Advanced Associate, Sales

Pearson; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Advanced Associate, Sales to join our High-Stakes English Assessment team focused on the PTE Academic test. The role has an international outlook and a chance to shape strategic priorities as we scale our Language Testing services globally.

You will work with regional leaders to drive test volumes, build partnerships with education and migration providers, and deliver customer-focused service across India and beyond.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience.
• Knowledge of market competition.
• Experience in secure language testing or education and training industry preferred.
• Ability to work independently.
• Comfortable with a matrix organizational structure.

Responsibilities

• Work with PTE Sales Lead to implement regional strategies to maximize opportunities on PTE Academic tests and services.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships and negotiate commercial deals with education/migration agents, providers, and employers.
• Expand brand awareness and understanding with key external stakeholders.
• Drive test and test prep volumes through localized sales and marketing campaigns.
• Establish relationships and support professional partners in student preparation for PTE Academic.
• Meet customer needs and maintain high standards of service and satisfaction.

Skills

Independent working

Matrix organization experience

Stakeholder management

Market knowledge

Customer relationship management

Subject matter expertise in language/测

Job description

We are looking for Advanced Associate, Sales to join our High-Stakes English Assessment team to focus on our largest product, the PTE Academic test. We are looking to expand our Language Testing services significantly over the next 5 years and the role-holder will be joining the team at an exciting time, with the opportunity to play a key part in shaping the strategic priorities of our business. The role has a truly international outlook, dealing with both internal and external stakeholders across the world.

Key Accountabilities:

• Work with the PTE Sales Lead to proactively implement regional strategies to maximize opportunities on PTE Academic tests and services.
• Providing regular market insights and competitors information to global and India team.
• To develop and manage strategic partnerships and negotiate commercial deals with stakeholders including education and migration agents, commercial and academic language/test prep providers, employers, and others.
• Proactive position PTE Academic and expand brand and product awareness and understanding with key external stakeholders
• Drive candidate test and test prep volumes through localized sales and marketing campaigns.
• Establish relationships and support with professional partners in the preparation of their students to take PTE Academic.
• Set exemplary standards in customer care/service ensuring that high standards are met in delivery and service of our test.
• Support sales & marketing initiatives of regional partners.
• Support region marketing plan including attending conferences, events and delivering local surveys
• Deliver ad-hoc projects and duties as required by the Regional Manager and/ or Country Manager
• Manage existing channels and Identify prospects for further channel expansion
• Effectively meeting customer needs, building productive customer relationships taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Academically Sound in the subject matter
• Should have knowledge of market competition
• Experience in Secure language testing business or education and training industry is preferred
• Minimum 5 years of work experience.
• Comfortable with a matrix organizational structure
• Ability to work independently

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

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