Sr. Sales Associate

As a Senior Sales Associate focusing on the K-12 education sector in Illinois, your primary role will involve hunting for new business, establishing relationships with school districts, and driving revenue growth through strategic outreach and consultative sales. Key Responsibilities: - Identify, engage, and secure partnerships with K-12 school districts across Illinois for new business development. - Develop a high-volume outbound strategy using cold calls, emails, in-person visits, and networking events to generate leads and open doors with district decision-makers. - Understand district challenges and present tailored virtual teaching and tutoring solutions to meet their needs with a consultative sales approach. - Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline, track progress in CRM, and efficiently move opportunities through the sales funnel for pipeline management. - Cultivate relationships with superintendents, administrators, and curriculum leaders to establish credibility and position the company as a trusted partner for district relationship building. - Drive negotiations, execute contracts, and ensure a seamless onboarding process for new district clients for closing deals. - Stay informed about education policy, funding trends, and procurement processes to identify new opportunities for growth in market expansion. - Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and operations teams to optimize outreach strategies and support market expansion in Illinois. Qualifications & Experience: - 8+ years of experience in K-12 education sales, business development, or school district partnerships. - Proven success in new account acquisition, demonstrating a strong history of winning new district contracts. - Deep understanding of Illinois school funding, decision-making structures, and procurement processes. - Exceptional cold outreach and prospecting skills, comfortable with high-volume calls, setting meetings, and networking. - Hunter mentality with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, quota-driven environment focused on closing new business. - Excellent negotiation and presentation skills, with experience in pitching to school district leaders. - Proficiency in CRM tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar to track pipeline and performance metrics. - Willingness to travel across Illinois to meet with district leaders and attend key industry events. If you are a high-energy, results-driven sales leader who excels at hunting new business and establishing school district partnerships, this role offers uncapped earning potential, a competitive base salary, and a commission structure. Join a high-growth company dedicated to solving teacher shortages in K-12 education, where you will have the autonomy to drive strategy, own your market, and make a direct impact on district partnerships within a supportive team environment. Apply now to be a part of transforming K-12 education in Illinois!,