Account Executive

What is CodeHS?

CodeHS is a comprehensive program for helping schools teach computer science. We provide web-based curriculum, teacher tools and resources, and professional development.

Mission

The mission of CodeHS is to empower all students to meaningfully impact the future.We believe that in the 21st century, coding is a foundational skill, just like reading and writing. That’s why we say: Read, Write, Code. We do this by providing great curriculum, tools, and resources to teachers, students, and schools to implement high quality computer science programs. We believe that everyone should get the chance to learn coding, and that it’s a skill that provides limitless creative opportunity to students. 

Account Executive Job Description

CodeHS is looking for an Account Executive to help grow CodeHS and bring computer science education to more schools, districts and students. Your primary responsibility will be managing a pipeline of leads to increase the number of schools regularly using CodeHS on both free and Pro versions. You'll be working closely with teachers, school administrators, and school districts.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with teachers and administrators to help them reach their goals for offering computer science and turn them into customers
• Communicate with school and district stakeholders via email, phone and video calls, including demos to advocate the benefits of CodeHS to potential customers

• Manage a strong pipeline of leads and maintain accurate data using our CRM to hit quarterly and annual sales targets
• Cultivate interest in upgrading among teachers using our free version
• Work with a wide range of stakeholders from individual teachers in single classrooms to high level district administrators

• Work closely with our Customer Success team, and actively communicate school and district needs to the rest of the CodeHS team

Requirements

• You are a great communicator
• Extremely organized and detail oriented
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Passionate about helping students and schools
• 1-2 years of professional sales experience
• Edtech sales experience a bonus

• No experience coding is required, but you should have an interest in learning
• 5-10% travel, company/department meet ups are approximately quarterly and there may be conference travel

You're a great fit for this position if you are passionate about improving education, building strong relationships, going the extra mile to solve problems creatively, and working at the edge to use technology to improve education.

Must be authorized to work in the US and based in the US.

If you are in another city you can apply as a remote role. 

If you are in Chicago (company HQ), this is an in office role.

If you are working from another state onboarding and some team meetings require travel, but you can work from home or a coworking space. 

Benefits:*Health, dental, vision* Equity* 401k plan with 4% match* Parental leave* Strong vacation policy

Company Values 

Encourage Teaching and Learning

CodeHS is about providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities in computer science for students all over the world. We value creating fun, accessible and creative learning experiences for teachers, for students, and for team members at CodeHS. We believe that education--and specifically coding--within the formal K-12 system, the higher-education system, and beyond has the power to allow everyone to unlock their full potential.

Create a Direct Positive Impact

At CodeHS we value creating a direct positive social impact with our work. We work directly with students, teachers, schools and districts to implement computer science classes. Through building great curriculum, tools and resources to allow high schools to teach computer science, we can create a direct educational benefit to students to help explore the limitless world of computing. We believe that expanding access to computer science education will empower students to take an active role in creating the future.

Make It Fun and Creative

Bringing fun and creativity to every aspect of our work is a main focus for us at CodeHS. It starts with a fun, friendly and accessible curriculum, that allows students the opportunity to build creatively and engage in thoughtful problem solving. We also focus on developing a creative and fun environment to work in, and think that this allows us to bring novel approaches to challenging problems. Computing is about logic--but it’s also about creativity--and we hope to share that excitement with teachers and students through CodeHS.

CodeHS is an equal opportunity employer. CodeHS maintains a drug-free workplace.