Clarivate Analytics Plc

Strategic Product Sales Manager (Learning Technology)

Clarivate Analytics Plc • $134K — $155K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years in enterprise software, SaaS, or technology sales
  • 5+ years of direct sales experience in higher education
  • Established network of higher education leaders
  • Experience selling complex learning technologies
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas
  • Familiarity with university procurement and multi-stakeholder sales processes

Responsibilities

  • Build market awareness and executive interest in new products
  • Introduce institutions to entry-point offerings and future vision
  • Establish and close Early Adopter opportunities across North America
  • Maintain relationships with senior academic and administrative leaders
  • Develop and execute strategic territory and account plans
  • Lead complex sales from discovery to contracting
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and represent Clarivate at industry events

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Life insurance and long-term disability coverage
  • 401k with match
  • Vacation and sick time
  • Volunteer time and discount programs
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Strategic Product Sales Manager (Learning Technology) to join the Clarivate Teaching and Learning team in the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to help launch Clarivate's new product offering in the Teaching and Learning space. Clarivate's new product line is designed to help colleges and universities improve teaching, learning, faculty innovation, and student success through actionable intelligence, connecting academic strategy, learning experiences, instructional practices, and educational outcomes through a unified intelligence layer.

As one of the first commercial hires dedicated to this new product line, you will play a pivotal role in introducing a new category of technology to higher education. During the initial phase of commercialization, you will engage universities to demonstrate the value of the products while simultaneously developing executive relationships and strategic opportunities that support broader adoption of the full vision over time.

The role is an instrumental part of a small, high-impact commercialization team focused on bringing the products to market and establishing a new category within higher education technology. This role reports to the Director, Product Sales. We have deep expertise in higher education, teaching and learning, product strategy, and commercialization, and we would love to speak with you if you have experience selling strategic enterprise solutions into colleges and universities and have an established network of academic and institutional leaders.

About You - experience, education, skills, and accomplishments
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
  • Minimum 7 years of enterprise software, SaaS, or technology sales experience
  • Minimum 5 years of direct sales experience within higher education institutions
  • Established network of higher education leaders and decision-makers
  • Experience selling complex learning technologies, academic software, learning platforms or other strategic higher education technologies
  • Experience developing and executing territory and account plans
  • Demonstrated record of achieving or exceeding annual sales quotas
  • Experience navigating university procurement, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales, contracting, budgeting, governance, and committee review processes
  • Ability and willingness to travel throughout the United States


It would be great if you also have . . .
  • Master's degree, ideally in Business, Education or a related field
  • Experience launching or scaling new products, business units, or market categories
  • Experience creating executive alignment for opportunities without established budgets or purchasing processes
  • Familiarity with trends impacting higher education, including:
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Learning Technology and academic innovation
  • Faculty Development
  • Student Success


What will you be doing in this role?
  • Build market awareness and executive interest in the products across colleges and universities, helping establish a new offering within higher education technology
  • Introduce institutions to an entry-point offerings while positioning our vision for future consideration
  • Establish and close Early Adopter opportunities across North America through prospecting, industry engagement, referrals, and professional networks
  • Establish and maintain relationships with senior academic, technology, administrative, and faculty leaders
  • Build and execute strategic territory and account plans
  • Lead complex sales opportunities from discovery through contracting and customer transition
  • Collaborate closely with product, marketing, customer success, and executive leadership teams
  • Represent Clarivate at conferences, industry events, and executive forums
  • Accurately manage forecasting and sales activities within the CRM
  • Provide customer and market feedback to help shape product strategy, commercialization efforts, and go-to-market initiatives
  • Help build repeatable sales motions, messaging, and best practices for the growing business


About the Team

The Clarivate Teaching and Learning team is focused on bringing a new suite of products to colleges and universities seeking to improve teaching effectiveness, faculty innovation, learning outcomes, and student success. Currently in development with leading institutions, these products will develop into a new category of educational technology designed to provide academic leaders with actionable intelligence that connects learning experiences, academic strategy, and institutional outcome.

As a member of this team, you will have the rare opportunity to help establish an entirely new category within higher education. You will engage with Provosts, Vice Provosts, CIOs, teaching and learning teams and faculty. Success in this role requires the ability to navigate complex university environments while establishing executive-level relationships and helping institutions solve strategic teaching and learning challenges.

This role works closely with a cross-functional team that includes product management, customer success, marketing, solution experts, and executive leadership. You will help shape how the market understands and adopts these products. Success during the early stages of commercialization will be measured not only by revenue generation, but also by creating market awareness, securing institutional engagement, validating use cases, and building the foundation for broader adoption of the full solution over time.

Hours of Work

This is a full-time, remote, permanent position within the United States, primarily working core business hours in your local time zone with flexibility to support customers and colleagues across North America and occasionally internationally. Some travel (
Compensation - US only

The expected base salary for this position is $134,000-155,000 USD per year. This role is eligible for annual bonus earnings. Individual pay is based upon experience, education, skill and ability, expertise, and relevant factors. In addition to a competitive remuneration package, you will be eligible to participate in a benefits package that includes medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k with match, long term disability coverage, vacation, sick time, volunteer time, discount programs, and many more

About Clarivate Analytics Plc

Clarivate Analytics is a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Their vision is to improve the way the world creates, protects, and advances innovation. They do this by providing solutions that help customers make confident decisions and streamline their workflow. Clarivate Analytics has a portfolio of more than 8,500 customers in over 100 countries, including 90% of the world's top pharmaceutical companies, 9 of the top 10 global technology companies, and 9 of the top 10 global banks. The company was formed in 2016 when Thomson Reuters sold its intellectual property and science business to private equity firms Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia.
Learn more about Clarivate Analytics Plc
Size
9,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$106.3 million
Revenue
$1.2 billion

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Clarivate Analytics Plc

More Education, Government & Non-Profit Jobs

Find similar Strategic Product Sales Manager (Learning Technology) jobs: