Sales Director – Higher Education
Job Description:
• Drive net-new revenue within Public Sector, Higher Education institutions across the Upper Midwest
• Qualify and convert hyperscaler-generated leads (AWS, Microsoft, & Google) into active pipeline
• Build strategic relationships across campus buying centers, including: o Campus Police Departments (contact center environments) o Enrollment Operations (registration and surge periods) o University IT leadership and administrative stakeholders
• Close mid-market opportunities typically ranging from $500K - $1M
• Collaborate with internal solution consultants and partner teams to position CX, CCaaS, AI, and cloud solutions
• Establish a repeatable Higher Education sales motion within the region
• Leverage Midwest relationships to expand into university systems and support selective City/County or state-level engagement
Requirements:
• 2–5 years of sales experience OR Higher Education operational background with commercial aptitude
• Preferred: Campus police department, Higher Education IT, administrative experience, or enrollment operations familiarity
• Experience working with or selling alongside major cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft, or Google
• Strong relationship-building and pipeline management skills
• Ability to navigate complex university ecosystems and engage senior campus stakeholders
• Coachable, development-oriented mindset with intellectual curiosity and executive presence
• Sales instincts and stakeholder fluency; product knowledge can be trained
Benefits:
• Medical, dental, vision
• tax-advantaged health care accounts
• financial and income protection benefits
• paid time off (PTO) and wellness time off.
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• Drive net-new revenue within Public Sector, Higher Education institutions across the Upper Midwest
• Qualify and convert hyperscaler-generated leads (AWS, Microsoft, & Google) into active pipeline
• Build strategic relationships across campus buying centers, including: o Campus Police Departments (contact center environments) o Enrollment Operations (registration and surge periods) o University IT leadership and administrative stakeholders
• Close mid-market opportunities typically ranging from $500K - $1M
• Collaborate with internal solution consultants and partner teams to position CX, CCaaS, AI, and cloud solutions
• Establish a repeatable Higher Education sales motion within the region
• Leverage Midwest relationships to expand into university systems and support selective City/County or state-level engagement
Requirements:
• 2–5 years of sales experience OR Higher Education operational background with commercial aptitude
• Preferred: Campus police department, Higher Education IT, administrative experience, or enrollment operations familiarity
• Experience working with or selling alongside major cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft, or Google
• Strong relationship-building and pipeline management skills
• Ability to navigate complex university ecosystems and engage senior campus stakeholders
• Coachable, development-oriented mindset with intellectual curiosity and executive presence
• Sales instincts and stakeholder fluency; product knowledge can be trained
Benefits:
• Medical, dental, vision
• tax-advantaged health care accounts
• financial and income protection benefits
• paid time off (PTO) and wellness time off.
Apply tot his job
Apply To this Job