Senior Account Executive, Instructure
Higher Education
$180-220k
OTE
$90-110k
BASE
+ Commission is uncapped
Dynamic learning management platform
Job no longer available
Dynamic learning management platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$180-220k
OTE
$90-110k
BASE
+ Commission is uncapped
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help learners thrive in tomorrow's landscape by delivering a future-ready ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Sales/Marketing, or related field
- 3+ years of proven sales experience, Account Executive and/or Business Development
- Proven ability to generate sales pipeline
- Experience working with Higher Education institutions, EdTech or Professional Learning is a plus
- Experience selling enterprise level software, SaaS sales and services - (LMS specific experience a plus)
- Experience selling at all levels
- Excellent strategic/consultative sales skills
- Ability to do detailed needs analysis and proposal development
What the job involves
- And that's where you come in: Instructure is looking for experienced Account Executives to join our Higher Education sales team
- Introduce and sell Instructure products to new higher education accounts
- Develop sales strategies to increase pipeline
- Consistently meet/exceed sales quota
- Work closely with the customer success team to provide a cohesive handoff experience for Instructure customers as they are onboarded
- Collaborate with other members of our sales teams on territory plans and quarterly business reviews
- Deliver both in-person and web-based presentations/product demonstrations
- Provide education and training about our Instructure Learning Platform
- Extensive use of Salesforce to document activities and maintain an accurate forecast
Application process
- All employees must pass a background check as part of the hiring process. To help protect our teams and systems, we’ve implemented identity verification measures. Candidates may be asked to verify their legal name, current physical location, and provide a valid contact number and residential address, in accordance with local data privacy laws
- Any attempt to misrepresent personal or professional information will result in disqualification
Our take
Instructure is an education technology company, creator of the Canvas Learning Management Platform that allows schools to build digital learning environments that meet the needs of their institutions. The platform simplifies teaching, elevates learning, and eliminates the headaches of supporting and growing traditional learning technologies.
The Canvas platform has grown to become a key part of a large number of educational institutions, from pre-school to higher education. Meanwhile, the company has gone international and hit the $1 billion market cap, made a number of acquisitions and invested in R&D. In fact, much of Instructure's workforce is dedicated to R&D, which shows their focus on innovating.
Instructure was itself acquired in 2024 by KKR, which supports a broad-based equity ownership program for Instructure employees. With KKR's record of acquired companies, this is a promising development. And, as the company centres a future-oriented vision and brand strategy, it will be interesting to see what it does next.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2016
$4m
SERIES A
Aug 2015
$1.5m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $5.5m
Company benefits
- Join a passionate community of educators and the people working to support them
- Access to a large course library, mentoring and coaching opportunities, and regular feedback
- Community engagement (partnerships, volunteering, free learning resources, and ongoing outreach efforts)
- Office culture that values outcomes and impact above all
- Equity and ownership programs give every employee a stake in our future
- Ownership, recognition, and celebrations of shared success
- Growth opportunities (we’re all about helping our people move into (and thrive in) new roles)
Company HQ
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Leadership
Steve Daly
(CEO)They have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBA in Strategy and Finance with more than 20 years experience in hardware and software industries.
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