Pearson

Lead Specialist, Large Accounts

Pearson$105K — $170K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience closing complex enterprise deals, particularly those exceeding $500K.
  • Strong proficiency in consultative selling, including customer discovery and strategic negotiation.
  • Ability to design and pitch integrated, multi-product solutions.
  • Exceptional collaboration skills to coordinate actions across virtual teams and support functions.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and prioritizing high-impact opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a strategic portfolio of Large Accounts with significant deal potential; focus on new business and expansions.
  • Lead complex opportunity strategies including customer discovery and executive alignment.
  • Create multi-product solutions and navigate the contracting process with internal stakeholders.
  • Leverage Marketing and Solutioning resources for high-value deals, ensuring clear messaging and value add.
  • Act as a subject-matter expert, helping customers to achieve outcomes aligned with product offerings.
  • Mentor peers and share best practices while contributing to team development activities.
  • Maintain accurate CRM records and provide insights into deal forecasts.

Benefits

  • Participate in a sales incentive plan supporting your performance.
  • Opportunity for professional development and skills enhancement.
  • Flexible working conditions with remote working options.
  • Access to a dynamic and engaging company culture.
Full Job Description
Role Purpose

The Senior Strategic Seller (Account Executive) responsible for identifying and converting the highest-value opportunities within in-region Large Accounts (> $500K), structuring multi-product deals, and serving as a deal-shaping expert and peer coach.

Key Responsibilities
  • Owns a strategic portfolio of in-region Large Accounts with>$500K deal potential; drives new logo acquisition and large expansions.
  • Leads complex opportunity strategy: customer discovery, solution architecture with Solutioning, stakeholder mapping, mutual plans, and executive alignment.
  • Structures multi-product solutions and commercial proposals; navigates pricing, packaging, and contracting with Legal/Finance/RevOps.
  • Mobilizes Marketing and Solutioning support for deals that exceed $500K; ensures cohesive messaging and differentiated value propositions.
  • Acts as a subject-matter expert on Pearson's portfolio; helps customers connect needs to outcomes across product lines.
  • Provides informal leadership by mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and supporting leader-led deal reviews and enablement activities.
  • Maintains rigorous CRM hygiene and forecasting; identifies risks and mitigations early in the cycle.

Scope & Impact (Career Architecture Alignment)
  • Primary focus: large, complex pursuits and expansions in Large Accounts; advanced sales cycle ownership from qualification through close.
  • Influence: leads virtual account teams (Solutioning, Marketing, Product specialists, Customer Success) without formal authority.
  • Measures of success: individual quota attainment, average deal size, multi-product attach rate, win rate on>$500K pursuits, pipeline quality, forecast accuracy, and contribution to team capability.

Essential Behaviors & Competencies
  • Customer/learner focus: prioritizes customer outcomes and long-term value.
  • Collaboration: works effectively across Marketing, Solutioning, Customer Success, RevOps, Product, Legal, and Finance.
  • Accountability: owns commitments, uses data to manage performance, and follows governance.
  • Integrity: acts ethically and transparently in all customer and internal interactions.
  • Continuous improvement: seeks scalable ways to simplify, automate, and improve the sales/renewal experience.

Required Qualifications
  • Proven track record closing complex enterprise deals and expansions, ideally including>$500K opportunities.
  • Advanced consultative selling skills (discovery, executive alignment, value/ROI articulation, negotiation).
  • Ability to sell broad portfolios and assemble integrated, multi-product solutions.
  • Strong collaboration skills to lead virtual teams and coordinate support functions.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and ability to independently prioritize the highest-value opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience selling to senior executives and multi-threading within complex organizations.
  • Experience with MEDDICC / Challenger / similar enterprise sales methodologies.
  • Background in education, learning, talent, or HR technology markets.

Working Conditions
  • This role may require periodic travel to customer sites and internal meetings, depending on region and portfolio needs.
  • Work is performed in a typical office/home-office environment with regular use of standard sales and collaboration tools.

Note: This job description outlines the general nature and level of work. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required

Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows:

Minimum full-time salary range is between $105,000 - $170,000.

This position is eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan , and information on benefits offered is here.

Applications will be accepted through September 18, 2026. This window may be extended depending on business needs.

Job: Sales

Job Family: GO_TO_MARKET

Organization: Enterprise Learning & Skills

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type:

Req ID: 25687

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About Pearson

Pearson is a publishing and education company that provides educational materials, learning technologies, and assessments to schools, universities, and professional organizations. The company's products and services include textbooks, online learning platforms, and certification exams. Pearson's customers include the University of Phoenix, the British Council, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Learn more about Pearson
Size
20,744 employees
Market Cap
$8.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$265 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
-5.5%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
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