Entrepreneurial Sales Executive – Join an Exciting and Well-Funded Tech Start-Up

Job Description:

Have you worked in the software/tech industry? A driven sales professional? Entrepreneurial and want to work in an exciting start-up environment, surrounded by hard-working colleagues? This might be the role for you!

 

The company

Our client is an independently owned group of education technology businesses. You’ll be joining a start-up business within the group to lead the sales of a school support solution into UK and international schools.

The business is an online platform that supports senior education leaders to develop their school improvement plans using a suite of audits. The audits help schools prioritise their next steps by providing a self-evaluation guideline.

The business has achieved 100 customers in the first year and is looking to reach 1000 customers within the next 24 months.

The group has ambitious goals to support the success of every school and college in the country. They need your help to do so.

 

The package

You’ll be joining an exciting, high-growth organisation that includes established, market-leading companies and innovative start-ups. Package includes:

• £30,000 basic salary
• Realistic opportunity to achieve £30,000 annual commission (paid monthly)
• Share options after one year
• Join an environment of hard-working and creative entrepreneurs
• Regular away days for planning/developing the business
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays

 

The role

You’ll be responsible for lead generation, managing your marketing process, booking, and running online demonstrations, and increasing sales. Responsibilities include: 

• Building and managing your marketing process, including email campaigns, webinars, events, product and merchandise marketing, social and professional media, etc. You’ll have full ownership and flexibility with this
• Generating leads by researching UK schools and colleges to identify opportunities for sales
• Contacting key decision-makers via email and telephone to introduce and pitch the service
• Organising and delivering online demos
• Closing sales
• Building relationships with stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Supporting in developing the businesses by listening to customer feedback and implementing ideas to improve the service

 

To be successful in this role, you will…

…be experienced in using software platforms

…have experience in sales

…be an outstanding communicator

…be highly organised and able to multitask and cope under pressure

…be a problem-solver

…be motivated by working hard

…be optimistic and energetic

…be interested and excited about start-ups and business growth

…be able to think on your feet

…be able to work independently

 

Experience selling to schools would be an advantage but not essential.

 

Apply!

If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity to join a high-growth start-up, apply now!