Sales Manager

1 week, 2 days ago
Full-time
Mid Level
Sales and Business Development
CommonLit

CommonLit

CommonLit operates a free online literacy program that provides thousands of reading lessons, a full year English Language Arts curriculum, benchmark assessments, and progress tracking tools, serving over 20 million students in grades 5 to 12.

Diversified Consumer Services
51-250
Founded 2013
$7M raised

Description

  • Own the full sales cycle for inbound school and district leads from outreach through closing and handoff.
  • Meet monthly and annual sales and bookings targets while tracking pipeline status in Salesforce and pipeline reviews.
  • Maintain accurate and organized records of opportunities in Salesforce.
  • Write persuasive email copy to nurture schools through the buying process.
  • Lead sales calls, virtual presentations, and in-person pitches with teachers and administrators.
  • Conduct pre-call research and determine when to involve senior sales staff.
  • Create tailored slide decks, usage reports, and other materials for complex leads.
  • Identify customer needs, build relationships, and recommend the best-fit solution.
  • Work with District Success and Professional Learning teams to ensure smooth partner handoffs and implementation.
  • Contribute to direct lead sourcing strategy and take on additional team projects as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 3+ years of experience as a K-12 classroom teacher required.
  • Demonstrated success as a 6-12 ELA teacher highly preferred.
  • 1-2 years of experience in a sales or account management role required.
  • Experience with K-12 curriculum or edtech resources, and selling to administrators and teachers, highly preferred.
  • Exceptional speaking, listening, and written communication skills required.
  • Comfortable using or learning Salesforce, HubSpot, Notion, Google Suite, Slack, and Zoom.
  • Experience with LLMs preferred; experience using Claude highly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of the education landscape and school/district procurement processes.
  • Must be US-based and available to work 9-5 PM Eastern.
  • Requires U.S.-based travel approximately 8-10 times annually.

Benefits

  • Salary of $70,000-$80,000 plus commission eligibility.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • HSA and FSA plans, including medical, limited, and dependent care options.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% safe harbor employer match.
  • Remote work support, including a home office setup stipend.
  • Generous time off, including 16 paid holidays, PTO accruals, sick leave, and 2 floating holidays.
  • Paid family leave, including caregiver leave, medical leave, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Learning and development opportunities for teams and individuals.

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