Mid-Market Account Executive

Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 92 million registered learners as of Sept. 30, 2021. Coursera partners with over 250 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including Guided Projects, courses, Specializations, certificates, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in many high-demand fields, including data science, technology, and business. Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021.

The Enterprise Solutions team serves global organizations, including leading companies, governments, and nonprofits, who seek to upskill or retrain their workforce with the world’s best education. This team is made up of three sub-teams: Sales, Customer Success, and Revenue Strategy & Operations. The teams operate globally and have members based out of our offices in Mountain View, Toronto, New York, London, Gurgaon, and Abu Dhabi. 

Our highly-successful Mid-Market team is hiring. As part of our team, you will play a key role in increasing access to a world-class education in the North America market.

You are a passionate, entrepreneurial sales professional who will prospect, develop, and close B2B deals with mid-market companies. You should be excited about education or learning, have strong sales experience and be excited about joining a fast-growing, global team. 

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Your responsibilities:

• Prospect new mid-market B2B opportunities in alignment with Coursera’s high-level strategic priorities
• Use in-depth knowledge of industry trends and data-driven insights to consult and engage prospective customers; 
• Develop and execute on sales targets, hitting (and exceeding) revenue/growth goals and sharing learning across the organization. 

Basic Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in a revenue-closing role 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in a revenue-closing role 
• A record of past achievement including exceeding sales targets 
• Ability to hold your own in meetings with C-suite representatives from prospective partners and speak as a thought-leader and visionary in this space
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical and creative-problem solving abilities, excellent interpersonal skills, organizational, and operational skills

Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at [email protected].

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