Sales Account Executive, Edtech Japanese Speaking

JoVE is the world-leading producer and provider of science video solutions with the mission to improve scientific research and education. Millions of scientists, educators and students use JoVE for their research, teaching and learning. Our institutional clients comprise over 1,000 universities, colleges, and biopharma companies, including such leaders as The University of Tokyo, Chiba University, JAIST, Kobe University, Harvard University, Yale University, and Stanford University. As a rapidly growing company, with offices in the USA, UK, Australia, and India servicing clients in over 60 countries, we are seeking talented and ambitious individuals to join our company.

The Role

We are looking for dedicated sales professionals to drive adoption of JoVE products at universities and colleges. An ideal candidate is a result-oriented achiever, who is effective in a remote work environment and strives to succeed and grow with the company. Join JoVE and drive sales across leading Japanese universities! If you're passionate about education, science, and sales—and thrive in a remote-first environment—this is for you.

Responsibilities

• Own full sales cycle, from prospecting to close. Meet or exceed sales goals.
• Craft your territory sales plan and execute on that plan.
• Conduct daily outreach to build new business opportunities and to maintain existing book of business.
• Present the product, online and in-person, to researchers, teaching faculty and academic librarians.
• Analyze trends and make data driven decisions on priorities in your work.
• Work effectively with other team members to deliver on sales targets, team projects and campaigns.
• Attend tradeshows and participate in other marketing activities.

• A Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience in sales, preferably in EdTech, STEM Publishing or SaaS

• Full professional proficiency in English and Japanese language.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills in person and online.
• Experienced with Salesforce and platforms such as Hubspot.
• Confidence in dealing with clients and product users.
• Self-motivated, initiative, results-oriented and willing to learn new skills.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and willing to learn new skills.