The Sales Manager at Grand Canyon Education is a revenue-driven leadership role responsible for scaling a multi-product sales program that supports Canyon Promotions, Canyon Creative, and the GCE Ad Agency. This position leads sales strategy and execution across three growing business lines, driving pipeline development, conversion performance, and revenue growth through a high-performing team of student sales representatives from Grand Canyon University’s College of Business. The Sales Manager will build and optimize scalable sales processes, coach and develop sales talent, and partner cross-functionally with marketing, creative, and operations teams to deliver measurable business results while maintaining a strong performance culture.
Salary Range: $75,000 – $120,000 annually, plus performance-based bonus.
Location: AZ Remote (must reside in Phoenix, AZ area) - Occasional visits to Campus
Primary Responsibilities /Accountabilities/ Essential Functions:
- Own and execute sales strategy across all three product lines.
- Drive performance toward revenue targets (PPC, Promotions, Creative).
- Manage student sales representatives across three product line
- Manage team responsible for daily contacts with potential clients through cold calls, emails and other marketing methods
- Monitor pipeline, conversion rates, and monthly/quarterly sales goals.
- Identify opportunities to scale high-performing verticals, industries, and territories.
- Recruit, hire, and onboard student sales representatives.
- Provide ongoing coaching, call reviews, and performance feedback.
- Set individual and team sales targets and hold reps accountable.
- Foster a high-energy, performance-driven team culture.
- Partner with GCU faculty to align roles with academic credit requirements.
- Ensure students are gaining meaningful, resume-building experience.
- Develop structured training programs (sales, product knowledge, CRM usage).
- Design and manage territory assignments (verticals, regions, metros).
- Ensure proper lead routing and CRM discipline to avoid overlap.
- Optimize outreach strategies across industries and geographies.
- Work closely with marketing, operations, and creative teams to support sales.
- Ensure smooth client onboarding and handoff processes.
- Provide feedback on product offerings, pricing, and positioning.
- Other duties as assigned.
Equipment Used and Responsibility
- Hubspot
- Salesforce
- CRM Platforms
- MS Suite
Experience/ Education
- Bachelors Degree in Marketing or a related field required
- Minimum 3 years of experience in sales, business development, or sales management.
- Proven ability to lead and coach sales teams.
- Strong understanding of B2B sales processes and pipeline management.
- Experience managing multiple products or service lines.
- Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.
- Experience in digital marketing, advertising, or agency environments preferred.
- Experience working with or mentoring students, interns, or early-career talent preferred.
- Experience in SMB or mid-market sales preferred.
- Must pass pre-employment background investigation.
Skills Required
- Bachelors Degree in Marketing or a related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in sales, business development, or sales management
- Proven ability to lead and coach sales teams
- Strong understanding of B2B sales processes and pipeline management
- Experience managing multiple products or service lines
- Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills
- Experience in digital marketing, advertising, or agency environments
- Experience working with or mentoring students, interns, or early-career talent
- Experience in SMB or mid-market sales
- Must pass pre-employment background investigation
Grand Canyon Education Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Grand Canyon Education and has not been reviewed or approved by Grand Canyon Education.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Education benefits extend to employees and eligible spouses and dependents, including substantial tuition coverage at Grand Canyon University. Equal marriage benefits were implemented, indicating inclusive eligibility policies.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes multiple medical, dental, and vision options with HSA/FSA support, plus life and long‑term disability coverage. The breadth of plan choices is positioned as a comprehensive offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and holiday breaks are described as generous. Some roles provide flexibility that complements available PTO.
Grand Canyon Education Insights
What We Do
Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is an educational service company that provides an array of support services in the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still supports and works closely with GCU. GCE designs and develops educational programs for GCU and other traditional campus institutions, as well as online partner institutions at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. At Grand Canyon Education, we value our employees and support a unique and diverse workplace culture designed to help you thrive. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities across various departments. For job opportunities, please visit https://jobs.gce.com/ In addition Grand Canyon Education has been recognized as one of America’s Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek and Statista. We have also been identified as a leader in remote work as we have been named to FlexJobs' 9th annual list of the Top 100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs! Finally, we have been praised for our commitment to cultivating an engaging and attractive workplace by Top Workplaces USA.
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