Avela
Education
EdtechAccountExecutive
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“Edtech Account Executive at Avela. Skills: New Business Sales, Account Management, Sales. Close new accounts. Close expansion sales”
Industry & Context.
Living within 45 minutes of airport, 10-15 trade shows/year
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years EdTech experience, 2+ years quota carrying sales, Deep understanding school enrollment, Proficiency CRM and sales tools, Understanding sales KPIs/metrics, US resident, Legal ability to work
Nice to Have
Experience SAAS Startups, Experience K-12 Teacher/Educator, Experience School/District Administrator
What You'll Do.
Close expansion sales
Follow up demand generation
Attend trade show conferences
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Client services team; Marketing team
Communication Scope
Articulate complex ideas
Full Job Description
NOTE: THIS ROLE REQUIRES K12 EXPERIENCE - EITHER AS A FORMER ADMINISTRATOR OR SELLING TO K12 DISTRICTS OR CHARTER NETWORKS AND CANDIDATES MUST BE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA OR GREATER BOSTON AREA. Avela is a Nobel Prize winning platform for families to navigate their child’s educational journey. Parents can find, apply, register, and pay for school and programs for their children, all from a common application system with saved profiles. Avela also powers backend admissions and operational workflows, making it easy for schools, districts, and educational providers to equitably serve students. We’re like “OpenTable for Education” or “Mindbody for Schools.” Role Avela is seeking an Account Executive to help drive sales and go-to-market alongside the founding team. This is a key position at an early-stage company, reporting directly to Avela’s Sales Lead. Location We’re a semi-remote company with hubs in San Francisco and Boston. The San Francisco hub includes the CEO, Sales Lead, and Marketing Lead, so we strongly prefer candidates living in the SF Bay Area to facilitate in-person collaboration and social connection. Responsibilities This position will own the following main functions: New Business Sales (60%): This person will be responsible for closing new accounts and expansion sales within our SMB segment, which includes the following: Public School Districts, Charter Schools and Charter Management Organizations (CMOs), and Local government accounts Account Management (30%): Renewals for all of our existing accounts, excluding the Federal Government. The AE will work closely with our client services team on all renewals. Other (10%): The AE will work closely with the marketing team, following up on all demand generation activity. This primarily will include attending trade show conferences (10-15 per year), outbound calling on sequences that we establish. Additional tasks may be added as our GTM strategy evolves. Qualifications A minimum of three (4) years of e
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