Partner, Partnerships Development

Core responsibilities:

• Identify, manage, and grow external relationships with current and prospective partners across K-12 education landscape
• Lead cultivation, scoping, pricing, contracting, and stewardship for assigned portfolio teams
• Expand Transcend's partner pipeline by building relationships, generating introductions, and identifying new opportunities
• Collaborate across Transcend to strengthen systems, storytelling, and partnership strategy

This role advances Transcend's mission by cultivating revenue-bearing partnerships that help schools transform learning, ultimately creating extraordinary learning experiences for every child in every community.

Required qualifications:

• Experience working in or alongside districts, CMOs, or education nonprofits with strong understanding of K-12 ecosystems
• Familiarity with full partnership cycle from discovery and scoping to contracting and relationship management
• Exceptional communication skills for leading conversations and crafting compelling proposals
• Strong project management skills with ability to juggle details, logistics, and deadlines with precision

Compensation details will be discussed during the initial interview based on location. The organization emphasizes a thoughtful and people-centered hiring experience that helps candidates feel what it's like to work at Transcend.

Transcend is a national nonprofit that helps communities reimagine and redesign schools so every young person can thrive in a rapidly changing world. They partner with school and system leaders to build capacity for bold, lasting change and develop tools, research, and models to help schools make the leap to extraordinary learning.