Regional Sales Manager
Basic Salary - US$75,000 plus commission
Inside Higher Ed provides the latest news, analysis and solutions for the entire higher education community. Inside Higher Ed is owned by Times Higher Education (THE), the world’s most authoritative source of data, analysis and information on higher education, with five decades’ experience dedicated to the field.
Our mission is to provide forward-looking insights and services to the entire higher education community, empowering individuals and organizations to excel and transform learners’ lives.
Basic Scope and primary objectives
Drive sales of IHE’s new site-wide subscription service to universities across North America, positioning it as a strategic resource for faculty, administrators, and students.
Develop and execute targeted sales strategies to penetrate key markets, focusing on institutional decision-makers in higher education.
Generate new business opportunities by leveraging market research, networking, and deep knowledge of the higher education landscape.
Cultivate and manage relationships with new and existing university clients, ensuring high engagement and adoption of the subscription across campuses to support long-term renewals.
Collaborate with marketing and editorial teams to deliver content-led panel discussions and thought leadership sessions at key in-person and virtual events.
The Opportunity
Inside Higher Ed is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to drive the growth of our content solutions business. This role will play a key part in expanding our presence in target markets and delivering innovative engagement strategies for our clients.
The successful candidate will:
Support a defined number of sales meetings with new and existing clients across agreed territories.
Implement sales strategies in key markets, using local knowledge and market research to identify opportunities.
Attend industry and company events to generate leads and build strong client relationships.
Accurately record all sales activity, upgrades, and relevant client information in Salesforce (and other internal systems) to support revenue tracking and market analysis.
Bring a creative mindset—constantly exploring new and innovative ways to drive sales and client engagement with our content solutions.
Clearly communicate IHE’s content solutions, packages, and pricing structures to prospective and existing customers.
Maintain a consistently high standard of customer service and client care.
Focus on achieving individual and team targets, as defined by IHE.
Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications
Highly driven and self-motivated with a passion to learn and develop within the role
Experience in new business development and sales
Strong networking skills
Evidence of commercial acumen
Able to demonstrate a creative and original talent
Comfortable and confident in delivering presentations to clients
Desirable Skills/Qualifications
Proven experience engaging and selling to centrally managed university departments, such as libraries, academic affairs, and institutional services
Degree level qualification or equivalent
Presenting and leading panel sessions at events
Experience working within a content-led media/ news business
Required Knowledge/ Skills
Excellent listening & communication skills
Evidence of building long term client relationships
Computer literacy
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to prioritise workload
Excellent time management
Able to multitask
Able to work to strict deadlines
Willing to travel
Skills Required
- Highly driven and self-motivated with a passion to learn and develop within the role
- Experience in new business development and sales
- Strong networking skills
- Evidence of commercial acumen
- Able to demonstrate a creative and original talent
- Comfortable and confident in delivering presentations to clients
- Experience using Salesforce and other CRM/internal systems
- Proven experience engaging and selling to centrally managed university departments (libraries, academic affairs, institutional services)
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- Presenting and leading panel sessions at events
- Experience working within a content-led media or news business
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Evidence of building long term client relationships
- Computer literacy
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Excellent time management
- Able to multitask
- Able to work to strict deadlines
- Willing to travel
What We Do
IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) is an international initiative that develops and promotes standards-based profiles, tools, and testing to enable seamless, secure electronic exchange of health information across vendors and care providers. IHE brings together clinicians, vendors, and regional bodies to coordinate implementation, improve interoperability, and increase reliable access to clinical data at the point of care through adoption of open standards.
