Education Perfect offers a suite of products designed to empower educators and amplify their impact in the classroom. We aim to enable teachers to personalise learning at scale with a range of powerful learning, assessment, and insights tools, helping them and their students reach their full potential. 

As an EPeep, you’ll work on projects that have a real impact on students' lives and have the freedom, support and resources you need to develop your skills and grow your career.

About the role

Join Education Perfect as a Business Development Manager for Essential Assessment (EA), our K-6 Numeracy and Literacy assessment platform loved by more than 2800+ schools across Australia.

Part of our high-performing EA Sales team, you will develop and manage a sales pipeline, meet sales targets and identify upsell opportunities across your Southern QLD & Northern NSW portfolio of schools. You will work closely with other EA teams to grow brand awareness of Essential Assessment and ensure exceptional customer service and support for both prospective and trialling schools in your territory. Through your efforts, you will enjoy the satisfaction of genuinely helping teachers and supporting the learning of thousands of students. 

Our ideal candidate is based in the Gold Coast or Northern NSW. 

What you will do

• Meet and exceed individual quarterly and annual sales targets
• Identify and close upsell and cross-sell opportunities within your portfolio of schools
• Build strong relationships with key decision-makers and educational departments through in-person visits, phone calls, and online meetings
• Support accurate revenue analysis and forecasting by effectively managing the CRM at every pipeline stage
• Attend local conferences and engage in events to network and promote EA brand recognition in your region
• Share insights from teachers to inform new product developments, content, and marketing campaigns.

About you

• B2B sales experience, preferably in K-6 edtech or educational publishing
• Proven track record of consistently meeting and exceeding sales targets through a mix of hunting and farming sales activities
• A genuine interest in education and a desire to positively impact teachers and learners
• Primary teaching qualification and/or Australian primary teaching experience (desirable)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging with school stakeholders and decision-makers at all levels
• A valid driver's licence is required for this role, as you'll spend 50% of your time travelling to meet with schools and build our reputation through face-to-face interactions. (The other 50% will be working from home, with regular opportunities to connect at our EP offices)
• A proactive, positive attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Experience using a CRM to manage pipelines effectively, with a commitment to data hygiene
• Experience with HubSpot, Subskribe, and/or Gong (desirable)

Equitable opportunities, growth, and development lie at the heart of how we work at EP. We understand that not all applicants may possess all the following attributes so if you think you have what it takes, but are not sure you check every box, we would love to still hear from you!

What we offer

• As our team is based globally, we offer both remote and flexible working arrangements
• For our remote workers, a communication allowance towards your monthly internet or phone charges and $1000 towards setting up your home office
• Three extra days of annual leave during our end of year shut down period, parental leave top ups and a community service day
• Wellness allowance to use on anything to support your mental and physical wellness
• EAP with unlimited sessions
• Employee Equity Bonus Plan
• Employee referral program - $2000 when you refer a new team member
• Ongoing professional development, including opportunities to develop your career into other areas of our business and access to EPs Learning Hub 
• EP support groups - Mana Wahine, DEI, Environmental Impact and Wellness Committees
• The opportunity to work within a growing global business with Diversity Works accreditation, Carbon Net Zero BCorp status, Digital Promise certification, and an unwavering commitment to our mission, people, and community

We celebrate individuality, value diversity, and understand that flexible and remote work opportunities enable our team members to work in a way that fosters creativity and inspires individual brilliance. When you work with us, you're not just joining a company - you're joining a team united by the desire to make a difference.

The Commercial discipline is responsible for driving business growth, managing partnerships, and providing industry subject matter expertise and advisory to both clients and internal teams. This strategic and consultative team creates meaningful relationships with clients through their combined knowledge of IT services and industry trends and pain points. Members include business development staff of all levels, client partners, alliances and partnerships managers, industry advisors, and operational leads.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a large strategic client account undergoing a major digital transformation;
• Serve as the trusted advisor selling IT Professional Services to potential clients to showcase our exceptional capability and build long-standing collaborative relationships;
• Identify potential target clients through lead generation strategies, networking, referrals, and online research;
• Execute an end-to-end client sales cycle focused on the sales process from the acquisition of new clients to closing deals and driving revenue growth;
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads and prospects by researching and contacting prospects in alignment with sales goals;
• Negotiate, manage, and close strategic new business deals;
• Achieve and exceed sales targets and objectives, consistently delivering revenue goals;
• Execute strategies for farming and growing large existing accounts;
• Apply your deep knowledge of the industry, its technological landscape, and the complex challenges it faces to become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on technology challenges within your vertical;
• Exceed your personal financial goals by growing your book-of-business, driving revenue growth, and achieving uncapped commission in our generous commission model;
• As a thought leader, you will have the opportunity to participate in speaking events, workshops, panels, and conferences to share your expertise and insights;
• Participate in external industry events.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a full time Business Development Manager to expand our Mining, Energy and Utilities vertical in Australia.

As a Business Development Manager, you will have a proven track record of selling specialized IT Professional Solutions provided by IT Subject Matter Experts to support organizations in managing and leveraging their IT environment to achieve their business objectives.

You will get the chance to:

• Lead a large strategic client account undergoing a major digital transformation
• Serve as the trusted advisor selling IT Professional Services to potential clients to showcase our exceptional capability and build long standing collaborative relationships.
• Identify potential target clients through lead generation strategies, networking, referrals, and online research.
• Execute an end-to-end client sales cycle focused on the sales process from the acquisition of new clients to closing deals and driving revenue growth.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads and prospects by researching and contacting prospects in alignment with sales goals.
• Negotiate, manage, and close strategic new business deals.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets and objectives, consistently delivering revenue goals.
• Execute strategies for farming and growing large existing accounts.
• Apply your deep knowledge of the industry, its technological landscape, and the complex challenges it faces to become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on technology challenges within your vertical.
• Exceed your personal financial goals by growing your book-of-business, driving revenue growth, and achieving uncapped commission in our generous commission model.
• As a thought leader, you will have the opportunity to participate in speaking events, workshops, panels, and conferences to share your expertise and insights.
• Participate in external industry events