qualtrics

Higher Education Enterprise Sales Manager

USA, United States full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform—we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally. Building a category takes grit, determination, and a disdain for convention—but most of all it requires close-knit, high-functioning teams with an unwavering dedication to serving our customers.

When you join one of our teams, you’ll be part of a nimble group that’s empowered to set aggressive goals and move fast to achieve them. Strategic risks are encouraged and complex problems are solved together, by passing the mic and iterating until the best solution comes to light. You won’t have to look to find growth opportunities—ready or not, they’ll find you. From retail to government to healthcare, we’re on a mission to bring humanity, connection, and empathy back to business. Join over 5,000 people across the globe who think that’s work worth doing.

Higher Ed Enterprise Sales Manager

Why We Have This Role

Our Higher Ed Enterprise Account Executive team is a group of highly driven individuals dedicated to closing experience gaps. Our SaaS platform is used to help some of the largest organizations in the world drive action with pre-built experience management (XM) programs and projects that anyone can use. The sales manager role exists to coach and develop our world class sales organization to reach their fullest potential and drive revenue for Qualtrics. We need your help to elevate our current employee base and help Qualtrics meet and exceed revenue targets for the EDU organization.

How You’ll Find Success

Takes initiative

Understands the expected outcome, gets the context, and then works entrepreneurially to get it done.

Highly communicative and influences effectively, creating trust at the team level.

Strong track record of exceeding quota.

Ability to acquire clients

Strong negotiating skills

Ability to sell a complex platform: Qualtrics Experience Management platform to large, strategic accounts

How You’ll Grow

Structured promotion process/auto promotion process

Career Action Planning with Manager

Qmobility

Partnerships with world class clients and teammates

Things You’ll Do

Lead a team of 6-9 Account Executives.

Coaching direct reports in sales strategy, pipeline management, opportunity management, and career planning/development.

Recruit, retain, and nurture your team of experienced sales professionals with high potential and strong performance history.

Provide skill training and mentoring on complex sales motions, including collaboration with legal, product presentations, juggling multiple relationships with internal teams, and quarterly sales forecasting.

Interface and develop professional relationships with existing clients and prospects throughout at all levels of an organization.

Display a systemic approach to handling meaningful contract negotiations/deals with multiple reps at a time.

Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of Qualtrics' solution offerings.

Maintain a real-time understanding of the competitive landscape to assist in building win-based proposals and pricing.

Serve as an executive sponsor during enterprise-level deals.

Maintain a real-time understanding of the competitive landscape to assist in determining win-based proposals and pricing.

Develop and maintain positive relationships with other functional areas internally at

Qualtrics, e.g., Professional Services, Implementation, Subject Matter Experts, etc, to ensure a collaborative approach to secure large enterprise engagements

What We’re Looking For On Your Resume

A validated winner that has led teams to breakthrough results

A bachelor’s degree or higher is required

At least 4-6 years of individual enterprise-level sales experience

At least two years managing a corporate-level sales team

Ability to travel up to 50%

Experience using MEDDIC sales processes

Experience using Salesforce.com and measuring system compliance

Experience over-exceeding quarterly team quotas through metric-based skill development and internal team management

Experience working on complex contract negotiations

What You Should Know About This Team

Our Sales team has grown to respond to strong client demand for the Qualtrics Customer and Employee Experience products. This growth has resulted in the need for an exceptional leader with a track record of attracting, developing, and motivating an elite team of enterprise SaaS sales professionals.

Our team is a group of highly driven individuals who are intelligent, organized, and dedicated. We work together to accomplish and surpass quarterly and annual objectives.

We are a goal-oriented team that works hard and enjoys the incredible trajectory that Qualtrics provides. Our overarching objective is to drive company revenue growth through client success.

Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits

Salary + Uncapped Commissions and Accelerators

100% Performance based promotions -- not politics or tenure

Quarterly team activities, winter and summer parties, and lots of Qualtrics swag

We offer private health insurance, a wellness stipend to allow you to focus on yourself each quarter, and much more

The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model: While this role is exempt from working in office, our hybrid work model remains elegantly simple for the rest of the company: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader. These purposeful in-person days in thoughtfully designed offices help us do our best work and harness the power of collaboration and innovation. For the rest of the week, work where you want, owning the integration of work and life. #remote

Qualtrics is an equal opportunity employer meaning that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

​​​​​​​Applicants in the United States of America have rights under Federal Employment Laws:Family & Medical Leave Act, Equal Opportunity Employment, Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Qualtrics is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Qualtrics will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please let your Qualtrics contact/recruiter know.

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For full-time positions, this pay range is for base per year; however, base pay offered within this range may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, education, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be included in an employment offer. Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability, 401(k) with match, paid time off, a wellness reimbursement, and mental health benefits. For a detailed look at our benefits, visit Qualtrics US Benefits.

Remote Base Annual Pay Transparency Range

$137,000—$179,500 USD

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Technology & IT API integration Business Development Remote Collaboration Sales Mid level full-time

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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Higher Education Enterprise Sales Manager role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at qualtrics?
  3. Which of API integration, Business Development and Remote Collaboration have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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  • A recent example that proves your experience with API integration, Business Development and Remote Collaboration.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
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I am interested in the Higher Education Enterprise Sales Manager role because I can bring practical experience in API integration, Business Development and Remote Collaboration, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes qualtrics needs from this hire.

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