Account Executive

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Hiring Remotely in Houston, TX, USA
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Software
The Role
Owns new-business revenue across an assigned higher-education territory, managing prospecting, pipeline development, consultative software sales, product demonstrations, complex stakeholder negotiations, proposals, forecasts, and contract closing. The Account Executive partners with Marketing, inside sales, and channel partners, supports customer retention and expansion, attends industry events, maintains CRM accuracy, uses AI tools, and travels to client sites. This is a remote role restricted to candidates residing in specified states.
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Account Executive

Evisions helps higher education organizations work better. Our software eases your administrative load—so you can get back to the process of learning and discovery. Built and optimized for administrators, our solutions help you stay on top of your many tasks and responsibilities, reduce hassle and waste, and work more efficiently.

The Account Executive owns new business revenue within an assigned territory — taking higher education institutions from first conversation to signed contract and setting them up for a long-term partnership with Evisions. This role combines consultative selling, technical credibility, and disciplined pipeline management to close complex, multi-stakeholder deals. Success is measured by quota attainment, pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and the quality of the customer relationships built along the way.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Meet or exceed your annual sales quota by owning your number and the plan to get there 

• Build and sustain a pipeline of at least 3x quota coverage through outbound prospecting, trade shows, inbound web requests, marketing-generated leads, networking, and following up on every lead quickly and consistently

• Run the documented Evisions sales process to qualify and close opportunities efficiently. Every deal has a clear next step and a mutual plan with the buyer

• Navigate complex buying committees by building consensus from CIOs and CTOs to functional users in finance, HR, and other administrative offices

• Deliver tailored product demonstrations, remotely and on site, that connect Evisions solutions directly to each institution's specific challenges, precise, clear, consistent, and accurate

• Use AI tools to research institutions and stakeholders before every touchpoint, personalize outreach at scale, summarize calls, and draft follow-ups while spending less time on admin and more time selling

• Treat the CRM as the single source of truth for opportunities, activities, next steps, and notes stay accurate and current so leadership can trust the data

• Deliver an accurate, timely forecast by calling your number with confidence and flagging risk early

• Build approved pricing proposals that reflect each client's needs, and explain Evisions contracts, policies, and procedures clearly to prospective clients

• Lead responses to RFPs, RFQs, client questionnaires, and reference requests in partnership with internal teams, using AI to accelerate first drafts while ensuring every answer is accurate and approved

• Partner with Marketing on campaigns, collateral, and event strategy for your territory, and feed back what is resonating with buyers

• Collaborate with the inside Account Representative and assigned Channel partners to maximize coverage and revenue across the territory

• Stay connected to existing customers in your territory, supporting retention and identifying expansion opportunities

• Represent Evisions at trade shows and industry events, generating qualified pipeline, not just contacts

• Invest in product mastery through ongoing training by staying current on enhancements so you are the expert in the room

• Travel to client sites when it moves the deal forward, and keep your calendar, travel, and expense reporting accurate and on time

About You

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

• 5+ years of B2B technical or SaaS sales experience with a consistent record of meeting or exceeding quota

• Proven success navigating long, multi-departmental B2B sales cycles

• Experience selling to C-level technology leaders (CIO, CTO) while building credibility with IT staff and functional users 

• Knowledge of higher education administrative processes, experience selling into higher education is a strong plus

• Proficient with CRM platforms (Salesforce preferred) and sales engagement or marketing automation tools

• Confident, engaging presenter, you make complex software feel approachable and easy to understand 

• Disciplined self-manager, you run your territory like a business

• Strong written communication, your proposals and follow-ups are clear, concise, and persuasive

• Comfortable using AI tools for prospect research, outreach personalization, call preparation, and proposal drafting, and rigorous about verifying what they produce

This position will report to the Manager of Sales.

Must be able to remain in a stationary position for up to 50% of the time.

This is a security-sensitive position and requires a background check and will need to adhere to the Evisions Information Security Management System.

This role requires travel to client sites, trade shows, and sales events, as well as company events including but not limited to annual kickoffs and team offsites.

Remote work: This is a remote position. Evisions currently employs remote employees in AZ, CA, CT, FL, MI, NJ, NY, TN, TX. Candidates must reside in one of these states at the time of employment. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years of B2B technical or SaaS sales experience
  • Consistent record of meeting or exceeding sales quota
  • Experience navigating long, multi-departmental B2B sales cycles
  • Experience selling to C-level technology leaders while building credibility with IT staff and functional users
  • Knowledge of higher education administrative processes
  • Experience selling into higher education
  • Proficiency with CRM platforms; Salesforce preferred
  • Experience with sales engagement or marketing automation tools
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to explain complex software clearly
  • Strong written communication skills
  • Comfort using AI tools for research, personalization, call preparation, and proposal drafting
  • Ability to travel to client sites, trade shows, sales events, and company events
  • Residence in AZ, CA, CT, FL, MI, NJ, NY, TN, or TX
  • Successful completion of a background check
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The Company
HQ: Irvine, CA
142 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Evisions helps higher education organizations work better. Our software eases your administrative load so you can get back to the process of learning and discovery. We believe technology should make things easier. It should help you get more done in less time, with minimum hassle and waste. It should fit seamlessly into your workflow. And it should be simple to learn and use. Yet all too often, the software products that make these promises just add another layer of complexity and frustration. That’s where Evisions comes in. We specialize exclusively in the needs of higher education. Built and optimized for administrators, our solutions help you stay on top of your many tasks and responsibilities and work more efficiently. What’s more, we back up our promises with unbeatable support from the industry’s most passionate and dedicated customer service team. When you choose Evisions, you get more than just innovative software. You get a partner who cares. Evisions has over 900 clients worldwide in a variety of industries including: Higher Education, Utilities, and Government.

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