Educational Sales Consultant, Inside Sales, IXL/Education.com

IXL Learning, a leading edtech company with products used by 14 million students worldwide, is seeking an upbeat, focused, high-energy individual to join our Inside Sales team for our flagship IXL product and Education.com. The Education.com platform is a rapidly-growing educator resource platform with 35,000 worksheets, games and lesson plans.

The ideal candidate will be goal-oriented and tenacious with a natural sales instinct. You will have experience working with technology and assisting customers. We are looking for a self-starter that will support our rapidly growing customer base.

An Educational Sales Consultant is responsible for engaging inbound leads, advancing the sales process, and closing new business opportunities to meet or exceed sales quotas. An Educational Sales Consultant  also conducts prospecting research to identify new leads and reach business targets. 

This is a full time position with a hybrid schedule of 3+ days per week in our Raleigh, NC office.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Conduct outbound calls and qualify inbound sales leads to communicate IXL Learning and Education.com products value proposition to new users and to identify their requirements for the sales team
• Ensure the timely processing of leads and assist with and support sales campaigns
• Communicate clearly the progress of campaigns to the sales team
• Identify growth opportunities for the sales teams to ensure growth attainment
• Conduct web application product demonstrations virtually using screen share technology

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• BA/BS degree
• Inside sales experience, preferably within the edtech or software industry
• Ability to use academic language to effectively communicate with building administrators, superintendents, and teachers 
• A high level of self-motivation, energy, and drive to succeed
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively
• Experience in delivering client-focused solutions based on customer needs
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Excellent verbal (telephone) and written communications skills
• Understanding of web applications; Salesforce.com experience is a plus
• Ability to accommodate various time zones is a plus

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ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is the country's largest edtech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:

• 1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com
• Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages
• Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects
• Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources

Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.