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    Field Sales Executive

    Wiley

    🇺🇸 United States
    Remote
    SaaS
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    Posted Today
    $55k–$82kOTE

    Hybrid

    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    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

    Salesforce

    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

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Master's/MBA·Required

    Typical Day — Sales Rep

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Proposals & business cases1–2/week
    Pipeline managementDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Existing Book

    Inherit existing accounts

    ✓
    Remote Friendly

    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

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-native product disruption
    • • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
    • • Vertical SaaS consolidation
    • • Usage-based pricing models

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Field-Sales-Executive
    Account-Executive
    Edtech-Sales
    B2B-Sales
    Higher-Education-Sales
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    Why are you interested in this role?

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    How do you handle rejection?

    Template question
    Research Wiley's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    This field sales executive position with Wiley offers an opportunity to develop your sales career in a competitive market.

    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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