Strategic Partnerships Advisor
seekupChicago (IL)
About the role
About The Role:
Our partner is a global leader in digital government and education technology solutions, expanding into the United States with Chicago as its planned hub. This role offers a rare opportunity to help establish a proven digital innovation platform within the U.S. education ecosystem.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly respected, well-connected senior leader to serve as a Strategic Partnerships Advisor. This is a fractional, high-impact role focused on opening doors, shaping market entry strategy, and securing foundational partnerships across the Midwest education and EdTech landscape. This role is intentionally designed for senior operators who want to leverage their network and experience without taking on full-time operational responsibility. Why This Role Stands OutHigh Impact: Play a foundational role in U.S. market entry Network-Driven: Activate and leverage decades of relationships Focused Mandate: Strategic influence without day-to-day execution Global Exposure: Collaborate with international leadership and public sector stakeholders Outcome-Oriented: Clear goal of securing 2–3 high-value strategic partnerships Location
Chicago / Midwest (Hybrid, Fractional)
Key Responsibilities:
- Leverage network to open doors and facilitate introductions across K-12 school districts and education systems, EdTech platforms and organizations, and consulting firms serving the education sector
- Advise on U.S. market positioning, partnership strategy, and go-to-market approach
- Identify, shape, and help secure 2–3 high-impact strategic partnerships
- Serve as a trusted advisor and ambassador within the Midwest education ecosystem
- Ideal Profile
- Former or current senior leader in K-12 education (Superintendent, CIO, Innovation Leader)
- State or regional education systems
- EdTech companies or education-focused consulting firms
- Deep, active network across Midwest education and EdTech ecosystems
- Strong reputation built through leadership, execution, and industry impact
- Relationship-driven with a practical, commercially minded approach
- Open to fractional, advisory-based engagement with success-based incentives
- About Our Partner
Our partner delivers secure, scalable digital solutions across education, infrastructure, and public sector systems. Their platforms are designed to modernize how institutions operate, enabling efficiency, transparency, and long-term impact at scale.
Before you apply
Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.
Your profile is current
It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.
Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.
Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.
More like this