Education Partnerships Manager

About Anyway

Anyway is dedicated to helping young individuals explore how education can lead to meaningful careers. Our platform bridges students with various careers, industries, and skills, providing educators and partners with resources for improved decision-making and stronger career pathways. As we expand our footprint in the United States, we seek commercially motivated professionals to contribute to shaping a growing education and workforce ecosystem.

Role Overview

This role centers on commercial education sales, focused on cultivating trusted relationships with educators while rigorously managing a robust sales pipeline. The position entails full ownership of a designated territory in the Southeastern U.S., handling all sales cycle stages such as prospecting, discovery, product demonstrations, proposals, negotiation, closing, and transition to implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a qualified pipeline targeting schools and districts in Southeastern markets.
• Generate new business opportunities through structured outbound outreach, referrals, events, local networks, associations, and inbound queries.
• Transform qualified leads into pilot projects, contractual agreements, revenue, and sustained customer partnerships.
• Achieve targets related to activity, pipeline sufficiency, conversion rates, forecast precision, and revenue generation.
• Establish and nurture educator advocates and district sponsors who promote adoption, expansion, and regional growth.

Daily Duties

• Plan territory strategies and select key target accounts with full responsibility for the sales process from start to finish.
• Identify key decision-makers, influencers, budget holders, and procurement processes within schools and districts.
• Conduct consultative discovery sessions, presentations, and product demos aligning Anyway’s offerings with educator and district priorities.
• Develop commercial proposals, business cases, and mutual action plans detailing next steps and timelines.
• Manage budget cycles, navigate procurement, legal assessments, and secure multi-stakeholder approvals.
• Maintain comprehensive CRM data including deal stages, values, next steps, expected close dates, and sales forecasts.
• Collaborate with Growth, Customer Success, Product, and Program teams to support smooth implementation and opportunity expansion.
• Represent Anyway at conferences, educational associations, and regional events.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum of five years experience in B2S sales, edtech sales, education partnerships, or district business development.
• Proven track record of initiating, managing, and closing complex multi-stakeholder opportunities.
• Deep understanding of how educational institutions evaluate, fund, procure, and adopt new technologies or programs.
• Comfort and ability in presenting to educators, school leaders, and district decision-makers.
• Strong CRM management skills, effective pipeline oversight, forecasting, negotiation, and closing skills; experience with HubSpot preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously and adapt to fast-paced, remote organizational environments.
• Based in Raleigh, NC with capacity for frequent regional travel.

Desired Extras

• Existing network within schools, districts, CTE or educators in the Southeast.
• Background in career readiness, workforce development, student engagement, or AI-driven educational solutions.
• Experience blending grassroots educator adoption efforts with top-down school or district sales strategies.

Why Join Anyway?

• Engage in a purpose-driven role aimed at enhancing futures for young people.
• Opportunity to influence and craft Anyway’s U.S. education sales strategy rather than follow a predefined plan.
• Work in a collaborative, hybrid environment that connects U.S. and Australian teams.
• Join a culture that values ownership, rapid progress, data-driven approaches, and measurable student outcomes.

Application Instructions

Please submit your resume along with a brief explanation of why you believe this role and Anyway align with your ambitions. Include specific examples of partnerships or sales opportunities you have personally originated, developed, and closed. Anyway is dedicated to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.