Inside Sales Account Executive

Position Information

This is a regular, full-time position reporting to an Inside Sales Manager.

Compensation

Base pay is anticipated to be $25.75/hour. Eligible employees will receive a sales quota and related commission plan taking total earning potential to approximately $78,000/year for those meeting their quota. Compensation may vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, individual skills, experience, training, performance, education/certifications, geographic location, internal equity, and local market conditions.

Benefits

• Multiple health, dental, and vision plans, including medical plans with zero employee premiums
• 401k plan with a company match
• 16 paid holidays, which include 2 floating holidays and a winter shutdown from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive maternity and fertility/family building benefits
• Paid bonding leave when a new child joins your family
• Access to on-demand mental health resources
• Life and short and long-term disability insurance
• Pre-tax savings plans
• Paid volunteer time off
• A wide variety of professional development programs, including tuition reimbursement

Location

In this US-based position your location will be hybrid in our Austin, TX office. You will work in office Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely the other two days (onsite days may change based on business needs).

Position Description

You will be responsible for managing both new business opportunities as well as an assigned current account book of business. You will be responsible for a full understanding of the initiatives and opportunities for your assigned territory, including state and school funding, District performance and turnover, and growth within the assigned territory.

Responsibilities

• Develop new accounts, penetrate targeted accounts and drive sales in key territories.
• Utilize telephone communication as the primary means of contacting customers, articulating solutions, developing and closing sales opportunities.
• Cold-call prospects and identify decision makers within targeted areas to begin sales process.
• Own and manage the sales cycle.
• Make a minimum of 25 outbound calls and 25 emails daily.
• Utilize Salesforce to accurately reflect business activities.
• Work in conjunction with Marketing on outbound sales and email campaigns.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, business administration or a related field -OR- 3+ years business to business sales experience.
• Teaching, school administrator, SaaS, PaaS, or software sales experience is highly preferred.
• Successful track record of meeting or exceeding sales goals and landing new business for a SaaS offering is preferred.
• Experience with selling solutions into the K-12 education market is preferred.
• Sales knowledge and business acumen are a plus, including lead generation (cold calling), account management, and advanced customer problem-solving skills.
• Experience in an open sales office environment helpful.
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills with a high degree of responsiveness and integrity.
• Positive, friendly, and professional attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable presenting over the phone and via the web.
• Advanced computer skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook in a Microsoft Windows environment.
• Experience with NetSuite helpful but not required.
• Strong analytical skills to assess complex situations and exceptional creativity to provide and execute solutions.