Regional Manager - Northeast

About Us:

Amira Learning accelerates literacy outcomes by delivering the latest reading and neuroscience with AI. As the leader in third-generation edtech, Amira listens to students read out loud, assesses mastery, helps teachers supplement instruction, and delivers 1:1 tutoring. Validated by independent university and SEA efficacy research, Amira is the only AI literacy platform proven to achieve gains surpassing 1:1 human tutoring, consistently delivering effect sizes over 0.4.

Rooted in over thirty years of research, Amira is the first, foremost, and only proven Intelligent Assistant for teachers and AI Reading Tutor for students. The platform serves as a school district’s Intelligent Growth Engine, driving instructional coherence by unifying assessment, instruction, and tutoring around the chosen curriculum.

Unlike any other edtech tool, Amira continuously identifies each student’s skill gaps and collaborates with teachers to build lesson plans aligned with district curricula, pulling directly from the district’s high-quality instructional materials. Teachers can finally differentiate instruction with evidence and ease, and students get the 1:1 practice they specifically need, whether they are excelling or working below grade level.

Trusted by more than 2,000 districts and working in partnership with twelve state education agencies, Amira is helping 3.5 million students worldwide become motivated and masterful readers.

The Role:

The Regional Manager is a key player in driving revenue and expanding market share for Amira Learning. This role demands a strategic and customer-centric approach to selling our innovative AI-powered reading tutor and comprehensive education platform to districts and schools. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the education market, exceptional sales acumen, and a passion for improving student outcomes. By leveraging consultative sales techniques and building strong relationships, the Senior Account Executive will exceed sales quotas and position Amira as the leading provider of educational solutions in the region.

Responsibilities:

• Grow assigned territory by selling the products into new districts in accounts greater than 5k students.
• Build and maintain a network of sources from which to identify new sales leads.
• Communicate with potential customers and leads to identify and understand their product or service needs; identify and suggest products and services to meet those needs.
• Demonstrate the functions and utility of products or services to customers based on their needs.
• Employ a challenger sales mindset to all customer facing discussions.
• Utilize the CRM (Salesforce) to maintain detailed reports of your sales activities including calls, meetings, sales, won/lost business, etc.
• Provide periodic territory sales pipeline information and revenue estimates.
• Up to 50% travel
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must reside in the Northeast region of the US

Qualifications (Education and Experience):

• Experience selling complex solutions to large educational institutions.
• Experience hunting and desire to be a pure hunter
• Knowledge of educational technology trends and challenges.
• Experience with consultative selling and solution-based sales approaches.
• Proven track record of success in a sales role within the education technology industry.
• Understands and desires to work in a start-up mentality with a get-it-done attitude
• Strong understanding of the K-12 market.
• Have either sat in the buyers chair or successfully sold to K-12 school district leadership
• Knowledgeable about literacy beyond ed-tech (e.g. fluent in the science of reading)