Senior Account Executive

2 Days ago • 8-8 Years • Business Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Anthology seeks a Senior Account Executive to drive new business growth in the UKI market. Responsibilities include exceeding sales quotas, developing and executing territory sales plans, managing complex solution sales (3-18 month cycles), participating in PQQs and RFPs, identifying and closing sales, and continuous learning. The role requires strong consultative selling skills in the education/training sector, experience selling software solutions, and proven new business development success. The successful candidate will effectively use Salesforce, prepare presentations, and collaborate with internal teams, requiring 40-60% travel (some international).
Must have:
  • Meet/exceed sales quotas
  • Develop territory sales plans
  • Manage complex solution sales
  • Proven new business development
  • Strong knowledge of UK education sector
  • Software solution sales experience
  • Consultative selling skills
  • Proficient in Salesforce
Good to have:
  • Additional European language (German/Dutch)
  • Knowledge of Technology Enhanced Learning

Job Details

Description

Senior Account Executive

Remote - United Kingdom

 

The Opportunity: 

Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Our mission is to empower educators and institutions with meaningful innovation that’s simple and intelligent, inspiring student success and institutional growth.

 

The Power of Together is built on having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of our hiring practices and who we are as a company.

 

For more information about Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit www.anthology.com. 

 

Anthology UKI is our second largest market after North America and has a mature base of existing customers within Higher Education and Further Education, as well as within work-based learning and corporate organizations. The UK is the largest contributor to the EMEA – North region.

 

The business is currently oriented around a portfolio of solutions including VLE platforms, learner analytics, and associated strategic and functional services. These are sold individually in response to specific requirements and as more complex solutions. This creates an exciting environment for new business growth, with opportunities across sectors and application areas, coming from inbound and self-generated leads, referrals, and open tenders. We have identified a requirement to enhance our team with an individual to focus on exploiting the new business potential of UKI.

 

Primary responsibilities will include:

  • Meeting and exceeding set new sales quotas for designated territory while adhering to Anthology’s sales rules of engagement. Territory to be defined as a mix of geography, sectors, and opportunity types as the business dictates
  • Defining and executing territory sales plans
  • Ensuring that prospecting is managed as part of a structured, targeted, and measurable process resulting in new prospects being added to the pipeline on a consistent basis
  • Managing a sometimes complex, multi-platform solution sale with a 3 to 18 months purchasing cycle through the entire sales process. This includes taking an active role in PQQ, RFPs, and tender response processes
  • Being able to identify, qualify, manage, and close individual sales on short timescales
  • Continually learning about new products and improving selling skills. Attending training events throughout the year and participating in self-paced tutorial learning when appropriate
  • Being well informed about current industry trends and being able to talk intelligently about the education and/or training industry
  • Effectively using the sales force automation tool (Salesforce.com) to record, manage, and report on all aspects of sales activity and relationships with leads and opportunities, and to provide critical forecasting data to the company
  • Preparing written presentations, reports, and price quotations
  • Attending and participating in sales meetings, product seminars, and trade shows
  • Maintaining accounts receivables in compliance with objectives
  • Keeping abreast of competition, competitive issues, and products
  • Effectively and efficiently working with internal resources at appropriate stages in the prospecting and sales cycle; starting initial targeting of prospects, through to final transition to ongoing account management
  • Building and leading virtual teams from across the company, building a personal company network, and working within matrix teams
  • Making and delivering solution-oriented presentations as well as product demonstrations as needed
  • This role requires approximately 40-60% travel, some international travel required

 

The Candidate:

Required skills/qualifications:

  • University degree or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Minimum 8 years’ experience in consultative selling in an enterprise/solution and/or technical sales environment
  • Proven new business development 'hunting' experience with demonstrable consistent on/over quota achievement
  • Strong knowledge of the UK education and/or training sector with direct experience of selling software and related technology solutions to these markets a distinct advantage
  • Experience operating within a fast paced, multi-disciplined virtual team
  • Natural self-starter as the role will be based remotely from a suitable home office
  • Proven ability to adapt quickly to evolving priorities and direction
  • Highly developed relationship development and management skills
  • Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
  • Fluency in written and spoken English (desirable to have additional European language, particularly, German and/or Dutch)

 

Preferred skills/qualifications:

  • Proficient in MS Office applications; ability to create structured documents, organize, and extract spreadsheet data, create engaging presentations, and work collaboratively online with others in these applications
  • Knowledge of Technology Enhanced Learning                          

 

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

 

Anthology is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.

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About The Company

Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Millions of students around the world are supported throughout their education journey via Anthology’s ecosystem of flagship SaaS solutions and supporting services, including the award-winning Blackboard® (LMS), Anthology® Student (SIS/ERP), and Anthology® Reach (CRM). Through the Power of Together, we are uniquely inspiring educators and institutions with innovation that is meaningful, simple and intelligent to help customers redefine what’s possible and create life-changing opportunities for people everywhere. www.anthology.com. 

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