Summary
Wiley is a provider of science, education, and learning solutions, including zyBooks interactive online learning content for college students. The Account Executive drives sales, manages customer relationships, and supports higher education institutions in the computer science, engineering, and mathematics markets. This remote role owns customer-facing selling, service, training, and support activities for an assigned territory.
Responsibilities
- Drive high-growth new business sales and market share in the territory
- Retain and grow renewals revenue, leveraging those relationships to nurture established accounts across the curriculum
- Develop Sales Processes and effectively communicate those processes to the sales region
- Plan and execute assigned territory call plan strategies using a calendarized sales playbook to optimize daily and weekly contact metrics for their territory
- Develop thorough account plans for all strategic customers
- Use Salesforce to manage customer relationships, record sales activities, and develop and manage an active qualified pipeline for forecasting purposes
- Relate our company and products’ story and positioning, including essential course product knowledge
- Work as a team player within the sales region and team structure and contribute to the organization’s culture of collaboration and inclusivity across functional areas
Skills
- BS/BA Degree
- 3-4 years in a related field sales position, experience in EdTech Sales and selling to STEM college-level instructors is a plus
- Experience planning, selling, and presenting and giving demonstrations of technology products and services
- Business application software: Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, CRM knowledge (Preferably Salesforce.com)
- Self-motivated and a history of taking initiative, working independently and remotely
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Qualifications
Must Haves
- BS/BA Degree
- 3-4 years in a related field sales position, experience in EdTech Sales and selling to STEM college-level instructors is a plus
- Experience planning, selling, and presenting and giving demonstrations of technology products and services
- Business application software: Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, CRM knowledge (Preferably Salesforce.com)
- Self-motivated and a history of taking initiative, working independently and remotely
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Continual learning and internal mobility
- Meeting-free Friday afternoons, allowing more time for heads-down work and professional development
- A robust body of employee programming that facilitates opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow
- A comprehensive benefits package