Account Manager I

Account Manager I

The Account Manager I is responsible for managing and selling Renaissance Learning's products and services, within assigned territory, and achievement of revenue goals through prospecting, new business, customer renewals, cross-sell, and up-sell opportunities.

The Account Manager I has meaningful sales experience and brings developing expertise for cultivation and long-term development of customer relationships, maintaining high product renewal rates and strong collaboration with Customer Success partners and members of the Account Executive team. You will operate as the primary account contact for customers, increasing customer loyalty and retention while driving business value and expansion.

This position requires occasional travel for customer engagements, conferences, and other revenue-generating activities within the Chicagoland area of Illinois, specifically for the West Diocese.

In this role as Account Manager I, you will be responsible for :

• Managing Opportunities : Drive new business, cross / up-sell and renewal opportunities proactively by engaging multiple decision makers to ensure communication and agreement through the life of the opportunity and use internal and external networks to increase opportunity value. Grow assigned book of business to exceed revenue goals.
• Consultative Solution Selling : Understand and sell solutions aligned to customers' unique problems and strategic objectives. Leads across the account team, internal, and external partners to develop winning solutions bringing value for both the customer and Renaissance.
• Closing Business : Understand and sell solutions aligned to customers' unique problems and strategic objectives. Leads across the account team, internal, and external partners to develop winning solutions bringing value for both the customer and Renaissance.
• K-12 Education Acuity : Possesses a deep knowledge of the K-12 education space including public, private, and parochial schools. Strong understanding of K-12 districts and school administrative roles, funding, purchasing process, buying cycles, policies, practices, trends, and school board oversight. Knows customer workflows, contacts, and how they integrate into decision-making processes.
• Domain Expertise : Possess strong technical knowledge of common tools and trends in ed tech space; staying current on probable future state policies, practices, and information affecting customer businesses. Knows the competition and how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
• Credibility : Builds rapport based on factual accuracy, expertise across offerings, delivering on expectations and proactively providing market insights that inspire customers to think of Renaissance as a partner

Qualifications

For this role as Account Manager I, you should have :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary Range : The base range for this position is $51,100 - $70,300 with a total target compensation (TTC) range of $102,000 - $140,000. This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.