priorities, and future opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records of contacts, activities, and relationship development in the company’s CRM system.
• Research current pedagogical trends, district priorities, and state-level initiatives in World Language Education to inform KWL’s professional learning and market engagement strategy.

• Experience working at the district and/or state level in education, preferably in curriculum, instruction, world languages, professional learning, or educational leadership.
• Established relationships with district leaders, state education stakeholders, professional organizations, or decision-makers in K-12 education.
• Strong understanding of district decision-making, procurement processes, curriculum adoption cycles, and professional learning needs.
• Ability to represent KWL credibly with administrators, curriculum leaders, world language coordinators, and state-level stakeholders.
• Experience presenting to educators, district leaders, and professional organizations.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to turn market knowledge and connections into strategic opportunities for KWL.
• Health Insurance
• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave, paid 50%
• 16 days PTO, which increases to 25 days after two years with the company
• US federal holidays off
• Retirement plan with up to 3% employer match

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.