Regional Partnership Director

Packback’s mission is to empower every student to be fearlessly curious and find their unique voice.

These few words shape everything we do at Packback from the smallest decision to the largest. Over the last decade since our company’s founding, our team has seen first-hand the power of giving students intentionally designed spaces in their learning experience to be autonomous and curious. We have also seen the incredible benefits of using AI technology to shorten feedback loops and help students revise their work before they submit.

Packback is a pedagogy partner that uses technology as a “means to an end” to shorten feedback loops for students and instructors, improve writing and critical thinking skills, and cultivate student-centered, trust-based educational learning environments.

Who we are

Packback team members are passionate, mission-driven lifelong learners. Many of us spent time as educators in classrooms and have experienced first hand just how draining the day to day of educating can be. We have seen the gap between the most and least prepared students grow wider every year. The pressure to close that gap has once rested directly on our shoulders, and we understand the enormous cost of addressing that gap, and also not addressing that gap.

Some of us were intrinsically motivated students, the “teacher’s pets” who never want to stop learning. Some of us were the distracted or unmotivated students who wished their instructors would have adopted the pedagogy behind Packback. But all of us share a passionate commitment to our purpose.

About Packback

Packback is an A.I. writing tutor for every student and an A.I. grading assistant for every teacher. Our mission is to help every student develop their unique voice and the writing skills to express it. We provide live, instant, real-time feedback based on customizable rubrics set by instructors. Unlike generative A.I. that writes for students, Packback's instructional A.I. coaches students as they write, serving as their A.I. tutor. Packback is used by more than 10,000 educators and 1.7 million students, who collectively author more than 10 million posts a year. 

We specialize in coaching critical thinking skills through writing.  With state and national assessments becoming more heavily focused on long form writing districts are looking to deploy Packback to improve student outcomes. 

Packback is an award-winning company, and was just recognized as a 2024 Time Magazine “World’s Top Education Company”, as well as an INC 5000 Fastest Growing Organization for 3 consecutive years. Packback’s founders were recognized on the Forbes “30 under 30” list in 2020. Our leadership team is recognized as thought leaders in A.I. in education, frequently speaking at national education conferences, with our CEO contributing as a columnist in Fast Company discussing A.I. in the classroom. Packback has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post.

About the role

Packback is seeking a Regional Partnership Director to focus on closing enterprise-level contracts in the Higher Education sector. As A.I. becomes mainstream in 2024, the demand for Packback is growing rapidly. 

Eligibility: Candidates must have prior experience selling to C-level individuals in an academic setting.

Expectations: Successful candidates will secure long-term enterprise contracts, travel (~20% of the time, possibly more), and demonstrate a driven, empathetic, and goal-oriented approach. This role is ideal for those passionate about education with a “hunter” mentality.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic New Business Development: Lead strategies to identify and secure new business opportunities
• Sophisticated Sales Execution: Navigate complex sales cycles to drive closures and foster partnerships
• Lead Generation & Pipeline Management: Apply best practices to create and manage a robust pipeline
• High-Level Relationship Building: Cultivate relationships with C-level leadership, crafting solutions through Packback's offerings
• Product Demonstrations & Consultations: Conduct professional product demos to articulate Packback's unique value
• Travel & Client