Fast Facts

Xello is seeking a Strategic Business Development Manager to drive new business initiatives with major school districts in North America, utilizing your strong K-12 education background to establish trust and foster relationships with educators.

Responsibilities: Lead new business development efforts by prospecting school districts, developing innovative strategies for building relationships, managing a sales pipeline, and engaging with potential leads through various outreach methods.

Skills: Strong understanding of the K-12 market, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, organizational abilities, resilience, and self-motivation are crucial for this role.

Qualifications: Preferred experience as an educator or administrator in K-12 education and familiarity with college and career readiness initiatives.

Location: Remote work environment available for US-based staff; with flexibility and hybrid options for Canadian staff.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $80,000 - $120,000.

Xello is looking for a Strategic Business Development Manager

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Who are you?

You are a highly-driven, results-oriented individual with a strong work ethic and the resilience to overcome any challenge. You stand out in a crowd, easily establishing a rapport with others by using empathy and curiosity. You deliver exceptional value as a knowledgeable, trusted advisor and advocate. With your strong interpersonal and communication skills, along with your experience as an administrator in K-12 education, you foster trust and build credibility with educators. As an active listener and problem solver, you deeply understand clients' needs and guide them toward impactful solutions, establishing yourself as a subject matter expert. 

You thrive in a fast-paced, goal-driven environment, constantly adapting to new challenges and seeking ways to improve. Self-motivated and accountable, you own your success, managing multiple priorities efficiently and relentlessly striving to reach your personal best. Your customer-centric mindset ensures that every interaction delivers value. You think creatively, finding innovative solutions to complex challenges. Integrity and professionalism are the foundations of your approach, maintaining high standards of honesty and positivity in all your relationships. 

A lifelong learner, you are always looking for opportunities to grow, taking responsibility for your own development. You work collaboratively with sales, marketing, product, and leadership teams. Embracing a proactive, forward-thinking attitude, you anticipate and address obstacles before they arise. With a genuine passion for education, you are committed to improving student outcomes through supporting and empowering educators. 

Sound exciting to you? Read on!

What you’ll do…

• Drive new business development with North America’s largest school districts
• Prospect new districts while collaborating with a strategic sales consultant
• Develop break-through strategies and creative approaches to building awareness, relationships, and trust 
• Source new sales pipeline through a variety of outreach methods, including phone, email, events, and social selling
• Develop strategies to continuously strengthen a network of key relationships over time
• Attend conferences, customer visits, and other networking events
• Engage leads through high-value follow-up communications, consistently sharing relevant content
• Qualify leads using specific guidelines and criteria in Salesforce (CRM)
• Prioritize and organize the lead pipeline on a daily basis for maximum efficiency
• Ensure all sales activities are accurately recorded and tracked in Salesforce
• Share best practices and be ready to share your learnings with fellow team members
• Take part in weekly, monthly, and annual sales meetings

What we’re looking for… 

• A strong knowledge of the K-12 market, key trends, and challenges educators face
• Previous experience working in a K-12 school district as an educator or administrator, supporting college and career readiness initiatives (preferred)
• The ability and confidence to cold-call and engage in meaningful discussions
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills
• An empathetic and genuine manner of communicating
• Highly motivated and self-directed
• Resilient, with a positive outlook and unwavering drive to succeed
• Willingness to travel
• A team player who is open to growth and professional and personal development

We’re Xello - Join us!

We are Xello (CASCAID in the UK), the leading developer of future readiness programs in North America and the UK and soon the world! Our mission is to help anyone, anywhere in the world to create a successful future through self-knowledge, exploration, and planning.

We believe that by bringing our best selves to our work and collaborating with one another, we can change the world. We are a very diverse group of individuals who work hard, laugh often and share in each other’s lives. We are an inclusive, equal opportunity employer.

Embracing agile practices, an innovative mindset, and keeping our users at the heart of what we do, are just a few of the keys to our success.

In addition to working with leading technologies, we are committed to continuous learning and growth through internal/external training and mentoring, which includes a PD budget for every employee.

For our Canadian based staff, we also offer:

• Flexible work arrangements including hybrid and remote
• 4 weeks of vacation
• Employer-paid health and dental benefits
• 4-month top-up for parental leave
• Group RRSP with 3% matching

For our US based staff, we also offer:

• Remote work environment
• 4 weeks of vacation
• 80% employer-paid health benefits
• 4-month top-up for parental leave
• 401(k) with 3% matching

For our UK based staff, we also offer:

• Remote work environment
• 28 days annual leave (inc. 3 days at Christmas) + bank holidays. With additional annual leave days added to reward long service

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