Account Executive

CodeHS is a comprehensive platform helping K-12 schools teach computer science. We provide curriculum, professional development, and a full software platform. CodeHS is used by millions of students and thousands of schools and districts around the US and the world.

Mission

The mission of CodeHS is to empower all students to meaningfully impact the future. We believe that in the 21st century, coding is a foundational skill, just like reading and writing. That’s why we say: Read, Write, Code. Coding and computer science are essential skills for students to learn and schools to teach.

CodeHS is looking for an Account Executive to help grow CodeHS and bring computer science education to more schools, districts, and students. Your primary responsibility will be managing a pipeline of leads to increase the number of schools regularly using CodeHS on both free and Pro versions. You'll be working closely with teachers, school administrators, and school districts.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with teachers and administrators to help them reach their goals for offering computer science and turn them into customers.
• Communicate with school and district stakeholders via email, phone, and video calls, including demos to advocate the benefits of CodeHS to potential customers.
• Manage a strong pipeline of leads and maintain accurate data using our CRM to hit quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Cultivate interest in upgrading among teachers using our free version.
• Work with a wide range of stakeholders from individual teachers in single classrooms to high-level district administrators.
• Work closely with our Customer Success team, and actively communicate school and district needs to the rest of the CodeHS team.

Requirements

• You are a great communicator.
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passionate about helping students and schools.
• 1-2 years of professional sales experience.
• Edtech sales experience a bonus.
• No experience coding is required, but you should have an interest in learning.
• 5-10% travel, company/department meet-ups are approximately quarterly and there may be conference travel.

You're a great fit for this position if you are passionate about improving education, building strong relationships, going the extra mile to solve problems creatively, and working at the edge to use technology to improve education.

Company Values

Encourage Teaching and Learning

CodeHS is about providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities in computer science for students all over the world. We value creating fun, accessible, and creative learning experiences for teachers, for students, and for team members at CodeHS.

Create a Direct Positive Impact

At CodeHS we value creating a direct positive social impact with our work. We work directly with students, teachers, schools, and districts to implement computer science classes.

Make It Fun and Creative

Bringing fun and creativity to every aspect of our work is a main focus for us at CodeHS. It starts with a fun, friendly, and accessible curriculum, that allows students the opportunity to build creatively and engage in thoughtful problem-solving.

Our Operating Practices

• Get the job done: We figure out the real problem to be solved and take ownership over seeing it to completion.
• Bring context and big picture awareness: We consider the projects we work on in their context and see how our projects impact the team, company, and the customer.
• Adaptable: We adapt to changing needs across customers and the team, and make good plans but know that they can change as we get new information.
• Growth Mindset: We're always looking to learn and improve, and we share that mindset with teachers and students.
• Team player: We help out our teammates and we’re team players.
• Constructive and solution-oriented: When approached with problems and roadblocks, we're constructive and solution-oriented.
• Good vibes: We bring positive energy whether in person or virtually to help contribute to making a positive work environment for everyone.
• Follow through: We make sure to do what we say we are going to do for team members and for customers.

CodeHS is an equal opportunity employer. CodeHS maintains a drug-free workplace.