
Account Executive
Posted Jun 25

Posted Jun 25
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.
• Take ownership of a regional revenue target for annual new and expansion bookings.
• Maintain a pipeline coverage of 2–3 times to ensure accurate forecasting.
• Focus on acquiring new districts while also expanding existing accounts.
• Achieve an annual quota attainment of over 100%.
• Implement structured deal plans for all sales opportunities.
• Generate the majority of your pipeline through proactive outbound prospecting.
• Execute organized outreach cadences aimed at Superintendents, CFOs, Directors of Special Education, Federal Programs, Curriculum leaders, and similar roles.
• Consistently generate qualified meetings and new pipeline each quarter.
• Assess opportunities based on authority, funding source, timeline, compliance urgency, and measurable impact.
• Maintain disciplined opportunity progression with strong conversion rates at each stage.
• Utilize AI tools (e.g., Claude or similar platforms) to research districts, identify trigger events, personalize outreach at scale, and intelligently prioritize territory coverage.
• Build and nurture executive-level relationships within assigned strategic districts.
• Multi-thread opportunities across district cabinets and departmental leaders.
• Position Level Data solutions around strategic plan execution, CIP tracking, compliance risk mitigation, special education accountability, funding alignment, and ROI measurement.
• Collaborate with product and implementation teams to close complex, compliance-driven opportunities.
• Independently handle discovery, demos, pricing strategy, proposals, and procurement navigation.
• Navigate RFP processes and district contracting cycles effectively.
• Create urgency in sales cycles.
• Close Annual Recurring Revenue opportunities with consistent follow-up.
• Maintain CRM accuracy above 95%.
• Provide accurate weekly and quarterly forecasts.
• Monitor and enhance stage-to-stage conversion rates, sales cycle duration, win/loss ratios, and growth in average deal size.
• Uphold disciplined CRM hygiene at all times.
• Collaborate closely with SDRs, Marketing, and Customer Success teams.
• Act as the voice of the customer within the organization.
• Ensure a smooth transition to implementation to safeguard renewals and expansion.
• Minimum of 3 years of B2B SaaS sales experience, preferably in K–12 education.
• Experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder public-sector sales cycles.
• Strong discovery and consultative selling abilities.
• Proficient in discussing ROI, funding pathways (ESSER, IDEA, Title programs), compliance, and measurable outcomes for districts.
• Comfortable engaging with cabinet-level district leaders.
• Proficient in CRM systems and structured deal management.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills at the executive level.
• Demonstrated AI proficiency: actively utilizes AI tools for account research, outreach drafting, call preparation, and productivity enhancement.
• Competitive base salary plus uncapped commission.
• On-target earnings aligned with quota and performance.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, paid time off, and retirement options.
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