
Senior Sales Manager
Zen Educate
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year growth strategy for your assigned regions
- Drive the strategy for large-district, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
- Orchestrate our Superintendent in Residence (SiR) program
- Design a coherent, ROI-driven conference strategy
- Lead the "pre-RFP" strategy to ensure Zen is positioned as the vendor of choice
- Serve as the critical feedback loop between the market and our internal teams
- Lead, coach, and scale a team of high performing Sr Account Executives
- Own the accuracy of the regional pipeline
- Collaborate with Product and Marketing to ensure the field’s voice influences our roadmap
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in B2B Tech or EdTech sales
- At least 3+ years in a leadership role
- Proven track record of winning complex, high value deals
- Comfortable with territory design, market segmentation, and data-driven planning
- Passionate about the "craft" of sales
- Experience as an educator is a plus
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based commission structure
- Opportunity to make a tangible impact on schools and educators across North America
- Work with an ambitious, mission-driven team passionate about improving education
- Professional growth and leadership development in a rapidly expanding startup
- Flexible working environment and supportive culture focused on collaboration and results
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
B2B salesEdTech salesterritory designmarket segmentationdata-driven planningcomplex deal negotiationpipeline managementROI-driven strategysales strategy developmentteam leadership
Soft Skills
coachingcollaborationcommunicationfeedback managementstrategic thinkinginfluencingproblem-solvingpassion for salesorganizational skillsperformance management