Director, Strategic Accounts, Florida/Georgia (Remote)

Cengage Group
Georgia, Florida
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 117,100 - 152,200 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 7-10 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Negotiation","Strategic thinking","Data-driven decision making"]

Regional sales leader responsible for driving ~$90M in annual revenue across a high-visibility territory, guiding Strategic Account Directors, coordinating with Solutions Sales, Product Consultants, and Customer Success to accelerate institutional adoption and data-driven growth while ensuring forecast accuracy and cross-functional execution.

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Cengage Group
Cengage Group
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Director, Strategic Accounts, Florida/Georgia (Remote)

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Job Summary

Regional sales leader responsible for driving ~$90M in annual revenue across a high-visibility territory, guiding Strategic Account Directors, coordinating with Solutions Sales, Product Consultants, and Customer Success to accelerate institutional adoption and data-driven growth while ensuring forecast accuracy and cross-functional execution.
Location: Georgia, Florida
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own regional revenue performance and overall account strategy, ensuring growth, retention, and execution of strategic priorities across the assigned territory.
  • •Translate the VP, Strategic Accounts’ vision into regional operating plans with clear goals, expectations, and processes for consistent execution.
  • •Drive forecast accuracy and pipeline rigor through regular inspection, strong operating cadence, and data-validated forecasting for operational viability
  • •Lead development and execution of strategic account plans that leverage analytics, market trends and program performance to prioritize high-value department, cohort, and institution-level opportunities.
  • •Guide complex deal strategy; align cross-functional resources and assist in high-value negotiations to accelerate growth.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 117,100 - 152,200 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, education, or a related field.
  • •7–10+ years of progressive sales experience in B2B, higher-education, publishing, SaaS, or enterprise-level account management roles.
  • •3–5+ years of direct sales leadership experience, managing quota-carrying Account Executives/Strategic Account Directors with full revenue accountability.
  • •Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder institutional sales cycles, including executive-level customer engagement.
  • •Strong commercial acumen, including experience with pricing strategy, discount governance, negotiation frameworks, and contract execution.
Experience:7-10 yearsHigher educationSaaSEnterprise
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationNegotiationStrategic thinkingData-driven decision making
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SalesforceData analyticsCRM

Company Brief

Cengage Group
Global education and learning company providing textbooks, digital course materials, online learning platforms, and instructional solutions for higher education, K–12, and workforce training programs.
Industry: Education
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Boston, United States
Founded: 2007
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