As a Mid-Market Account Executive for Higher Education, you will drive growth by managing a territory, building client relationships, and guiding prospects through the sales funnel.
Account Executive
📜 Description
- Conduct video discovery, qualify prospective members, build rapport, and secure their commitment to join.
- Guide prospects based on their business attributes and financial needs.
- Manage self-generated and pre-qualified leads through calls, SMS, email, and diligent follow-up.
- Partner with Marketing and Enablement on outbound targeting, cold outreach, and prospecting strategies.
- Collaborate with Marketing and Member Services to support an exceptional member experience.
- Report weekly on business results, including conversion, feedback, and lead sources.
🛠️ Requirements
- 2-3+ years experience at a FinTech company (or related SaaS experience), Client Acquisition, and Business Development Experience.
- Consistent track record of overachieving sales quotas and targets. You’re really competitive and consistently need to be at the top of your team.
- High EQ, passion for our mission, highly-engaged self-starter, proactive & independent learner
- Empathic understanding of the challenges of being a small business owner.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills via phone, SMS, email, and video.
- Exceptional organizational skills, data-centric approach, and attention to detail.
- Proven ability to launch successful outreach or other prospecting campaigns.
✨ Benefits
- Remote-Friendly Environment: Flexibility to work from home while staying connected to the team
- Health & Wellness: $200 quarterly reimbursement to support your well-being
- Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 14 company holidays
- Comprehensive Coverage: 100% medical
- Dental
- Vision for employees; 75% coverage for dependents
- Parental Leave: 16 weeks fully paid
- Retirement & Ownership: 401k plan plus an equity package
- Team Connection: Quarterly virtual events and an annual in-person summit
Full job description
About the role:
You’re an experienced sales professional with a consultative, value-based approach and are highly comfortable on video. Connecting with small business owners across industries comes naturally, and you genuinely enjoy building rapport and trust. You’ve also run high-velocity pipelines, often moving from first call to close in under seven days.
You have a strong ability to translate complex business and financial concepts into clear, accurate, and compelling conversations. Thriving in fast-paced sales cycles, you’re comfortable juggling multiple requests while staying focused on driving toward solutions for your prospects. No two calls are ever the same, and that’s exactly what you love.
Compensation for this role includes an $80k base salary with $160k OTE and uncapped commission potential.
What you'll do:
Conduct video discovery with prospective members to determine qualification, initiate an exceptional relationship-building experience, and secure the prospect’s commitment to join.
Provide value and guidance to prospective members based on their unique business attributes and financial needs.
Own and manage a pipeline of both self-generated and pre-qualified leads through value-based, diligent follow-up. This includes calling, SMS, and email touchpoints.
Partner with Marketing and Enablement on outbound targeting and cold outreach.
Work collaboratively with Marketing and our Member Services Team on cross-functional projects to ensure the delivery of an exceptional member experience. (Setting client expectations, driving an amazing member experience)
Ambitiously develop and execute new ideas for outbound prospecting, pipeline management, and networking strategies.
Prepare and deliver weekly reports to explain business results (conversion, feedback, lead source, etc.).
What you'll bring:
2-3+ years experience at a FinTech company (or related SaaS experience), Client Acquisition, and Business Development Experience.
Consistent track record of overachieving sales quotas and targets. You’re really competitive and consistently need to be at the top of your team.
High EQ, passion for our mission, highly-engaged self-starter, proactive & independent learner
Empathic understanding of the challenges of being a small business owner.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills via phone, SMS, email, and video.
Exceptional organizational skills, data-centric approach, and attention to detail.
Proven ability to launch successful outreach or other prospecting campaigns.
What we offer:
Remote-Friendly Environment: Flexibility to work from home while staying connected to the team
Health & Wellness: $200 quarterly reimbursement to support your well-being
Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 14 company holidays
Comprehensive Coverage: 100% medical, dental, and vision for employees; 75% coverage for dependents
Parental Leave: 16 weeks fully paid
Retirement & Ownership: 401k plan plus an equity package
Team Connection: Quarterly virtual events and an annual in-person summit
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