Full-Time

Enterprise Account Executive

Coursera

Coursera

1,001-5,000 employees

Online education company

Data & Analytics
Education

$127,075 - $171,850

Senior, Expert

United States

Required Skills
Sales
Communications
Requirements
  • 7+ years of experience selling Enterprise SaaS solutions
  • Proven track record selling enterprise solution into large/ complex accounts and over-achieving quarterly and annual sales targets
Responsibilities
  • Meet and exceed all quarterly and annual sales quotas
  • Responsible for navigating through University organizations to leverage cross-sell and upsell opportunities for Universities
  • Develop long-term relationships with clients and design account plans for new relationships
  • Possess a full understanding of clients' specific decision-making and purchasing process and effectively prospect, develop, and close B2U sales opportunities
  • Accurately forecast quarterly and monthly sales and develop and manage pipeline activity and monitor sales activity against quota
  • Use in-depth knowledge of industry trends to consult and support prospective customers
Desired Qualifications
  • Extensive enterprise sales experience at a SaaS company-with an established network of Higher Education sector contacts
  • Experience consistently exceeding quota of $1 Million and more, with proven success in accurately forecasting targets, and achieving sales commits
  • Ability to hold your own in meetings with C-suite representatives from prospective partners and speak as a thought-leader and visionary in the learning space
  • Be a “farmer” by establishing senior level, long term client relationship to generate cross-sell and upsell opportunities with strategic accounts
  • Business written and verbal communication skills. Business analytical and creative-problem solving abilities, excellent interpersonal skills, organizational, and operational skills
  • Entrepreneurial drive and comfort working autonomously and as part of a team in ambiguous, quickly-changing environments
  • Proven track record of prospecting and generating demand from a territory
  • Ability to travel up to 50% to customer meetings, trade shows, and events as needed

Coursera’s mission is to provide quality learning experience to anyone, anywhere. The company is building a global online learning platform that offers on-demand online courses and degrees.

Company Stage

Series F

Total Funding

$426.5M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

18%

2 year growth

32%

Benefits

Lifelong learning - Coursera covers the cost of tuition so you can earn a free master’s degree and develop new skills. That’s on top of free, lifelong access to courses and certificates on the platform.

Health and wellness - We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Plus, free access to counseling and mental health services.

Parental leave - Get up to 16 weeks of fully-paid parental leave when you grow your family and bring a new child into your life.

Make-a-thon - We host Make-a-thon events twice a year to promote community and innovation. During Make-a-thon, you’ll dedicate time to attend workshops, work on passion projects, and pursue ideas outside of your day-to-day work.

Time away - Take paid time off when you need it. We have time off policies that promote flexibility so you can tailor your work schedule when life calls.

Remote work - Our flexibility extends to where you work. You can choose to work from home, work from one of our offices, or try a combination of the two.

Equity - Employees earn company stock, so you can own what we build together and share in our success.

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