Associate Account Manager (West India, Remote)

Turnitin, LLC; Pune District; Remote; INR 15,00,000 - 20,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global education technology company is seeking an experienced sales professional for a remote-based role in Pune, India. This position requires 3+ years of SaaS sales experience targeting the education market. The successful candidate will develop and execute sales strategies, effectively communicate value propositions, and collaborate with the marketing team. Ideal for someone who excels in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and is eager to contribute to educational integrity.

Benefits

Generous time off

Health and wellness programs

Education reimbursement

Retirement Plan with match

Qualifications

• 3+ years of successful SaaS sales or education market experience required.
• Positive attitude, team player, and an active doer.
• Highly self-motivated team player with proven independent work ability.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business/renewal business strategic plans.
• Execute plans to achieve predictable results.
• Communicate value proposition throughout the sales cycle.

Skills

Fluency in English

SaaS sales experience

Communication skills

Team player

Customer Centric

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree/Post Graduate or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For more than 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Turnitin products are used by educational institutions and certification and licensing programs to uphold integrity and increase learning performance, and by students and professionals to do their best, original work.

Experience a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well‑being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

Job Description

Overview

We currently have a role open for a driven enthusiastic personality to share our innovative tools with institutions within Higher Education, Govt & Research segments, along with professional education providers. This exciting opportunity is to work within the South Asia market, home based in Mumbai/Pune within our South Asia office. This position reports into Regional Manager –South & West India. Together with your team lead, you will be responsible for defining a successful approach to your assigned segment by developing, and executing on, new business and renewal business growth strategies, creating effective tactics and to create action plans to achieve your objectives.

You are a convincing and captivating communicator. You interact with your prospects through online meetings, email, online presentations and face to face at events/meetings where applicable. You are comfortable working independently and you own your territory/segments but you are in addition a strong team player and you work towards shared objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Develop new business/renewal business strategic and tactical sales plans for your territory
• Execute on these plans to predictable and planned results
• Effectively communicate the value proposition throughout the sales cycle through demo’s, proposals and presentations
• Market research: identifying targets, collating data and qualifying leads
• Work closely with marketing to plan sales campaigns, events and lead generation activities
• Management of sales data in the CRM system (SalesForce)
• Keep up to date with developments in the education market and contribute towards the wider team strategy
• Attend exhibitions/conferences as required
• Manage your pipeline and ensure an accurate and complete forecast

Qualifications

Requirements:

• 3+ years of successful SaaS sales or Education market experience is required
• Bachelor's degree/Post Graduate or equivalent experience
• Fluency in English
• You must be an entrepreneurial and experienced sales person who thrives in a fast‑moving environment and understands how to build out a territory.
• Must have a positive attitude, be a team player and an active ‘doer
• Convincing and captivating communicator.
• Pleasant and outgoing personality eager to reach out and build networks
• Be able to travel for client meetings, events and roadshows when necessary across the assigned territory where required.
• Highly self‑motivated team player with the proven ability to work independently.
• Practitioner of Solution Selling preferred.
• Experience of Salesforce preferred.
• Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning - We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
• Integrity - We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership - We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
• One Team - We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each others' successes.
• Global Mindset - We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.

Additional Information

Total Rewards @ Turnitin At Turnitin, we believe Total Rewards go far beyond pay. While salary, bonus, or commission are important, they’re only part of the value you receive in exchange for your work.

Beyond compensation, you’ll experience the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential and making a positive impact on global education. You’ll also thrive in a culture free of politics, surrounded by humble, inclusive, and collaborative teammates.

In addition, our extrinsic rewards include generous time off and health and wellness programs that provide choice, flexibility, and a safety net for life’s challenges. You’ll also enjoy a remote‑first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in the way that suits you best, all supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well‑being.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric: Our mission is focused on improving learning outcomes; we do this by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning: We are committed to our own learning and growth internally. And we support education and learning around the globe.
• Integrity: Integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin—it is the core of our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership: We have a bias for action. We act like owners. We are willing to change even when it’s hard.
• One Team: We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each others' successes.
• Global Mindset: We consider different perspectives and celebrate diversity. We are one team. The work we do has an impact on the world.
• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Self‑Care Days
• National Holidays*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

* varies by country

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and unleash your potential alongside us, join our team!