This list contains only the countries for which job offers have been published in the selected language (e.g., in the French version, only job offers written in French are displayed, and in the English version, only those in English).
K12 Tutoring is an exciting new startup within Stride’s portfolio of companies, focused on building and scaling an innovative educational marketplace that connects tutors and students, both through working directly with students and families as well as through schools and districts. Our aim is to enable students to achieve their educational goals through receiving high-quality, personalized online tutoring from expert, certified teachers. Over time we plan to expand this marketplace further to serve a broader set of educational needs for a wider range of customers. The Account Executive acquires and services new and existing school/district clients within an assigned territory.
Job Responsibility:
Acquire new clients through prospecting to identify and qualify new potential customers
Develop leads through cold calling and referral channels to generate appointments and establish relationships
Work with customers to understand their overall objectives and requirements
prepare a plan for each customer to identify how short- and long-term needs may be met
Develop and implement strategies to maintain and/or expand sales within an assigned territory
close sales of prospective customers to meet sales goals
Maintain new and existing account relationships through regular customer contact
advise of new products and service offerings, and obtain feedback on products
Serve as a point of escalation for issues or activities that the customer encounters during product utilization
maintain ownership of issues with professionalism and control
Work across departments when needed to coordinate sales efforts with various key stakeholders
Maintain complete and accurate client data in the appropriate systems on a timely basis to help ensure a clean knowledge transfer and hand-off of closed sales to Sales Operations and Customer Success
Effectively communicate with key accounts and corporate staff providing reports on the budget and sales activity, forecasting the demand for product(s) and services
and providing feedback to marketing and product engineering teams for future products
Familiarize oneself with and become adept at using the tools necessary to accurately track opportunities and forecast demand
Contribute to the formal review process of all business activities in the assigned territories on at least a quarterly basis
Identify and participate in trade shows by representing the business and sharing information on our products
prepare and conduct technical/product presentations and demonstrations
Serve as a resource for and mentor to junior sales professionals
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree AND Five (5) years related professional work experience OR Equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience working in K-12 school districts and/or school administration
Passion for education
Knowledge of the K-12 education industry
Experience with education technology and online learning solutions
Team-oriented with an ability to work effectively across the organization to solve complex issues
Ability to work autonomously and to demonstrate strong time management and organizational skills
Ability to effectively manage competing priorities in a results-oriented atmosphere while demonstrating resilience
Excellent presentation skills
Ability to respond appropriately to feedback, mentoring and coaching
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Web proficiency
Ability to travel up to 75% of the time
Ability to clear required background check
Nice to have:
Sales experience
Evidence of ability to consistently meet sales goals and quotas
Previous experience using a Customer Relationships Management application (such as Salesforce or Hubspot)
Advanced Excel skills for reporting
What we offer:
robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off