Lead Account Executive
Cambridge, MA - USA
Job Summary
Location: Remote United States
Base Salary: $90000$120000 Incentive Compensation
Company: Axiom Learning
Axiom Learning is looking for motivated sales reps to sell our transformative software products to K-12 School districts. Founded by Harvard alumni Axiom has built software tools for students who tend to struggle the most in schools - particularly kids with identified learning challenges such as ADHD Dyslexia Autism Executive Functioning Deficit and the like. We are getting tremendous traction in selling our software and curricula to K-12 schools and expect 10x growth in the coming year.
Your role will primarily involve selling our innovative digital curricula and assessments to K-12 districts within a defined geography. You will be a key player in expanding our footprint impacting student lives and shaping the future of education.
This is a player-coach position for an accomplished Account Executive who has already demonstrated the ability to lead other sales professionals.
Youll own and grow your own territory while also serving as a day-to-day leader and resource for our Account Executive team.
Youll prospect build relationships with school and district leaders manage opportunities and close business just like the Account Executives you lead. At the same time youll help strengthen team execution through coaching deal strategy pipeline management accountability and sharing what works.
Were specifically looking for someone who has done the work before. You understand the realities of carrying a quota because youve carried one yourself and you understand the responsibility of helping other salespeople succeed because youve had meaningful leadership experience.
This is an opportunity for someone who wants to remain close to customers and revenue while taking on meaningful leadership responsibility as Axiom continues to grow.
- Manage an assigned sales territory and carry an individual revenue target.
- Prospect and develop new relationships with K12 schools and districts.
- Build trusted relationships with superintendents district administrators school leaders and other decision-makers.
- Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through proposal negotiation and close.
- Develop territory strategies that create sustainable pipeline and revenue growth.
- Maintain strong CRM discipline and accurate opportunity forecasting.
- Represent Axiom at conferences meetings presentations and other customer-facing events as needed.
- Serve as a player-coach and day-to-day resource for fellow Account Executives.
- Coach AEs on prospecting discovery presentations deal strategy objection handling and closing.
- Support pipeline reviews and help identify risks opportunities and next steps.
- Help establish consistent expectations and accountability across the sales team.
- Share successful strategies and best practices across territories.
- Support the onboarding and development of new Account Executives.
- Partner with leadership on forecasting territory strategy sales process improvements and team performance.
- Participate in recruiting and interviewing future members of the sales organization.
Were looking for someone who has already demonstrated success both selling and leading.You may currently be a Senior Account Executive Enterprise Account Executive Regional Sales Manager Sales Manager or Team Lead. Your title matters less to us than your strongest candidates will have:
- 5 years of successful B2B sales experience.
- A demonstrated history of meeting or exceeding individual sales targets.
- Previous experience selling into K12 schools or districts strongly preferred.
- Previous experience formally managing leading coaching or developing sales professionals.
- Experience owning a territory and managing a full sales cycle.
- Strong understanding of pipeline management forecasting and CRM discipline.
- Experience with Salesforce or a comparable CRM.
- Strong presentation communication and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to coach others while remaining accountable for your own results.
- A collaborative leadership style grounded in accountability and continuous improvement.
Experience in EdTech educational services SaaS curriculum assessment professional learning or other solutions sold to school districts is highly valued.
Youre the salesperson other reps already come to when they need help with a carried a quota built your own pipeline navigated complicated buying processes and know what it takes to also had the opportunity to coach or lead other salespeopleand discovered that you enjoy helping other people become better dont want to leave selling behind entirely for calendars spreadsheets and management meetings. You still enjoy being in the market talking with customers and winning youre also ready to have a larger impact on how a sales team the person were looking for.
In this role success means both your territory and your team are getting better.Youll be expected to build a healthy pipeline and deliver results within your own market while helping create stronger execution across the broader sales time youll help Axiom develop a sales culture defined by strong relationships disciplined execution continuous coaching accountability and a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for schools and students.
This is an opportunity to join Axiom at an important stage of than stepping into a large established sales organization where the systems and culture have already been determined youll have an opportunity to help shape how our sales organization operates as we have meaningful ownership of your own market direct influence on the development of your teammates and a voice in how we build the next generation of Axioms sales the right person this role provides an opportunity to continue doing what you do bestsellingwhile expanding your impact as a leader.
Location: Remote United States
Base Salary: $90000$120000 Incentive Compensation
Company: Axiom Learning
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About Company
Axiom Learning Centers Offer 1-On-1 Tutoring, Standardized Test Prep, & Study Skill Programs Designed By Education Experts.