PowerSchool

Director, Solution Consulting

PowerSchool$141K — $198K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-12 years of relevant experience in sales or related fields.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Proven leader with experience managing teams and managers.
  • Success in selling complex solutions in K-12 education sector.
  • Ability to navigate long sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong executive presence for selling to senior leadership.
  • Experience managing sales forecasts and using CRM tools effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performance sales team focused on K-12 districts.
  • Drive revenue and growth targets within assigned territories.
  • Manage performance through data-driven reviews and planning.
  • Support complex deals by engaging with executive stakeholders.
  • Align product capabilities with customer needs through collaboration.
  • Ensure effective handoff and customer retention with Customer Success team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts for pre-tax contributions.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Comprehensive 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Generous parental leave policy for new parents.
  • Discretionary Time Off allowing flexibility in leave.
  • Wellness program offerings including ClassPass and EAP.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
  • Optional benefits available like pet insurance and identity theft protection.
Full Job Description
Overview
Team Overview

Our Sales team serves the critical role of getting our products into the hands of our customers. This talented team works hard to build and maintain relationships with our clients, as well as looks for new business opportunities to expand our reach.

Responsibilities Description

The Solution Sales team oversees the selling of the Operational Excellence product lines to K-12 school districts. Team members have a deep knowledge of our products and sales best practices, with a focus on growing pipelilne and revenue.

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Solution Sales Executives focused on K–12 districts, charters, and state/local education agencies.
  • Drive attainment of revenue, pipeline, and growth targets across assigned territory or segment.
  • Forecast accurately and manage performance through data-driven pipeline reviews and account planning.
  • Support complex, high-value deals by engaging directly with executive buyers and procurement stakeholders.
  • Partner with Product and Solutions teams to align product capabilities with customer pain points and roadmap priorities.
  • Work closely with Customer Success to ensure strong handoffs, adoption, retention, and expansion opportunities.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum of 8 to 12 years of relevant and related work experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
  • Travel occasionally, up to 15-20%, for key moments such as team summits, training, customer meetings, company events, etc., with increased frequency during peak periods based on business demands.
  • Experience managing and leading teams and managers.
  • Proven success selling complex, solution-based offerings to K–12 school districts or public-sector education organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams through long, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
  • Strong executive presence with experience selling to senior district and state-level leaders.
  • Experience managing forecasts, pipelines, and CRM (e.g., Salesforce).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Background in education technology, SaaS, or instructional/operational platforms.
  • Familiarity with public-sector procurement processes (RFPs, cooperative contracts, state purchasing).
  • Experience scaling teams or building repeatable solution-sales motions.
Compensation & Benefits Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

  • Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
  • Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
  • Comprehensive 401(k) plan
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
  • Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $141,000 - $198,100 USD plus applicable commission. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

 

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About PowerSchool

PowerSchool is an education technology company that provides a range of K-12 education solutions to schools around the world. The company's products include student information systems, learning management systems, assessment and analytics tools, and special education management systems. PowerSchool serves more than 45 million students and 12,000 schools in over 70 countries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Minnesota, USA.
Learn more about PowerSchool
Size
2,500 employees
Market Cap
$4.4 billion
Industry
Founded
1997
NASDAQ

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