Job Description
We are looking for a few quick-thinking, vibrant, and creative individuals to join our Sales Team as an Account Executive in Ontario, Canada. In this role, you will nurture sales leads and close new customers to support growing Forward Education. We’re searching for candidates that are eager to quickly learn the industry and market to grow a territory from scratch so that we can continue to scale the business across the United States and beyond. Execute sales strategies to close new business to achieve quarterly targets Grow market share within your assigned territory Actively source and manage sales pipelines Engage prospects in creative and meaningful ways Accurately forecast and report on sales opportunities 3+ years of experience in closing B2B customer accounts ~ Experience using HubSpot or another CRM ~ Proven success in effective account planning to consistently exceed quota ~ Relationship-building and collaboration skills for working with Forward EDU team members and customer networks ~ Exceptional multitasking, prioritization, and time management abilities ~ Stock options in an early stage startup that hasn’t received external funding ~Medical, dental, vision and extended health coverage from day one - no waiting period ~2 paid “Because We Care” days (pet bereavement, religious holiday, mental health support, etc.) ~$500 Wellness Spending Account ~ Virtual Health Support ~ Weekly “Hour of Learning” to support your professional growth and development We’re bringing creativity, coding skills and inspiring Climate Action lessons to the forefront of learning in K-12 classrooms around the world! We believe that technology will unlock a brighter future for us all and that these young generations will help lead the way. Industries will be transformed and millions of jobs will be created in service of making our collective home sustainable. We need these young generations to have hope, inspiration and a variety of technical skills to make that happen - and with the help of great teachers that’s where we come in. At Forward Edu, we make classroom learning systems that make it easy to teach coding in the context of Climate Action technologies and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Students learn about an issue like forest fires and then build/code their own automated tree seeding vehicle while learning about similar projects in the Amazon rainforest.