
Account Executive
HelioCampus
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Maryland • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, achieving and exceeding quarterly and annual revenue goals.
- Engage with multiple decision-makers and influencers, including institutional research leaders, CIOs, provosts, enrollment management, and finance executives.
- Develop a deep understanding of institutional challenges and position our analytics solutions in terms of business value, ROI, and mission alignment.
- Educate prospects on the emerging value of analytics, data governance and AI-enabled decision support in higher education — helping to define the category as much as sell within it.
- Partner with marketing and product teams to refine messaging, market positioning, and enablement materials.
- Lead solution demos and presentations tailored to different stakeholder needs.
- Manage pipeline, forecasting, and CRM hygiene with discipline and accuracy.
- Contribute feedback and insights from the field to inform go-to-market strategy and product development.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of experience in a quota-carrying B2B sales role.
- Experience selling into higher education, government, or nonprofit institutions.
- Familiarity with analytics, data platforms, or SaaS-based technology.
- Proven success selling technology solutions and/or professional services to public-sector or mission-driven organizations.
- Comfort leveraging modern sales technologies (CRM, automation tools, AI powered sales assistant).
- Experience engaging multiple buyer personas and navigating complex, consensus-driven sales cycles.
- Strong ability to sell business value and ROI, not just features.
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills, especially via video conferencing.
- Ability to thrive in a lean but collaborative go-to-market team as a self-starter.
- A naturally curious, forward-thinking mindset with a strong interest in AI and emerging technologies.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Healthcare
- Vision
- Dental
- 401(k) w/ company match
- Parental leave
- Remote work flexibility
- Home office perks
- Collaborative work environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
B2B salesquota-carrying salesanalytics solutionsdata governanceAI-enabled decision supporttechnology solutions salesprofessional services salesbusiness value sellingROI sellingsales cycle management
Soft Skills
communication skillsstorytellingpresentation skillscollaborationself-startercuriosityforward-thinkingadaptabilityrelationship buildingnegotiation