Enablement Specialist

Join Newsela as an Enablement Specialist where you'll empower the Customer Organization through effective training and development programs while managing onboarding and Go-to-Market events.

Responsibilities: Deliver training on internal tools, facilitate onboarding for new hires, maintain the Sales Enablement platform, and coordinate Go-to-Market events in collaboration with marketing and leadership.

Responsibilities:

Skills: Strong project coordination, excellent communication, stakeholder management, and familiarity with tools like Highspot, Salesforce (SFDC), and Gong are essential.

Skills:

Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in project coordination, sales enablement, learning & development, and content management, with a preference for candidates experienced in enabling sales and customer success.

Qualifications:

Location: This is a fully remote position with no travel requirements.

Location:

Compensation: $67750 - $75000 / Annually

Compensation:

The role:

The role:

The role:

The role:

• As the Enablement Specialist, you’ll support the development, and delivery of programs that equip and empower our Customer Organization  
• Working closely with our Enablement Programs manager, Marketing, and team members across the Customer Org, you will provide training of our internal tools and product support to the customer organization
• You will support in facilitating engaging, effective, and measurable learning experiences for the org so that they can leverage the tools and resources available to them 
• You will play a key role in our new team member onboarding program and enablement events throughout the year, and in the project planning processes for Go-to-Market events. 

As the Enablement Specialist, you’ll support the development, and delivery of programs that equip and empower our Customer Organization  

Working closely with our Enablement Programs manager, Marketing, and team members across the Customer Org, you will provide training of our internal tools and product support to the customer organization

You will support in facilitating engaging, effective, and measurable learning experiences for the org so that they can leverage the tools and resources available to them 

You will play a key role in our new team member onboarding program and enablement events throughout the year, and in the project planning processes for Go-to-Market events. 

As the Enablement Specialist, you’ll support the development, and delivery of programs that equip and empower our Customer Organization  

Working closely with our Enablement Programs manager, Marketing, and team members across the Customer Org, you will provide training of our internal tools and product support to the customer organization

You will support in facilitating engaging, effective, and measurable learning experiences for the org so that they can leverage the tools and resources available to them 

You will play a key role in our new team member onboarding program and enablement events throughout the year, and in the project planning processes for Go-to-Market events. 

What you'll do: Internal Tools & Product Knowledge Enablement

What you'll do: Internal Tools & Product Knowledge Enablement

• Deliver interactive training (courses, live sessions, async resources) to equip customer-facing teams with technical tools and product knowledge.
• Build materials for tools (e.g., Tableau, Gong, Salesloft, Gainsight, SFDC) and evolving product features in partnership with Product/Marketing.
• Proactively assess learning needs and provide quarterly action plans with clear deliverables.
• Keep resources accurate and current; use feedback/data to improve learning effectiveness

Deliver interactive training (courses, live sessions, async resources) to equip customer-facing teams with technical tools and product knowledge.

Build materials for tools (e.g., Tableau, Gong, Salesloft, Gainsight, SFDC) and evolving product features in partnership with Product/Marketing.

Proactively assess learning needs and provide quarterly action plans with clear deliverables.

Keep resources accurate and current; use feedback/data to improve learning effectiveness

Deliver interactive training (courses, live sessions, async resources) to equip customer-facing teams with technical tools and product knowledge.

Build materials for tools (e.g., Tableau, Gong, Salesloft, Gainsight, SFDC) and evolving product features in partnership with Product/Marketing.

Proactively assess learning needs and provide quarterly action plans with clear deliverables.

Keep resources accurate and current; use feedback/data to improve learning effectiveness

New Customer Team Member Onboarding

New Customer Team Member Onboarding

• Update and evolve the onboarding program in Highspot to accelerate ramp-up for Customer Org roles.
• Continuously adapt programs based on business needs, data, and feedback from leaders and new hires.
• Track and report new hire progress, highlighting strengths and opportunities to managers and other stakeholders.
• Create and maintain onboarding schedules for all incoming team members.

Update and evolve the onboarding program in Highspot to accelerate ramp-up for Customer Org roles.

Continuously adapt programs based on business needs, data, and feedback from leaders and new hires.

Track and report new hire progress, highlighting strengths and opportunities to managers and other stakeholders.

Create and maintain onboarding schedules for all incoming team members.

Update and evolve the onboarding program in Highspot to accelerate ramp-up for Customer Org roles.

Continuously adapt programs based on business needs, data, and feedback from leaders and new hires.

Track and report new hire progress, highlighting strengths and opportunities to managers and other stakeholders.

Create and maintain onboarding schedules for all incoming team members.

