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Managing Director, Sales
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$114.8K - $191.3K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Managing Director, Sales
Achievement Network (ANet)
• Lead, coach, and develop a national team of Directors • Set clear performance expectations, establish consistent development routines, and provide ongoing coaching to strengthen each Director's sales effectiveness • Recruit, onboard, and retain mission-aligned sales talent • Own the national team quota; design and manage a portfolio-level pipeline with clear forecasting, KPIs, and accountability structures for team performance • Translate national sales priorities into territory-level strategy and execution plans for each Director • Identify patterns across the national pipeline to surface risks, opportunities, and strategic adjustments that improve overall team performance • Represent ANet at national and regional events to build visibility, deepen relationships, and expand influence in the K–12 sector
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of sales management experience, ideally within the K–12, edtech, or nonprofit sector, with a demonstrated track record of leading teams to meet or exceed revenue goals
- Deep familiarity with full-cycle sales – from prospecting and pipeline development through proposal design, negotiation, and contract execution
- Experience managing individual contributor sales professionals across multiple geographies or territories
- Experience as a teacher, coach, school administrator, or district leader is strongly preferred; candidates without this background should be prepared to demonstrate equivalent depth of understanding of K–12 instructional practice and school system operations
- Strategic systems thinker with the ability to analyze national pipeline trends, identify root causes of performance gaps, and develop data-informed solutions
- Demonstrated success managing a multi-territory sales function with competing priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder needs
- Exceptional communicator and relationship-builder with the ability to inspire and develop a geographically distributed team
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance where ANet pays a portion of the cost of these benefits for employees and their families/domestic partner
- generous paid time-off including 10 paid holidays and paid days off between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays
- paid parental leave
- educational expenses reimbursements
- flexible spending accounts
- professional development
- a 401(k) plan with a 4% match
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life and personal accident insurance
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