The Account Manager I is responsible for managing and selling Renaissance Learning’s products and services, with a focus on Practice and Instruction, within assigned territory, and achievement of revenue goals through prospecting, new business, customer renewals, cross-sell, and up-sell opportunities.
The Account Manager I has meaningful sales experience and brings developing expertise for cultivation and long-term development of customer relationships, maintaining high product renewal rates and strong collaboration with Customer Success partners and members of the Account Executive team. You will operate are the primary account contact for customers, increasing customer loyalty and retention while driving business value and expansion.
This position requires regular travel for customer engagements, conferences, and other revenue-generating activities.
As an Account Manager I, you will:
Manage Opportunities: Drive new business, cross/up-sell and renewal opportunities proactively by engaging multiple decision makers to ensure communication and agreement through the life of the opportunity and use internal and external networks to increase opportunity value. Grow assigned book of business to exceed revenue goals.
Consultative Solution Sell: Understand and sell solutions aligned to customers’ unique problems and strategic objectives. Leads across the account team, internal, and external partners to develop winning solutions bringing value for both the customer and Renaissance.
Close Business: Consistently close business that has progressed past needs development and independently develops persuasive presentations to overcome late-stage deal obstacles to win customer confidence and support.
K-12 Education Acuity: Possesses a deep knowledge of the K-12 education space including public, private, and parochial schools. Strong understanding of K-12 districts and school administrative roles, funding, purchasing process, buying cycles, policies, practices, trends, and school board oversight. Knows customer workflows, contacts, and how they integrate into decision-making processes.
Domain Expertise: Possess strong technical knowledge of common tools and trends in ed tech space; staying current on probable future state policies, practices, and information affecting customer businesses. Knows the competition and how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
Credibility: Builds rapport based on factual accuracy, expertise across offerings, delivering on expectations and proactively providing market insights that inspire customers to think of Renaissance as a partner.
For this role as an Account Manager I, you must have:
Required Experience
3+ years with prior experience in sales
Proficient in collaboration tools (e.g., Outlook, Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc.)
Familiarity with CRMs and other sales technology (e.g., Salesforce, MS Dynamics)
Knowledge of education customers, their organizational structures, and leadership personas
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
Preferred Experience & Qualifications
Experience in education sales
Demonstrated capacity for resourcefulness and creative problem-solving
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Salary Range: The base range for this position is $51,100 - $70,300 with a total target compensation (TTC) range of $100,000 - $135,000. This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location. (We may hire at an AM II level, for example)
Benefits for eligible employees include:
Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
For information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com/
