Account Executive, Southern California

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Full-time • Remote (Remote from California, United States) • $80,000 - $85,000 / year • 1m ago

Fast Facts

HMH is looking for a compassionate Account Executive for Southern California to build relationships with school districts and deliver targeted solutions that enhance student success through technology.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include developing tailored strategies for school districts, executing strategic sales calls, addressing customer inquiries, and maintaining Salesforce.com updates.

Skills: Experience in educational or technology sales, strong communication skills, and problem-solving capabilities are required for this role.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Business, Marketing, or Liberal Arts is required, along with educational/technology sales experience; teaching experience is a plus.

Location: Field Sales in Southern California with up to 60% travel required.

Compensation: $80000 - $85000 / Annually

HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students’ potential and extend teachers’ capabilities.

HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com

Job Title: Account Executive

Location: Field Sales, Southern California

HMH is seeking a dedicated, compassionate Account Executive responsible for building strong relationships with school district administrators and teachers to deliver targeted solutions that drive student success. Focusing exclusively on new business, this role involves identifying and meeting the needs of school districts within an assigned territory.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop tailored strategies to address customer challenges while achieving sales targets.
Build trusted relationships by understanding district needs and delivering exceptional support.
Plan and execute strategic sales calls with clear objectives and actionable outcomes.
Stay ahead of market trends and inform Area Management of key insights.
Act as a resourceful problem-solver, addressing customer inquiries with urgency and care.
Communicate product features and benefits effectively to decision-makers.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of state and local adoption cycles to seize timely opportunities.
Collaborate with internal and external resources to maximize territory success.
Keep Salesforce.com updated with current information.
Travel within your territory up to 60%, combining domestic air travel and driving.

Education and Experience:

This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Business, Marketing or Liberal Arts or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be able to travel up to 60% of the time through a combination of domestic air travel and driving a car.
Educational/Technology sales experience required.
Classroom Teaching experience is a plus

Benefits and Salary Range

Salary Range: $80K -$85K + uncapped commissions

Our culture & benefits: https://careers.hmhco.com/culture_benefits

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 2/21/25. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date but is not guaranteed.

HMH is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, ethnic/national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, citizenship status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, other covered veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity. We actively participate in E-Verify.