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Director, Strategic Affairs, Business & Government

US-REMOTEFull-time2026-10-09 → 2026-10-17
Hybrid

Core

Lead government affairs and go-to-market strategy for Instructure's Business and Government vertical in North America, translating policy influence into revenue opportunities.

Role type

Director, Strategic Affairs (Government & Public Policy)

Builds

Statewide deal pipelines, public policy strategies, and procurement frameworks for education and workforce funding.

Domain

EdTech, Public Policy, Government Relations

Required skills

Government affairs, public policy, public-sector sales, education funding (ESSA, Perkins V, Workforce Pell), stakeholder management, legislative tracking, lobbying management, strategic partnership management, procurement strategy, revenue attribution.

Preferred skills

K-12, Higher Education, or workforce development experience; international policy context experience.

Responsibilities

Lead Government Affairs and go-to-market strategy for North America; build statewide deal pipelines by mapping funding streams to products; track education and technology legislation; build relationships with policymakers and agency leaders; manage external advocacy partners and lobbying firms; oversee strategic partnerships; shape procurement strategy; advise senior customer leaders on digital transformation; own attribution of policy engagement to revenue.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on execution