Program Manager, RFPs & Adoptions

Kiddom

4d•$75,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum â resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddomâs high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning. The Program Manager, Adoptions & RFPs, coordinates the operational execution of Kiddomâs state and district adoption strategy. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving large-scale curriculum adoptions and RFP responses across multiple states and districts, ensuring Kiddom is prepared, aligned, and competitive at every stage of the process. This role sits at the intersection of content, product, sales, and customer success, turning adoption requirements and timelines into clear plans, tracking readiness across teams, and ensuring nothing critical is missed The Program Manager acts as the single source of truth for adoption and RFP execution.

Requirements

5+ years of program or project management experience in complex, cross-functional environments, PMP certification preferred
Demonstrated experience managing complex timelines across multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage many parallel workstreams and long-range timelines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfort operating in ambiguity and adapting plans as requirements evolve.
Strong team player, with ability to work independently, as well as in a team setting
Able to handle confidential material in a reliable manner

Nice To Haves

Experience in Kâ12 education, instructional materials, edtech, or public-sector procurement.
Familiarity with state curriculum adoption processes and state purchasing structures.
Experience building scalable operational systems (templates, trackers, dashboards).
Familiarity with standards alignment, instructional content workflows, or assessment programs.

Responsibilities

Adoption & RFP Program Ownership: Own end-to-end program management for state adoptions, district adoptions, and formal RFPs, from early signal through submission and post-submission follow-up.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner closely with Curriculum, Product, Content Ops, Sales, and Customer Success to drive adoption readiness.
Process & Execution Management: Define and continuously improve standardized processes for adoption tracking, RFP responses, and submission workflows.
Readiness, Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify gaps or risks related to standards alignment, content coverage, platform capabilities, translations, pricing, or implementation requirements.
Communication: Serve as the internal point of contact for adoption and RFP status.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
One Medical membership (in participating locations)
Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
Paid holidays
Paid bereavement leave
Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
Commuter and FSA plans