Description
Your Strengths
- You are energized by connecting with people and starting conversations. You enjoy uncovering challenges, building relationships, and helping others discover solutions that genuinely make their work easier.
- You are proactive and resilient. You’re comfortable reaching out, hearing “not right now,” and continuing forward with positivity and persistence.
- You communicate clearly and confidently. Whether through email, phone, or LinkedIn, you know how to engage people in a professional and authentic way.
- You are naturally curious. You ask thoughtful questions to understand a prospect’s goals, challenges, and operational realities.
- You are goal-oriented and self-driven. You enjoy working toward measurable targets and continuously improving your approach.
- You thrive in collaboration. You work closely with Account Executives and the broader Sales team because you understand that strong pipeline generation is a team effort.
What You’ll Do
Prospecting & Lead Generation
- Identify and engage prospective school district leaders through outbound calls, emails, social outreach, and other strategic prospecting efforts.
- Build pipeline by generating new opportunities for the sales team across assigned territories and campaigns.
- Research school districts, staffing trends, and organizational needs to personalize outreach and improve engagement.
- Maintain a consistent cadence of outreach activities while balancing quality and efficiency.
Lead Qualification & Discovery
- Conduct discovery conversations to understand prospect needs, challenges, and fit for Red Rover’s solutions.
- Ask thoughtful questions that uncover operational pain points and opportunities for improvement.
- Qualify inbound and outbound leads based on established criteria and sales priorities.
- Effectively communicate Red Rover’s value proposition in a way that resonates with K–12 education professionals.
Sales Team Collaboration
- Partner closely with Account Executives and sales leadership to align prospecting efforts with territory goals and pipeline strategy.
- Coordinate smooth handoffs of qualified opportunities to the sales team.
- Share prospect insights, market feedback, and common objections to help improve messaging and outreach strategies.
- Participate in team meetings, coaching sessions, and collaborative sales initiatives.
CRM & Pipeline Management
- Maintain accurate and organized records of prospect activity, conversations, and follow-up tasks within HubSpot.
- Track outreach effectiveness and contribute to improving prospecting workflows and processes.
- Help ensure pipeline visibility and forecasting accuracy through disciplined CRM management.
Continuous Learning & Market Awareness
- Stay informed on K–12 education trends, staffing challenges, and the competitive landscape.
- Continuously develop product knowledge and understanding of school district operational needs.
- Refine outreach messaging and communication approaches through coaching, feedback, and ongoing learning
Requirements
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly.
- A proactive, goal-oriented mindset with strong follow-through and persistence.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
- Comfort initiating conversations and engaging prospective customers.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment while collaborating effectively with a team.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Experience with CRM systems such as HubSpot is a plus.
- Experience in sales, customer service, recruiting, or other relationship-focused roles is helpful but not required
- Interest in education, technology, or helping education solve operational challenges is a plus