Symplicity is currently seeking a Regional Sales Manager to develop and maintain relationships with prospective clients in the Higher-Education space. The RSM role will report directly the President of International and reside within Europe.
The RSMs will be charged with identifying and closing sales opportunities with the clients managed within their assigned territory, such as contract renewals, up-sells, cross-sells, etc. Additionally, they will provide a high level of quality of service to our clients. They will need to demonstrate solution-selling skills and effectively manage internal relationships with the Sales and Client Services departments to ensure complete client satisfaction and meet sales objectives.
We’re looking for a talented, driven individual with great energy, passion and initiative to drive awareness and new business acquisition for Symplicity’s new international division. The Regional Sales Manager role focuses exclusively on formulating and executing a sales strategy within an assigned territory, resulting in revenue growth and new customer acquisition.
Essential Duties
- Aggressively prospect, identify, qualify and develop sales pipeline
- Close business to exceed monthly, quarterly and annual bookings objectives
- Build strong and effective relationships, resulting in growth opportunities
- Work closely with Professional Services team to achieve customer satisfaction
- Sell a complete solution of software, services and support to ensure customer success
- Work with Marketing to conduct seminars, trade shows and other marketing related events
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years experience selling enterprise technology in a competitive market
- Bachelors Degree required (MBA a plus)
- Must have experience in a SaaS business
- Experience selling into Higher Ed a plus
- A track record of hitting quota
- Strong technical ability to show application and position value to different stake holders
- Based in South Europe, preferably in Barcelona (upon start)
The Winning Candidate Must Be:
- Goal oriented, with a track record of overachievement
- Driven – possesses a strong desire to be successful
- Disciplined – skilled in managing time and resources; sound approach to qualifying opportunities
- Intelligent – possesses aptitude to learn quickly and establish credibility
Symplicity serves hundreds of higher-education institutions, government agencies and businesses of all shapes and sizes. Our solutions have helped more than 41 million students, staff, employers, and government constituents worldwide. We’re committed to empowering our clients with innovative, easy-to-use solutions that enable them to streamline processes, improve outcomes, and cultivate positive relationships with their students, customers, and communities.
What We Do
Symplicity is the market leader of student employability solutions with over 20 years of expertise in providing solutions for higher education. At Symplicity, we are deeply committed to partnering with the global higher ed community to redefine student and institutional success by breaking down departmental silos and leveraging Symplicity’s smart, innovative technology.
Symplicity offers a comprehensive suite of products for admissions, career services, advising, student conduct, campus life, housing & residence life, and alumni engagement offices. Now reaching more than 30 million students worldwide, Symplicity is the leading provider of student services solutions in higher education.