Vice President, University Partnerships Sales

Everspring Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Paid parental leave

Medical

Dental and vision insurance

FSA

HSA

Employer-paid short-term and optional长

Job summary

Everspring is seeking an energetic VP of Sales - University Partnerships to lead revenue growth with colleges and universities from Chicago, IL, and surrounding regions. The role operates as an individual contributor on the sales team, driving strategic sales initiatives, multi-year contracts, and high-impact solutions for higher education partners.

The position requires 5+ years of higher education sales, strong relationship-building and complex sales skills, and the ability to travel up to 50%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of sales experience with substantial recent experience in higher education.
• Product and service/consulting sales experience is required.
• Experience in enterprise sales in a start-up environment preferred.
• Thrive in highly complex sales cycles and team-based selling.
• Demonstrated success in developing complex service relationships.
• Ability to cultivate deals from the earliest stages and manage the total sales process at various types of schools.
• Excellent sales strategy and selling skills for large-scale, complex higher-education environments.
• Proven experience in building senior-level client relationships and communication skills; travel up to 50%.
• Demonstrated sales achievement in previous roles.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate deals from the earliest stages and manage the total sales process.
• Build and develop senior-level client relationships.
• Product and service/consulting sales experience is required.
• Travel nationally up to 50% of the time to meet prospective clients.
• Secure high-impact and successful multi-year contracts.
• Deliver high-stakes presentations to executive-level decision makers.

Skills

Enterprise sales

Higher education sales

Relationship building

Strategic selling

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Everspring is seeking an energetic VP of Sales - University Partnerships to lead revenue growth with colleges and universities from Chicago, IL, and surrounding regions. The role operates as an individual contributor on the sales team, driving strategic sales initiatives, multi-year contracts, and high-impact solutions for higher education partners.

The position requires 5+ years of higher education sales, strong relationship-building and complex sales skills, and the ability to travel up to 50%