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Business Development Director

Age of Learning · Glendale, CA (Hybrid) · Hybrid

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About Age of Learning

Age of Learning creates award-winning learning games and educational apps that help kids build real skills. Discover fun, trusted learning today. Backed by ICONIQ.

About the role

Age of Learning® is the leading developer of engaging and effective Pre-K through 2nd grade learning resources that help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. The company’s research-based curriculum, developed by education experts, includes the award-winning programs ABCmouse®, Adventure Academy®, as well as the adaptive, personalized school solutions, My Math Academy®, My Reading Academy®, and My Reading Academy Español®.

What they're looking for

  • 6+ years of proven success in business development, partnerships or strategic alliances experience, ideally in consumer subscription products, edtech, family/kids media or mobile apps
  • Bachelor's degree required, MBA or equivalent experience a plus
  • Proven track record structuring and close distribution, licensing or platform partnership agreements, including negotiating commercial terms (revenue share, bounty/CPA structures, minimum guarantees, exclusivity)
  • Experience managing a multi-deal pipeline simultaneously, prioritizing across partners at different stages (prospecting, negotiation, contracting, launch, renewal)
  • Comfort working cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Product and Marketing to structure deals, manage contracting workflows, and coordinate launches
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting partner facing proposals, decks, and negotiation correspondence, and delivering concise updates to executive stakeholders
More about this role

Age of Learning® is the leading developer of engaging and effective Pre-K through 2nd grade learning resources that help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. The company’s research-based curriculum, developed by education experts, includes the award-winning programs ABCmouse®, Adventure Academy®, as well as the adaptive, personalized school solutions, My Math Academy®, My Reading Academy®, and My Reading Academy Español®. Having served over 55 million children worldwide, Age of Learning is a global leader in efforts to advance equity, access, and opportunity for all children. To learn more about Age of Learning, visit AgeofLearning.com.

We're looking for a Business Development Director who is responsible for identifying, negotiating, and managing strategy partnerships that drive distribution, content licensing, and audience growth for the company’s products. You will own own deals end-to-end – from initial outreach and pitch through contract negotiation, launch and ongoing partner management – spanning distribution partnerships (telco, retail, device manufacturers, airlines), content licensing partners (media and IP owners) and...

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