We're Hiring: Senior Sales Executive!
About the Role
The Senior Global Account Executive will be responsible for developing and managing a sales pipeline, acquiring new academic institution customers, and owning the end-to-end sales cycle across global markets. The role requires a consultative and commercially driven approach, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to build relationships with customers across different markets and time zones.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, manage, and continuously develop a healthy sales pipeline across assigned global markets.
- Proactively identify and engage prospective customers through outbound calls, email, web demos, and other multi-touch channels.
- Acquire new customers within the higher education/academic sector and grow portfolio value.
- Own the full sales cycle from prospecting and qualification through discovery, solution presentation, negotiation, contract closure, and handover to implementation.
- Conduct consultative conversations to understand customer needs and position relevant business solutions.
- Maintain accurate pipeline activity, forecasts, and customer information within the CRM. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers within prospective and existing institutions.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a smooth transition from sale to implementation and ongoing customer success.
- Contribute market insights, sales feedback, and ideas that support long-term commercial growth.
- Work across different time zones and be available for customer meetings outside standard working hours when required.
- Willingness to travel occasionally is preferred but not required.
Experience & Qualifications
- 4–6 years of B2B sales experience, preferably in inside sales, SaaS, technology, education, or a related consultative sales environment.
- At least 3 years of experience managing the full sales cycle, including prospecting, discovery, negotiation, and closing.
- Proven track record of new customer acquisition and meeting sales targets.
- Experience selling to academic institutions, higher education, government, or other complex organizations is highly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Education, Communications, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders confidently.
- Hands‑on experience with CRM platforms such as HubSpot, Salesforce, or equivalent.
- Strong consultative selling, negotiation, presentation, and relationship‑management skills.
- Comfortable working independently in a target‑driven, fast‑paced environment.
- Highly proactive, energetic, adaptable, and commercially curious, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. Willingness to work across global time zones and travel when required.