Job Description
Strategic Account Manager Grammarly for Education
Grammarly team members in this role must be based in the United States or Canada, and they must be able to collaborate in person 2 weeks per quarter, traveling if necessary to the hub(s) where the team is based.
The opportunity
Grammarly is the worldâs leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 professional teams every day. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarlyâs product offerings help people at 96% of the Fortune 500 get their point acrossâand get results. Grammarly has been profitable for over a decade because weâve stayed true to our values and built an enterprise-grade product thatâs secure, reliable, and helps people do their best workâwithout selling their data. Weâre proud to be one of Inc.âs best workplaces, a Glassdoor Best Place to Work, one of TIMEâs 100 Most Influential Companies, and one of Fast Companyâs Most Innovative Companies in AI.
To achieve our ambitious goals, weâre looking for a Strategic Account Manager to join our Sales team. Since expanding our mission with Grammarly for Education, our enterprise product offering has helped institutions craft strong, consistent, and meaningful communication. Effective communication is the foundation of Education, and Grammarly for Education is poised to become the enterprise application of choice for organizations and institutions of all sizes looking to up-level their communication. This role would be critical to that mission.
Your impact
As a Strategic Account Manager, your work will be highly visible within the Grammarly for Education sales organization. You will be a driving force of value and revenue growth.
In this role, you will:
Own a named account list and develop strategic account plans to expand existing business.Drive revenue growth through proactive outreach to new and existing contacts within our existing customer base.Build relationships with and become a trusted advisor for senior executives and decision-makers across all departments within the company.Gain a deep understanding of our customersâ businesses and challenges and consult on the value Grammarly provides.Engage with customers online, at in-person meetings, and at company events.Work cross-functionally with supporting teams during the sales cycle (eg. product, finance, legal, marketing) to move deals forward and ensure customer success.Serve as the voice of the customer and collect feedback to drive continuous improvement across all areas of the product.Partner with leadership teams to uncover new product ideas and business opportunities.
Weâre looking for someone who
Embodies our EAGER valuesâis ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.Is inspired by our MOVE principles, which are the blueprint for how things get done at Grammarly: move fast and learn faster, obsess about creating customer value, value impact over activity, and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.Is able to collaborate in person 2 weeks per quarter, traveling if necessary to the hub where the team and customers are based.Has 5+ years of net new or expansion sales experience in higher educationIdentifies ways to create new leads and other sales opportunities within existing accounts. Has experience working with various stakeholders, from senior executives of large companies to end users.Works to realize business value and expand customer relationships through deep knowledge of customer needs rather than a feature list.Builds strong relationships with people, understands their needs and goals, identifies creative solutions, and manages action items through to completion.Searches for reasons and causes. Has the ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data, make data-driven decisions, and use (sometimes incomplete) data to identify gaps and opportunities.Has a proven track record of delivering very high value to their book of business.Has a solid understanding of subscription business models, including freemium, free trial, account expansion, and upsells.Actively advocates for customers, working cross-functionally with PMs, engineers, marketers, and others to delight customers and help them meet their business goals while being empathetic to other teamsâ processes and priorities.Relentlessly sets aggressive short and long-term goals and possesses a strong internal drive to achieve them.Actively contributes to voice customer initiatives, provides customer feedback to other teams, aids in prioritization, and follows through to resolution.Uses systems (e.g., CRM) to track all customer-related activities and deliverables, pipeline management, and revenue projection.
Support for you, professionally and personally
Professional growth:We believe that autonomy and trust are key to empowering our team members to do their best, most innovative work in a way that aligns with their interests, talents, and well-being. We support professional development and advancement with training, coaching, and regular feedback.A connected team: Grammarly builds a product that helps people connect, and we apply this mindset to our own team. Our remote-first hybrid model enables a highly collaborative culture supported by our EAGER (ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable) values. We work to foster belonging among team members in a variety of ways. This includes our employee resource groups, Grammarly Circles, which promote connection among those with shared identities, such as BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ team members, women, and parents. We also celebrate our colleagues and accomplishments with global, local, and team-specific programs.
Compensation and benefits
Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more:
Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)Disability and life insurance options401(k) and RRSP matchingPaid parental leaveTwenty days of paid time off per year, eleven days of paid holidays per year, and unlimited sick daysHome office stipendsCaregiver and pet care stipendsWellness stipendsAdmission discountsLearning and development opportunities
Grammarly takes a market-based approach to compensation, which means base pay may vary depending on your location. Our US and Canada locations are categorized into compensation zones based on each geographic regionâs cost of labor index. For more information about our compensation zones and locations where we currently support employment, please refer to this page . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Base pay may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The expected salary ranges for this position are outlined below by compensation zone and may be modified in the future.
United States:
Canada:
The commission portion for this role will be 35% of the On-Target Earning (OTE).
We encourage you to apply
At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage allâespecially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizationsâto apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected by law. Grammarly is an equal opportunity employer and a participant in the US federal E-Verify program (US). We also abide by the Employment Equity Act (Canada).
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