Sales Director - Educational Solutions

Steelcase Inc

$157K — $245K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of progressive sales experience
  • Experience working within K-12 and/or Higher Education environments
  • Ability to travel 50% of the time
  • Proven influence and results without direct authority
  • Successful cross-function collaboration to achieve business goals

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute sales strategies for K-12 and Higher Education markets
  • Lead and coach a team of sales consultants and support field efforts
  • Identify and pursue strategic opportunities with educational institutions
  • Build relationships with education executives and dealer partners
  • Collaborate with teams across sales, marketing, and product to enhance market impact
  • Analyze market trends and customer insights to inform sales strategy
  • Drive customer experiences and training initiatives to meet growth objectives

Benefits

  • Flexible work location within the USA
  • Supportive travel for customer engagement and collaboration
  • Opportunity to influence education environments
  • Professional development through sales leadership
  • Work with diverse teams to deliver customer-focused solutions
Full Job Description
General Information

Country: USA

State: Texas

City: Dallas

Office Location: 2601 Victory Avenue, Victory Commons One - - - - -

Date posted: 31-Jul-2026

Business Function: Sales

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Description

Are you energized by helping shape the future of learning environments across K-12 and higher education?

Do you thrive on building relationships, influencing across complex organizations, and turning market insights into growth strategies?

If you're passionate about leading through collaboration and creating meaningful customer experiences, this opportunity may be a great fit for you.

This role may be based anywhere within the United States. Preference will be given to candidates located in the Central or Eastern time zones to support collaboration, travel, and customer engagement needs.

You'll Support Meaningful Work By:

  • Developing and executing sales strategies that drive growth across K-12 and Higher Education markets.
  • Leading and coaching a team of sales consultants, while supporting field sales efforts and strengthening dealer capabilities.
  • Identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities with school districts, colleges, universities, and education partners.
  • Building and maintaining executive-level relationships with education decision-makers, customers, and dealer partners.
  • Collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Dealer Development, Research, and Smith System teams to expand market impact and deliver customer-focused solutions.
  • Analyzing market trends, customer insights, competitive activity, and performance data to inform strategy, pipeline development, and resource deployment.
  • Driving education-focused programs, customer experiences, training initiatives, and sales execution to achieve revenue and market growth objectives.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of progressive sales experience
  • Experience working within K-12 and/or Higher Education environments
  • Ability to travel 50% of the time
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and drive results without direct authority
  • Experience collaborating across multiple functions and stakeholder groups to achieve business objectives
  • Demonstrated success developing and executing sales strategies that drive growth


Desired Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Education, or a related field
  • Sales leadership experience, including coaching and developing high-performing teams
  • Experience working within a matrixed organization and influencing cross-functional stakeholders
  • Experience in education, contract furniture, commercial interiors, or related industries
  • Strong strategic selling, negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills
  • Demonstrated business acumen and ability to use data and market insights to drive growth


Compensation:

In compliance with pay transparency laws, the annual base salary range for this position is $157,300 - $245,800 USD. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Steelcase considers factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Base salary ranges may be higher in select metropolitan and premium-pay markets within the United States. Additional compensation information will be provided during the recruitment process upon request.

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