Sales Enablement Platform Management (Organization, Reporting, Governance)

Sales Enablement Platform Management (Organization, Reporting, Governance)

• Collaborate with the Enablement Team to ensure clear governance, structure, and strategy for the Highspot learning platform.
• Document clear frameworks for uploading, organizing, and auditing resources.
• Ensure resources are accurate, discoverable, and aligned with best practices.
• Share regular usage insights, best practices, and updates with users and stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with Highspot CSM to optimize platform usage and adoption.

Collaborate with the Enablement Team to ensure clear governance, structure, and strategy for the Highspot learning platform.

Document clear frameworks for uploading, organizing, and auditing resources.

Ensure resources are accurate, discoverable, and aligned with best practices.

Share regular usage insights, best practices, and updates with users and stakeholders.

Manage relationships with Highspot CSM to optimize platform usage and adoption.

Collaborate with the Enablement Team to ensure clear governance, structure, and strategy for the Highspot learning platform.

Document clear frameworks for uploading, organizing, and auditing resources.

Ensure resources are accurate, discoverable, and aligned with best practices.

Share regular usage insights, best practices, and updates with users and stakeholders.

Manage relationships with Highspot CSM to optimize platform usage and adoption.

Go-to-Market Kickoff Event Planning

Go-to-Market Kickoff Event Planning

• Help coordinate Go-to-Market live events in partnership with Marketing and Customer leaders. 
• Create project plans, schedules, and workstream documentation 
• Provide regular stakeholder updates, increasing cadence ahead of events.
• Plan non-product event elements (awards, engagement, logistics, pre/post-work).
• Collaborate across the Enablement team to ensure alignment and strategic impact.

Help coordinate Go-to-Market live events in partnership with Marketing and Customer leaders. 

Create project plans, schedules, and workstream documentation 

Provide regular stakeholder updates, increasing cadence ahead of events.

Plan non-product event elements (awards, engagement, logistics, pre/post-work).

Collaborate across the Enablement team to ensure alignment and strategic impact.

Help coordinate Go-to-Market live events in partnership with Marketing and Customer leaders. 

Create project plans, schedules, and workstream documentation 

Provide regular stakeholder updates, increasing cadence ahead of events.

Plan non-product event elements (awards, engagement, logistics, pre/post-work).

Collaborate across the Enablement team to ensure alignment and strategic impact.

Why you’re a great fit:

Why you’re a great fit:

Why you’re a great fit:

Why you’re a great fit:

• You have 3+ years experience in project coordination, sales enablement, learning & development, and content management 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill technical information easily to a variety of audiences
• Strong engagement and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once 
• Collaborative, creative, and takes initiative to complete projects and tasks independently 
• Highspot, Salesforce (SFDC), Gong experience is a plus 
• Experience in enabling sales and customer success organizations is preferred 

You have 3+ years experience in project coordination, sales enablement, learning & development, and content management 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill technical information easily to a variety of audiences

Strong engagement and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once 

Collaborative, creative, and takes initiative to complete projects and tasks independently 

Highspot, Salesforce (SFDC), Gong experience is a plus 

Experience in enabling sales and customer success organizations is preferred 

You have 3+ years experience in project coordination, sales enablement, learning & development, and content management 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill technical information easily to a variety of audiences

Strong engagement and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once 

Collaborative, creative, and takes initiative to complete projects and tasks independently 

Highspot, Salesforce (SFDC), Gong experience is a plus 

Experience in enabling sales and customer success organizations is preferred 

Compensation: 

Compensation: 

Compensation: 

Compensation: 

Base compensation: $67,750 - $75,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. 

Why you’ll love working at Newsela:

Why you’ll love working at Newsela:

Why you’ll love working at Newsela:

Why you’ll love working at Newsela:

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. 
• Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
• Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more! 
• Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
• Professional Development:Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.
• Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. 

Health & Wellness:

Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!

Work From Home:

Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more! 

Supporting ALL Families:

Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.

Financial Wellbeing:

Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).

Time Off:

Professional Development:Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.

Professional Development:

Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

Make A Difference:

Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. 

Health & Wellness:

Health & Wellness:

Health & Wellness:

Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!

Work From Home:

Work From Home:

Work From Home:

Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more! 

Supporting ALL Families:

Supporting ALL Families:

Supporting ALL Families:

Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.

Financial Wellbeing:

Financial Wellbeing:

Financial Wellbeing:

Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).

Time Off:

Time Off:

Time Off:

Professional Development:Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.

Professional Development:

Professional Development:

Professional Development:

Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

Make A Difference:

Make A Difference:About Newsela:

Make A Difference:About Newsela:

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.