Account Director, Education

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By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to reshape how the world learns and applies skills—and help millions of people participate in the new economy. Bring your ideas, expertise, and perspective to meaningful work that can make a difference at global scale.

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The Account Director, Education is responsible for driving New Business, Expansion and Renewals within a designated territory. The Account Director, Education will engage with university presidents, provosts, chancellors, and deans, leveraging multiple communication channels. In this role, a structured and repeatable sales process is key to success, as is the ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

• →Prospect, engage, and sell to senior education leaders across 4-year institutions, community colleges, and high schools (emerging), as well as other business buying personas within your aligned territory
• →Build pipeline for New business in your territory
• →Ensure timely renewals and drive growth within existing assigned accounts 
• →Develop opportunities for cross-sell in established accounts via direct prospecting and partnership with the Sales Development team
• →Meet or exceed established weekly and daily activity metrics, consistently drive retention lifecycle activities with install clients, and identify and execute on expansion opportunities, hit quarterly and annual quotas
• →Develop a comprehensive understanding of all product offerings, with a focus on understanding buyers, education procurement processes, and expansion through for-credit use cases
• →Stay informed about evolving business and technology challenges faced by clients 

• 6+ years of experience in a sales-related role selling to universities, colleges, high schools, and education systems 
• Proven experience in managing a sales quota and successfully negotiating contracts
• Proven experience selling to university presidents, provosts, and deans, with a strong ability to build lasting client relationships and provide strategic, value-added insights to their business
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with Customer Success teams, effectively linking learning initiatives to measurable business outcomes
• Demonstrated experience in effective presentation, organization, and time management, with a proven track record of delivering effective results
• Travel will be required for industry events, client meetings, and team off-sites (estimated 25% travel)

• Enterprise sales experience at a SaaS company
• Proven ability to consistently exceed sales quotas for growth and renewal business, with demonstrated success in accurate forecasting and achieving sales commitments
• A proven track record of prospecting and generating demand within an existing client base through upsell and cross-sell strategies, being a "farmer-hunter" and proven closer in the higher education space
• Entrepreneurial drive with the ability to work independently or collaboratively in fast-paced, dynamic, and ambiguous environments.
• A quick learner who is comfortable with technology and adapts easily to new tools and processes.

• Business Strategy
• Business Analytics
• Influencing People
• Customer Analytics

We anticipate the application window will be open until 9/21/2026. Based on business needs, this opportunity may remain posted beyond or closed before the anticipated application window.

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