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Account Executive - San Francisco, CA

🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $85K - $87K 💻 Sales 🗓️ April 7th, 2026
Salesforce Redis K-12

Edtech.com's Summary

HMH is hiring an Account Executive for the San Francisco, CA area. The role involves building strong relationships with school district administrators and teachers to deliver targeted educational solutions and drive new business growth within an assigned territory, requiring up to 60% travel and active use of Salesforce.com.

Highlights
  • Develop tailored sales strategies and build trusted relationships with school districts.
  • Execute strategic sales calls with clear objectives and actionable outcomes.
  • Maintain knowledge of market trends and state/local adoption cycles.
  • Manage customer inquiries with urgency and provide effective communication of product benefits.
  • Collaborate with internal and external resources to maximize territory success.
  • Use Salesforce.com to keep client and sales information updated.
  • Travel within the San Francisco territory up to 60%, including air and driving travel.
  • Required qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Business, Marketing, or Liberal Arts, and 4-5 years of Educational/Technology sales experience; classroom teaching experience is a plus.
  • Salary range: $85,000 - $87,000 plus sales incentive.
  • Clients include school district administrators and educators focused on K–12 curriculum and learning solutions.

Account Executive - San Francisco, CA Full Description

HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K-12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students' potential and extend teachers' capabilities.

HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com

 

Location: Field Sales, San Francisco California (Candidates must be based in the greater San Francisco, CA area to be considered)

 

HMH is seeking a dedicated, compassionate Account Executive responsible for building strong relationships with school district administrators and teachers to deliver targeted solutions that drive student success. Focusing exclusively on new business, this role involves identifying and meeting the needs of school districts within an assigned territory.

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop tailored strategies to address customer challenges while achieving sales targets.
  • Build trusted relationships by understanding district needs and delivering exceptional support.
  • Plan and execute strategic sales calls with clear objectives and actionable outcomes.
  • Stay ahead of market trends and inform Area Management of key insights.
  • Act as a resourceful problem-solver, addressing customer inquiries with urgency and care.
  • Communicate product features and benefits effectively to decision-makers.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of state and local adoption cycles to seize timely opportunities.
  • Collaborate with internal and external resources to maximize territory success.
  • Keep Salesforce.com updated with current information.
  • Travel within your territory up to 60%, combining domestic air travel and driving.

 

Education and Experience:

  • This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Education, Business, Marketing or Liberal Arts or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must be able to travel up to 60% of the time through the assigned territory.
  • 4-5 years in Educational/Technology sales experience required.
  • Classroom Teaching Experience is a plus.

 

Benefits and Salary Range 

Salary Range:  $85,000 - $87,000 + sales incentive

 

Our Culture & Benefits:  https://careers.hmhco.com/culture_benefits

HMH is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, ethnic/national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, citizenship status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, other covered veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity. We actively participate in E-Verify.

 

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