Hybrid
Remote
SaaS
himalayas
About this role
Job Description:We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning.
We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.
About the Role:Have a passion for making a difference in hundreds of thousands of college-level students' education, careers, and lives. zyBooks, a Wiley brand, produces interactive online learning content that replaces college-level textbooks, homework, and even programming lab assignments.
We offer the excitement of a young, energetic startup environment with a masterfully engineered platform and high-demand content for the STEM college market. We are dedicated to college students' success worldwide, providing courseware to more than 1.1 million students in over 1,200 academic institutions.
Job SummaryThe Account Executive is responsible for driving sales, nurturing leads and managing customer relationships at higher education institutions in the US in the computer science/engineering/mathematics line of our business.
The Account Executive works remotely and owns/manages the customer-facing selling, service, training, and support activities of an assigned territory between typically 50-100 accounts. Job
Responsibilities:• Drive high-growth new business sales and market share in the territory• Retain and grow renewals revenue, leveraging those relationships to nurture established accounts across the curriculum• Develop Sales Processes and effectively communicate those processes to the sales region• Plan and execute assigned territory call plan strategies using a calendarized sales playbook to optimize daily and weekly contact metrics for their territory• Develop thorough account plans for all strategic customers• Use Salesforce to man
Tools & Tech Stack
Commission Structure
Base Salary
Not disclosed — ask in interview
Commission
Structure not specified
OTE
$82k (range: $55k–$82k)
Ramp Period
Not mentioned — clarify timeline
Selling Motion
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Sales Rep
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Inherit existing accounts
Location flexibility
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
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Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.
This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a SaaS market.
The compensation range of $55k–$82k OTE suggests a standard package for this market segment.
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