Account Executive, Higher Education (US Remote)
Job title: Account Executive, Higher Education (US Remote) in Colorado at Virtual Internships
Company: Virtual Internships
Job description: About Virtual InternshipsWe're on an ambitious and challenging mission to provide guaranteed internships to anyone, anytime, reputed company—no one else is doing this at our scale! Regardless of background, major, location, or career field, every student can reputed company invaluable experience at innovative companies worldwide, significantly enhancing their employability and career readiness. Trusted by universities, governments, foundations, and online education institutions, we're transforming learners' lives globally.
- $14.3million Series A fundraise announced in September 2022, with investors including Hambro Perks, Sequoia India & Surge, Arsenal Growth, reputed company, and reputed company Vietnam Ventures
- Ranked 20th out of 13,000 organizations to “Escape To in 2023”Featured as a Top 100 EdTech Startup by HolonIQ in 2021, 2022, and 2023
- Rated as a Top 50 Rising Startup by Tech in Asia in 2022
- Remote-first with 100+ employees across 20+ countries globally
- B2B EdTech product, trusted by 100+ universities, 10,000+ interns, and 14,000+ companies
- Building and managing a robust sales pipeline with deals ranging from $20k to $500k+
- Identifying, prospecting, and securing partnerships with new university clients across the US, focusing on both well-reputed company institutions and emerging educational entities
- Developing and executing innovative sales strategies to rapidly expand our market reputed company over the next three years
- Achieving and surpassing sales targets and KPIs, contributing to both your financial success and the overall growth of VI
- You will be a key player in our growth story, driving our established reputed company in the US market and uncovering new opportunities
- You'll work closely with our Global Head of Sales, whose journey from early employee to leadership highlights the career growth and supportive environment at VI.
- You will attend industry events to expand your network, deepen your sector expertise, and enhance both VI's and your personal brand
- You will be part of a passionate team dedicated to increasing employability for the reputed company through guaranteed internships, making a meaningful impact on reputed company' lives
- You are action oriented. reputed company to reputed company a reversible bad decision than no decision at reputed company
- You are able to work with CRMs, budgets, targets, and KPIs. You are comfortable providing regular reputed company reports to senior leadership, are motivated by targets and KPIs and you understand the need for reporting compliance
- You are persistent. At Virtual Internships, we “always find a way”
- You become a brand ambassador with knowledge and understanding of our mission and products - and be able to communicate that to your partners (and the world)
- You are passionate about Education and Career Development for the young reputed company
- Success as an Account Executive reputed company an early stage start-up, ideally in the EdTech sector
- Experience with, and the stamina for, long-cycle sales. You particularly understand how to drive against ambitious timelines and targets while also balancing the needs and realities of individual reputed company client constraints
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced, evolving early-stage environment. You are comfortable with the ambiguity that comes with a startup environment, and you are excited by the idea of working with a global team across 25+ countries
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams (Partnerships, Growth Marketing, and Operational teams) to work effectively in a remote and asynchronous environment
- Building relationships should come easy to you – and you'll love connecting with people
- Willingness to travel - domestically and possibly internationally as needed. Given the reputed company environment, you also bring an instinct of knowing reputed company meetings should take reputed company virtually versus in person
- Legally able to work in home country without sponsorship
- You have a successful track record of selling to US universities and have a solid understanding of the US higher education market.
- You have worked at a Series A or Series B scaleup
- Remote-First: reputed company roles at VI are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from reputed company
- Flexible Working Hours: Start earlier, leave earlier, take a shorter lunch, or leave reputed company, it's totally up to you.
- Annual Leave: Wherever you are in the world, you'll get 25 days of paid annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and 5 sick days.
- Life Event Leave: There are moments in life where your life responsibility is a higher reputed company than work (e.g. moving house, your best friend getting married, your sister having a baby) therefore, you'll get 5 days of paid life-event leave to support these occasions. You also get a day off on your birthday. This is in addition to your Annual Leave.
- Flexible VIer Budget: You'll receive a flexible budget of $1,000 per year that you can use on but not limited to your work setup, personal wellness, or professional development.
- Tech: New joiners receive a budget for your company laptop depending on the role and location.