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Job Location drjobs

Mountain View, CA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 135900 - 166100

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free worldclass education to anyone anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free highquality supplemental learning content and practice that cover PreK 12th grade and early college core academic subjects focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide focusing on learners in historically underresourced communities.

OUR COMMUNITY

Our students teachers and parents come from all walks of life and so do team includes people from academia traditional/nontraditional education big tech companies and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company value diversity equity inclusion and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we know that transforming education starts inhouse with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be worldclass in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

THE ROLE

Khan Academy is looking for a passionate Sales Account Executive to join our District Partnership team to help change education. Our team is focused on driving impact for as many students as possible by expanding our Khan Academy Districts partnerships to support schools and school districts across the country. We work closely with our partners to provide solutions that will drive engagement of Khan Academys products and services with administrators teachers and students in order to significantly improve student outcomes and success.

As a Regional Sales Executive youll be the driver in the region working to help expand our Khan Academy Districts partnerships with states schools and school districts in the Southeast primarily focusing on Georgia Tennessee Louisiana Alabama & Mississippi. Through outbound lead generation youll set meetings with target customers in order to demonstrate the value of Khan Academys products and services including Khanmigo our industry leading Artificial Intelligence based student tutor and teaching assistant. Youll be a Khan Academy product expert familiarizing yourself with the Khan Academy content and tools available to partners as well as the different partnership models we can provide to schools and districts. Youll work closely with our internal teams focused on District Success Professional Learning Marketing Legal and Product to ensure that our sales process runs smoothly in order to hit our yearly sales goals and optimize renewal rates. This position reports to the Senior Sales Manager Southeast. Please note that the Regional Sales Account Executive Southeast will be required to travel up to 25 of the time in the Southeast Region.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Secure strong leads for new partnerships and nurture these through the full sales cycle including Superintendents district Curriculum and Instructional leaders and School Administrators in order to secure strong district partnerships.
    • Engage in robust lead generation for strong partnerships that meet our partnership criteria
    • Nurture both outbound and qualified inbound leads to determine the best fit between each districts needs and Khan Academys product offerings
    • Engage other Khan Academy team members as needed to successfully move leads through the sales cycle
    • Develop effective and accurate proposals that meet the needs of both the district and Khan Academy
    • Close sales
  • Coordinate with the Southeast Senior Sales Manager on outbound generation process for states in your territory from outreach to target states schools and districts through negotiation and contracting.
  • Become the main sales point of contact for existing Khan Academy District partners in your territory handling renewal and expansion discussions.
  • Meet monthly and yearly sales targets while tracking and reporting on status of all current leads both in Salesforce and in weekly Marketing and Sales team meetings.
  • Identify and attend relevant national and regional EdTech conferences in order to network with current and target partners.
  • Assist the Inside Sales Associate on processing inbound leads to the Khan Academy Districts website from school and districts in your territory.
  • Work closely with our Senior Segment Marketing for School Districts to provide feedback on our sales collateral lead collection flow and sales pitch materials.
  • Work with our leaders of District Success and Professional Learning to ensure all new partners are successfully transitioned to partnership managers for implementation training and support.
  • Coordinate with the internal Khan Academy Kids Philanthropy Team and external partners to offer additional services to relevant target districts.
  • Coordinate with the RFP Manager on creating and submitting responses to states and districts RFPs/RFQs across designated region.
  • Work with the Khan Academy legal team to help process contracts and Data Sharing and Privacy agreements from states schools and school districts in your sales region.
  • Be a voice of the customer to Khan Academy product teams by relaying partner feedback on our partnerships in order to help prioritize the product roadmap.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • 3 years in sales or partnerships roles with at least 2 years selling or partnering into US schools or school districts
  • Proactive selfmotivated sales professional with a strong networking skill set and ability to build strong personal and professional connections with target partners
  • Rolodex of district contacts and decision makers in the Southeast
  • Ability to understand the different needs of all stakeholders in the school district ecosystem from classroom teacher through Superintendents and other district leads and adjust your pitch as needed
  • Experience with outbound lead generation as well as a keen understanding of what it takes to maintain an active sales pipeline
  • Experience using a CRM to track all stages of a sales pipeline especially with Salesforce
  • Understanding of districts procurement processes including experience submitting bids for RFPs/RFQs is a nice to have
  • Deep understanding of the K12 Education market and EdTech providers
  • Strong written communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to work independently and think creatively in order to provide realistic solutions for partners
  • A passion for education and driving meaningful change and understanding how that translates into a successful partnership
  • Strong understanding of the K12 curricular landscape across states in your territory particularly in Math Science and College and Career Readiness programs
  • Motivated by the Khan Academy mission to provide a free worldclass education for anyone anywhere.
  • Proven crosscultural competency skills demonstrating selfawareness awareness of other and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives attitudes and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a nonprofit but we reward our talented team extremely well! We offer:

  • Competitive salaries
  • Ample paid time off as needed Your wellbeing is a priority.
  • Remotefirst culture that caters to your time zone with open flexibility as needed at times
  • Generous parental leave
  • An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
  • The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on highimpact products that are already defining the future of education
  • Opportunities to connect through affinity ally and social groups
  • And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) 4 matching & comprehensive insurance including medical dental vision and life

At Khan Academy we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices the wellbeing of our employees and our Khan community. This belief is why we have built out a robust Total Rewards package that includes competitive base salaries and extensive benefits and perks to support physical mental and financial wellbeing.

The target salary range for this position is $135900 $166100 USD; $183465 $224235 CAD. The pay range for this position is a general guideline only. The salary offered will depend on internal pay equity and the candidates relevant skills experience qualifications and job market data. Exceptional performers in this role who make an outsized contribution can make well in excess of this range.

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