Account Executive - Education

Pangram

$160K — $240K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of sales experience in the education sector
  • Proven track record of successfully closing new business
  • Deep knowledge of education procurement processes
  • Ability to manage relationships across multiple stakeholders
  • Understanding of academic calendar impacts on purchasing
  • Experience with pilot programs or product evaluations
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead the complete sales process from lead generation to closing
  • Evaluate incoming interest from educational institutions
  • Facilitate discovery calls and product showcases
  • Assess institutional policies and purchase criteria
  • Coordinate product pilots for prospective clients
  • Define success metrics for pilots and evaluations
  • Cultivate relationships with key institutional figures
  • Navigate complex budgeting and purchasing procedures
  • Draft proposals and negotiate contracts
  • Maintain accurate sales forecasts and pipeline information
  • Collaborate with Customer Success teams on implementations
  • Contribute to the refinement of sales strategies and messaging

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Equity participation in the company
  • Opportunity for uncapped commissions
  • Dynamic early-stage work environment
  • Potential to influence and shape sales strategies in education
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The Education Account Executive will own sales opportunities across schools, universities, and other educational institutions. The ideal candidate will understand how educational organizations evaluate, purchase, and implement new technology. This person should be familiar with education procurement, academic calendars, stakeholder management, and longer sales cycles. Pangram is rapidly establishing its presence in education, and there are significant opportunities to close new business across account categories.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Own the full sales cycle for education opportunities
  • Qualify inbound interest from educational institutions
  • Conduct discovery calls and product demonstrations
  • Understand each institution's policies, needs, and evaluation criteria
  • Coordinate free and paid product pilots
  • Establish evaluation criteria and pilot success metrics
  • Build relationships with academic leaders, administrators, faculty members, technology teams, and procurement stakeholders
  • Navigate education budgeting and purchasing processes
  • Develop proposals and negotiate agreements
  • Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast information
  • Partner with Customer Success during implementation
  • Help refine Pangram's education sales strategy and messaging
  • Share market feedback with product and company leadership
Ideal Candidate Profile
  • Proven experience closing new business
  • Strong record of quota performance
  • Experience selling software or technology into education
  • Knowledge of education procurement and budgeting processes
  • Experience managing multiple stakeholders
  • Understanding of how academic calendars affect buying cycles
  • Experience running pilots, trials, or product evaluations
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work independently within an early-stage environment
  • Willingness to work onsite in Brooklyn
Preferred Background
  • Existing relationships within the education market
  • Experience selling into colleges and universities
  • Experience with education technology, academic integrity, artificial intelligence, data products, or learning tools
  • Experience working with administrators, academic leaders, faculty members, technology teams, or procurement groups
  • Experience helping establish a new sales segment or process
  • Experience selling products that require customer testing before purchase


Compensation
  • $160,000 - $240,000 OTE
  • Uncapped commissions
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits

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