EdTech Business Development Manager
24 hours ago
Harrogate
Are you experienced in selling to FE colleges, training providers, councils or schools? Highly ambitious? Want to join a fast-growing EdTech business with clear momentum and a mission-driven product that genuinely improves outcomes for learners and providers? This might be the role for you! The company Our client is a rapidly growing education technology company providing best-in-class maths and English software to colleges, apprenticeship training providers, councils and schools. Their platform brings together curriculum content, assessment, reporting and compliance-focused tools that genuinely improve learner outcomes. They are increasingly replacing incumbent providers by clearly demonstrating what modern, effective education delivery should look like. Their aim is simple: to improve pass rates. The role Joining a collaborative and well-supported team, you’ll be responsible for expanding the company’s footprint across the education sector. The role centres on introducing to new organisations, delivering high-quality platform demonstrations, building trusted relationships and converting interest into long-term partnerships. This is not a hard sell role. Success comes from running informative, credible demonstrations of the platform and helping educators and decision makers understand how it improves outcomes. The role is focused on high-quality sales conversations rather than cold prospecting. Responsibilities include: • Identify and develop new business opportunities across colleges, apprenticeship training providers, councils and schools., • Deliver clear, confident demonstrations of the software to a range of stakeholders., • Engage effectively with tutors, curriculum leads, senior managers, business owners and executive decision makers., • Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with prospective and existing clients., • Manage the full sales cycle from initial engagement through to contract agreement., • Maintain accurate records of activity, pipeline and forecasts using CRM systems., • Work closely with internal teams to support onboarding and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction. You’ll be supported by a team of SDRs responsible for pipeline generation and Account Managers handling ongoing relationship management. The package • £30,000-45,000 base salary (dependent on experience), • Performance-related commission (£10,000-15,000 OTE, uncapped), • Twice-yearly pay and performance reviews, • A clear progression framework and structured opportunities for career development, • Annual charity events such as the Three Peaks Challenge and Tough Mudder, • Companywide events, including an annual Christmas awards ceremony., • The opportunity to work with a genuinely market-leading education platform, • A consultative sales role with an informed and receptive audience, • Significant growth potential within a rapidly expanding business, • Hybrid working with a high level of autonomy, • Opportunities to attend industry conferences, build relationships and sell face-to-face at venues across the UK To be successful, you will… • Have proven experience selling into the education sector, ideally to FE colleges, training providers, councils or schools, • Be highly organised with strong time management and pipeline discipline, • Be a clear, articulate communicator able to explain complex concepts simply, • Be comfortable communicating with both educational specialists and senior commercial decision makers, • Be confident with technology and presenting software platforms, • Be self-motivated and comfortable working autonomously, • Be consultative in approach, focused on informing and educating rather than pressure selling Ideal, but not essential… • Have experience selling SaaS or education technology, • Have a strong understanding of the UK education and training landscape, • Have experience delivering both online and in-person product demonstrations Apply! If you’re an ambitious business development professional who truly cares about improving outcomes for learners and is excited by joining a scaling business, apply now!