Interfolio is on a mission to build smart, inspired and useful products for faculty and academic communities. By building an engine for faculty activity, decisions, and data, Interfolio has become the first mover in defining and owning the category of faculty-focused technology that cultivates goal-oriented collaboration around academic decision-making.
Interfolio operates the first holistic faculty information system to support the full lifecycle of faculty work, from job seeking to review, tenure, sabbatical, committee work, research, and beyond. Offering colleges and universities increased clarity and insight into faculty data to help achieve their strategic initiatives, Interfolio believes that advancing the faculty will advance the institution.

What’s even better than that? We’ve crafted a fun, collegial, dynamic culture that celebrates team and individual success almost daily. We’ve got a lean team of super-smart, super-hard working, local and remote colleagues who collaborate closely to produce a valuable service for an industry we’re passionate about. And, we genuinely like working with each other and with our clients.

Like what you’ve heard so far?

Then consider joining our Sales team! We are considering candidates who currently reside in the continental United States.
Interfolio is committed to diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national, social or ethnic origin, age, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any status protected by the laws or regulations in locations where we operate.
About the Role
As a Strategic Account Executive at Interfolio you will identify and target strategic sales to some of the largest higher education institutions in the country, working on deals that will shape the future of faculty and faculty processes within their industry. You’ll identify and articulate how Interfolio can provide meaningful solutions for our customers and evolve the technology that powers how decisions are made within institutions. We look to our Strategic Account Executives to continue to play a strategic role in developing our sales processes and department culture through their experience and knowledge as the industry evolves.

About You

• Platform Evangelist and Expert Public Speaker: You enjoy challenging the way decision-makers think and providing new, creative ways to approach age-old processes. You are an expert communicator and a driver, and you have a knack at persuading others through words. 
• Innovative Self-starter and Entrepreneur: You thrive when faced with a challenge and enjoy taking strategic risks. You are willing to think “out-of-the-box” in trying to figure out how to gain traction in this new space while continuing to document findings and engage/collaborate with other company key stakeholders, including executives with confidence.
• Passionate about Higher Education: Your passion for higher education drives you and the work you do. You’re excited to get out of bed in the morning and willing to take on “tiger team” responsibilities that go beyond the job description.   

Specific Responsibilities

• Author and execute the “go to market” business plan for your territory
• Become the territory expert as it relates to market knowledge, trends, and market research within your assigned territory
• Build a plan to maximize revenue and customer satisfaction within your territory
• Build and maintain a territory-based pipeline with detailed notes and staging in Salesforce
• Research, identify, and qualify net new business prospects (with support from a Sales Development team)
• Create appropriate lists of prospects and contacts for email/phone campaigns, newsletter distribution, conference attendance, etc. (with support from Marketing and Sales Development teams)
• Demonstrate Interfolio platform and all associated portfolio offerings effectively to audiences at all levels with detail, breadth, and depth
• Meeting or exceeding activity, pipeline, and revenue goals on a quarterly basis 
• Demonstrate and sell value to key partners across a complex university hierarchy
• Master deliver and execution of Challenger and Solution Selling tactics
• Effectively demo Interfolio’s suite of products via web presentations and onsite meetings
• Represent Interfolio at conferences and other networking events
• Embraces the use of data as a tool to manage your book of business
• Report to VP, Sales

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of work experience selling enterprise SaaS solutions with a $75K+ ACV
• Experience with Salesforce
• Experience with Solution Selling and Challenger methodologies
• History of achievement: Proven and consistent record of exceeding revenue goals and closing complex, multi-year deals
• Ability to lead complex sales process at the C-level (CIO, CTO, CFO, Provosts, Presidents)
• Be able to speak and write fluently in English (as a minimum requirement)
• Willing and able to travel up to 40% of the time

Ideal Qualifications

• Experience working for, or delivering services to, universities and colleges are a significant plus
• Technical acumen, i.e. can speak elegantly on SaaS platforms, APIs, data security, etc.
• Thrives in an exciting, fast-paced, action-packed work environment – we’re an early stage, high growth company!

Applicants for this position must currently reside in the continental United States. In addition to a competitive salary, Interfolio offers a robust benefits package that includes medical insurance, paid time off, a wellness benefit, and professional development opportunities. Our culture sets us apart – we look forward to you learning more about us!