Account Lead, New Business (Canada)

As an Account Lead at Top Hat, you will be responsible for managing and growing the revenue in some of Top Hat’s most strategic and substantial accounts.

We are looking for a proven sales executive with great energy, leadership and initiative to drive performance and revenue. You will formulate and execute account-level strategies to maximize revenue growth. In this role, you will be on campus selling as well as providing leadership/mentorship to a pod of sales professionals: Sales Development Representative, Account Executive and Customer Success Manager.

Territory: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba & Ontario

What you’ll do:

• Play Captain to the full Top Hat team across all opportunities in line with growth targets
• Build relationships and credibility with key university executives to unlock Enterprise partnerships
• Create account plans that map key relationships, prioritize opportunities, document pursuit activities (e.g. plays to run), and support your pod
• Directly own, manage & focus on the most strategic opportunities within institutions. These are primarily large textbook deals negotiated with committees of professors as well as enterprise-wide software licenses negotiated with university administrators
• Achieve revenue growth targets for each account; achieving goals through acquisition, retention and growth of the existing base of Strategic-level customers

About you:

• You are organized and strategic, with the ability to develop and deliver account-based strategies and coordinate with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• You are curious, coachable and results-oriented
• You are a natural leader, a coach, and a relationship builder
• You are competitive and have a track record of winning
• You have 5+ years of experience in a full-cycle education sales role, ideally with a mix of Publishing and Edtech industry experience
• You are a self-starter with resilience. You act with urgency and thrive in ambiguity
• You have experience selling to decision-making committees, running complex, large enterprise-sized sales opportunities

Why team members love working at Top Hat :

• A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work
• Professional learning and development for all role levels
• A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other
• We’re a company of invested owners - every Top Hatter receives stock options
• Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care
• Our winning strategy and market potential
• A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection
• Competitive health benefits that start on day one
• Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do
• An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ, and a growing sales hub in Austin, Texas