Solutions Architect - Assessment & Analytics

The role: 

As a Solutions Architect, Assessment & Analytics, you will be a key member of Newsela’s Customer Solutions team, dedicated exclusively to the Formative product within the Balanced Assessment Suite. You’ll serve as the lead strategist for aligning Formative to district assessment goals—spanning formative, common, and benchmark practices. Reporting to the Manager of Customer Solutions, you’ll partner with Account Executives and Product teams to deliver technical wins through assessment-aligned discovery, solution design, demo delivery, and proof validation.

What you'll do:

• You will lead technical discovery and solution mapping for strategic opportunities involving Formative by Newsela.

• You'll architect and deliver tailored demonstrations and proofs that show how Formative solves for real-time feedback, instructional alignment, and assessment consistency.

• You will translate complex district needs into practical implementation recommendations and proof plans.

• You will surface field insights to the Product and Content teams to inform future roadmap development.

• You'll develop and maintain reusable assets, including demo templates, solution briefs, and configuration best practices.

• You will mentor peers across the Solution Architect team on assessment strategy and best practices for Formative positioning.

• You'll s
  upport RFP strategy and technical documentation for Formative-related custom content or security needs.

Why you'll love this role: 

• You will support how schools and districts integrate real-time assessment into their instructional cycles.

• You will elevate Formative's position in the assessment landscape by connecting platform capabilities to daily instructional and leadership goals.

• You will directly influence how districts close feedback loops and act on student learning data in real time.

Why you're a great fit:

• 5+ years of experience in K–12 education, with expertise in assessment design, instructional coaching, or curriculum and instruction.

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or supporting common or formative assessments at the school or district level.

• Ability to craft clear, strategic narratives that link instructional goals to technical capabilities.

• Familiarity with standards-based grading, curriculum alignment, data literacy, and differentiated instruction.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills; experience working in cross-functional teams, including sales, product, and content.

• Proficiency with digital assessment platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a district assessment team, data and innovation role, or a curriculum and instruction leadership position.

• Prior work in educational technology sales, customer success, or solutions consulting.

• Comfort navigating assessment-related data and translating it for instructional decision-making.

• Deep understanding of assessment equity, feedback practices, and universal design principles.

Compensation:

Base salary: $105,000 - $110,000On-target commission (OTC): $20,000On-target earnings (OTE): $125,000 - $130,000

Total compensation for this role also incentive stock options and benefits. 

About Newsela:

One of the fastest growing tech companies in K-12 education, Newsela was founded on the principle that while every child may have unique learning preferences, they all deserve a rich learning experience that ignites a love of learning. We built our platform based on learning science research to deliver the most engaging, authentic content to modernize how teaching happens in the classroom. Along with interactive assessments and tools, we provide teachers with digital content at five reading levels -- from +100 of the best sources -- that is relevant to the diverse backgrounds and interests of their students. Since we started in 2013, we’ve established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools and over 2.5M teachers and 37M students have registered with Newsela.