Education Solutions Executive (Academy Role)

Advanced Secure Technologies | B Corp™; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

OTE £50k

25 days holiday

Onsite gym

Free parking

Kitchen stocked

Team socials

Structured training

Job summary

Advanced Secure Technologies is recruiting an Education Solutions Executive to take cutting‑edge secure digital credentials to new customers in the UK education sector. You’ll receive structured training and support to grow into senior Specialist or Consultant roles.

No prior sales experience is required; the right candidate is ambitious, curious and driven, with strong communication skills and a talent for relationship building.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Positive, resilient attitude with drive to hit targets.
• Good organisation and attention to detail.
• Appetite to learn and grow within education tech.
• Potential valued as much as experience.

Responsibilities

• Complete the 90‑day Academy training programme.
• Identify new opportunities in the UK education market.
• Contact prospective customers; hold discovery conversations and win new business.
• Build relationships and manage the sales pipeline.
• Learn from in‑house experts and external sales coaches.
• Gain exposure to Account Management and Commercial Support.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Relationship building

Ambition and drive

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Potential over experience

Education

Two A Levels or equivalent

Job description

Location

Cardiff (office-based, 5 days a week)

Salary

£26,225 - £28,000 DOE + uncapped commission | £50,000 OTE

Start date

Winter 2026/27 intake

Hours

37.5 hours per week, 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

Location

Onsite at Eastern Business Park, St Mellons, Cardiff. We're an office-based team because our culture thrives on collaboration and hands-on learning, but we're flexible when life happens.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Advanced Secure Technologies is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We process personal data in line with our Privacy Notice.

Company Overview

Start your career with a market leader. Advanced Secure Technologies is the market leader in secure digital credentials. Top universities and awarding bodies across the UK and around the world trust our cutting-edge technology, and we're growing fast.

Role Overview

As an Education Solutions Executive, you'll take that technology to new customers as well as take responsibility for some of our Key Accounts. We'll give you the training, coaching and support to help you grow into a senior Specialist or Consultant role.

You don't need any sales experience. You do need ambition, curiosity and drive.

What you'll do

• Complete our structured 90-day Academy training programme
• Find new opportunities in the UK education market
• Contact prospective customers, hold discovery conversations and win new business
• Build relationships and manage your pipeline
• Learn from our in‑house experts and external sales coaches
• Get exposure to Account Management, Commercial Support and the wider business

Career Path

UK Education Solutions Executive - Specialist - Consultant. As your results grow, so will your responsibility. You'll move on to bigger opportunities and more strategic customers and eventually become a trusted advisor to senior leaders at leading institutions across the UK, potentially globally. We're building our future senior commercial team from within, and this is where it starts.

Requirements

• No sales experience or degree needed
• Strong communication skills and confidence building relationships
• A positive, resilient attitude and a drive to hit targets
• Good organisation and attention to detail
• A real appetite to learn and grow
• Two A Levels (or equivalent) preferred, but please still apply if you don't have them
• An interest in education or technology is a bonus, but not essential
• We're interested in your potential as much as your experience

Benefits

• £26,225 - £28,000 Starting Salary DOE + uncapped commission (£50,000 OTE)
• A market-leading, cutting-edge product to sell
• A clear progression path to Specialist and Consultant roles
• Structured training, external coaching, mentoring and regular feedback
• A bonus scheme and regular incentives
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• An onsite gym, free parking and an essentials-stocked kitchen
• Regular team and company socials