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Driven by the mission to democratize education, Paper is the largest provider of educational support, supporting millions of students through partnerships with thousands of school districts. Paper helps deliver true educational equity through their category leading Educational Support System (ESS) that offers virtual access to 24/7 tutors and essay reviewers. Founded in 2014, Paper philosophically believes that all students should be given the tools and resources to reach their academic potential, independent of socio-economic status, geography, language or other barriers. We are headquartered in Montreal, Quebec with remote employees across the US and Canada. Paper is proud to have been named by GSV as one of the most transformational growth companies in digital learning.
Paper is looking to hire a driven Partnership Associate to join our fast growing team. This person will be an important member of our sales team. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in sales. At Paper we promote from within and offer great opportunities to quickly advance your career. This position offers a base salary and uncapped commission.
To succeed in this role, you must be both tenacious and emotionally intelligent in your approach to cultivating customer interest and new business opportunities. You'll write compelling prospecting emails, and follow up with insightful phone interactions, to ensure Paper understands and can meet each prospect's unique goals and needs. Your ultimate goal is to produce valuable partnerships that benefit Paper, the customer, and education as a whole.
This position can be located in any geography in the South Central.
Responsibilities:
- Articulate the Paper value proposition, to assess customer goals, needs, and buying interest.
- Create a positive first impression with our prospects and customers by providing them with a world-class experience.
- Send precisely written business emails, and conduct highly effective follow-up phone calls, on a daily basis.
- Qualify sales opportunities, and facilitate prospect introductions for the Partnership Managers.
- Overcome customer objections to generate quality opportunities for the Partnership Managers.
- Consistently achieve individual and team KPIs of qualified opportunities and pipeline progression.
- Work closely with the Marketing and Customer Success teams to establish ways to improve our sales strategy and execution.
- Associates are responsible for generating interest and building a partnership story that responds to the problems facing prospective customers. This includes phone calls, email communication, videoconferences, virtual demonstrations of Paper's services, and preparation of proposals tailored to the customer.
Qualifications:
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills.
- Public speaking & presentation skills.
- Teamwork oriented and comfortable being both a leader and a support member.
- Strong listening skills and ability to understand unique customer problems.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Motivation, driven and a self-starting attitude.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment.
- Ability to multitask, take initiative, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with the public and private education system.
- Familiarity with technology and fast growth start-ups.
- Track record of success in personal endeavors.
- B2B Inside Sales experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with CRM software.
Job perks:
- Work with a dynamic team that provides support whenever you get stuck.
- Remote first environment.
- Annual company-wide meetups.
- Opportunity for career development with a fast-growing company.
- A unique opportunity to make an impact by making education more equitable.
- Stipend to help support the growth of your home office.
- Unlimited access to tutoring for children of Paper employees.
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About Paper
Paper offers an exciting, dynamic, inclusive work environment putting excellence at the center of everything we do. Our mission is woven into the fabric of our culture, challenging our team to build meaningful and creative solutions.
We thrive when we collaborate with each other, and use integrity and selflessness to align our business decisions with our mission. We approach every challenge with positivity, achieving the outcome we want regardless of what gets in the way. Our tenacity propels our hyper-growth, where trust is key and we all strive to make an impact every day.
We believe that diverse teams build better products. Paper does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender orientation, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.
Nobody checks every box, but the Paper team is built by passionate and innovative people who share our mission for democratizing education. If you don't think you meet all of the requirements above but are still interested in the job, please apply.
PS. Equity is our mission! We make sure to treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our job board - our amazing talent team will reach out! Our team isn't able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone.
