Strategy Lead

Los Angeles Full-time 50% Travel

Innovamat is an educational organization specializing in mathematics education. Founded in Barcelona in 2017 Innovamat provides schools with a complete research-based math program covering Early Childhood through Secondary Education grounded in research across mathematics education cognition and neuroscience.

Innovamat also partners with leading thinkers and researchers in mathematics education including Peter Liljedahl author of Building Thinking Classrooms and Brian Butterworth a leading researcher in mathematical cognition and dyscalculia bringing world-class expertise and perspectives into our broader work.

Our program integrates curriculum teacher training assessment and intervention into a single coherent system. Today Innovamat is present in 9 countries partnering with 31000 teachers across 3300 schools and reaching more than 720000 students. We are one of the few organizations in the sector with independently validated efficacy data from external research institutions and the first non-American organization to pass the California State Board of Education adoption process for a core math curriculum.

Our Growth & Strategy Lead role sits at the intersection of strategy commercial growth and execution. Youll work closely with our General Manager on strategic priorities while also being close to the market: building relationships with district leaders owning territory strategy helping shape our GTM motion and identifying opportunities for market expansion. Its a role for someone who genuinely enjoys zooming out to think strategically and zooming in to understand the customer test ideas and make things happen.

Youll have the opportunity to shape how we grow in the US while staying close to the schools districts and educators we serve and see the impact of your work firsthand.

This is an opportunity to build something from the ground up: develop a network across the education ecosystem shape our approach to the market and eventually help build and lead the team as the region grows.

1. Build Partnerships & Relationships

• Develop meaningful relationships with district leaders educators and key stakeholders across Southern California.

• Understand district priorities and challenges and identify opportunities for Innovamat to create value.

• Represent Innovamat at conferences events and within the broader education ecosystem.

2. Grow the Southern California Market

• Develop and execute a thoughtful approach to building Innovamats presence across the region.

• Identify priority districts and communities where we can have the greatest impact.

• Lead partnerships from initial conversations through pilots implementation and long-term collaboration.

3. Support Strategy & Market Development

• Work closely with the General Manager on strategic projects and market initiatives.

• Bring insights from the market and our partners to help shape how Innovamat grows.

• Identify opportunities to improve our approach messaging and go-to-market model.

4. Build for the Future

• Help establish the foundations for Innovamats growth in Southern California.

• As the region develops contribute to hiring developing and eventually leading a local team.

• Help build the playbook for expanding our partnership model into new markets.

We care less about having the perfect background and more about how you think build relationships and take ownership.

Experience

• Experience in a high-performing fast-paced environment such as consulting investment banking tech startups education or another entrepreneurial setting.

• Experience working with senior stakeholders building partnerships or developing new markets is a plus.

• A track record of taking ownership and making things happen.

Skills

• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.

• Strategic and structured thinker who can also roll up their sleeves and execute.

• Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and build from scratch.

• Curious thoughtful and able to understand complex organizations and decision-making processes.

Mindsets You Embody

• High ownership: You take responsibility and follow through.

• Entrepreneurial: Youve helped launch or scale something from 01 or enjoy building something where the path isnt always clear.

• Relationship-driven: You genuinely enjoy getting to know people and building trust over time.

• Curious: You want to deeply understand education mathematics and the communities we serve.

• Collaborative: You build strong relationships internally and externally.

• Mission-driven: You care about improving education and want your work to have a meaningful impact.

Location: Based in Los Angeles and willing to travel 50%.

• We aim high: Were working to improve mathematics education at scale and we set ambitious goals to make it happen.

• We are owners: Youll have real responsibility autonomy and the opportunity to see your work directly shape our growth.

• We move fast: Youll work in a dynamic environment where things evolve quickly and theres always something new to build.

• We are eager to learn: We value curiosity feedback and people who are constantly looking for ways to improve.

• We are humble: We believe the best ideas can come from anywhere and that great work happens through collaboration.

• We enjoy the ride: Were an international mission-driven team that believes high performance and a strong sense of community can go hand in hand.

• OTE $180K with uncapped earning potential.

• 100% employer-paid medical dental and vision coverage.

• 5% 401(k) match to support your long-term financial wellbeing.

• 22 days of PTO 5 additional company-wide days off wedding leave and a strong parental leave program.

• An annual learning stipend to support your personal and professional growth.

• An exceptional mission-driven international team with regular meetups team-building and an annual company offsite.

• The opportunity to work on a mission-driven product that directly impacts students and teachers every day.

If youre excited about building relationships creating new opportunities and making an impact wed love to meet you!

Innovamat is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an inclusive team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.

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