The Ambassador Platform

Senior Sales Director, APAC

We're looking for a passionate, dynamic, and innovative director of sales to join our sales team. If you love all things sales and higher education then this is for you. You’ll join a growing team currently headquartered in the UK. You’ll be a super connected Higher Ed specialist across APAC with contacts and connections to hand to kick start your journey with us.

The essentials:

  • Job title: Director of Sales, APAC
  • Reports to: Chief Growth Officer
  • Contract type: Permanent, full time
  • Location: Australia
  • Salary: AUD $100K to $130K based on experience + commission on new sales. Commission for this role is estimated to take the OTE to $198K.
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Other: must be open to travel in the APAC region

A bit about us:

The Ambassador Platform is peer-to-peer marketing and student recruitment platform for Higher Ed providers. It allows universities and colleges to connect prospective students with their ambassadors via chats, user-generated content, and video.

The impact is pretty cool, and means that, for the first time ever, Higher Ed providers have a simple solution for making the kind of student connections that mean that they can show what life at their institution is really like, helping prospective students make the best choice for their future.

Our technology is used by more than 150 institutions in 20 countries around the world and, to date, has supported millions of interactions between students. You can check out our customers here.

Our culture:

We work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. We operate a 'high trust, high performance, and high transparency' culture. We want everyone in the team to feel empowered to take responsibility and accountability for their own performance and the completion of work, while giving them flexibility for the management of their own time.

We also offer high visibility around progress and outcomes across the company, and everyone is expected and encouraged to highlight areas of improvement. Above all, we value the people we work with, building strong and lasting relationships, and are always friendly, kind and approachable.

The Ambassador Platform has recently been acquired by IDP Education. We still operate fully independently, but with the support of a globally renown company behind us. We are headquartered in the UK and have offices in London, a remote team in Ukraine, and Brisbane. Find out what it’s really like to work with us by chatting to our friendly team and see what we get up to on Linkedin.

A bit more about the job:

The Ambassador Platform is actively seeking a skilled director of sales to join our dynamic team. Our peer-to-peer platform provides a unique space for prospective students to connect with student ambassadors through chat, user-generated content, and video. If you are passionate about leveraging technology to revolutionise the future of education, this role is for you.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years experience in higher education sales related roles
  • SaaS sales extraordinaire
  • A quick learner who has a curious mind to figure things out and get s**t done
  • A proven track record of outstanding sales results, quick conversion and ready to hit the ground running
  • Knowledge of the ANZ & APAC higher education sector and connections within that network
  • Self starter, able to work independently and drive results
  • Takes ownership of the outcomes, doesn't make excuses, and gets the job done.

Responsibilities:

  • You’ll own the new business revenue stream for APAC, you will be supported with this from the UK HQ but growing, establishing and developing the APAC market will be yours to own.
  • You’ll be passionate about meeting monthly revenue targets that will incrementally increase over time.

We offer:

  • The chance to work on The Ambassador Platform, a pioneering project designed to enhance the educational journey of students across the globe
  • A culture that promotes personal growth and career development
  • A management style that values open communication and collaborative teamwork

Want to find out more?

For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please contact us!

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