Job Description
At Skillsoft we believe skills fuel growth. Our mission is to empower every organization and every learner to turn constant change into continuous growth. As part of the team your skills will help organizations understand what skills they have what they need next and how to apply them in ways that drive real performance and progress.
Skillsoft is seeking an experienced Senior Growth Account Executive to grow an existing account territory applying a hunter mentality with a strategic solution-selling approach. This requires needs-based relationship sales to a diverse spectrum of industries. The ideal candidate will have a track record of over-quota achievement and will grow an ambitious pipeline of business. This will require the ability to navigate through complex organizations and sell to multiple decision-makers including the “C Suite”.
As a Senior Growth Account Executive you will have the opportunity to be responsible for creating measurable and defined business goals with timelines (related to revenue and growth of whitespace) for our ground-breaking products by building positive relationships with customers through digital communication.
Responsibilities:
- Drive top-line revenue through growth of an existing enterprise account base
- Sell Skillsoft Content and Platform solutions directly to corporate decision makers
- Influence customers at the senior leadership level and win by building relationships across different lines of the account offering solutions to what they are trying to solve for
- Partner with related sales customer success managers marketing and support resources in the successful advancement of critical opportunities
- Be responsible for preparing and delivering executive presentations with research data agendas and a tailored presentation coupled with impeccable follow-up
- Create measurable and defined business goals with timelines (related to revenue and growth of whitespace)
- Provide management feedback and recommendations on pipeline health risk opportunity and progress
Skills & Qualification Requirements
- Minimum 8+ years of direct sales experience selling PaaS SaaS B2B enterprise software to VP SVP and C-Level Executives with outstanding quota attainment history with a Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience
- Expert knowledge and recent experience with Salesforce.com
- Ability to exceed sales targets a keen understanding of the steps involved in a sales cycle and ability to leverage each stage to advance the sale
- Skilled at demonstrating solutions and speaking the language of corporate buyers and respectfully challenge their thinking and able to negotiate effectively based on value and time to close
- Ability to collaborate and leverage subject matter expertise in a matrixed sales environment
- Be self-motivated hungry and proficient in operating with a sense of urgency and demonstrate a positive winning attitude
- History of understanding complex client requirements to clearly articulate the company’s offerings to develop solutions to meet those requirements
- Willingness to take ownership and solve problems with an agile mindset
- Remote - Midwest
Desirable Requirements
- Experience in the learning human capital human capital technology space is preferred
Target base salary range for this job requisition is anticipated to be approximately $125000 - $145000 annualized with average on target earnings including commissions of approximately $250000 - $290000 annualized.
We also offer Enterprise benefits including but not limited to: medical dental vision and paid time off.
The company may modify salaries salary ranges and/or Pay Plans from time to time as it deems necessary.
Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is a global leader in AI-native skills management for the human + AI era. By unifying learning real-time skills intelligence and workforce insights Skillsoft helps enterprises build their Skillforce™ — humans and AI working together to drive measurable business outcomes. Through personalized interactive learning across leadership technology and compliance Skillsoft enables organizations to close critical skill gaps and accelerate transformation. Skillsoft is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide including 60% of the Fortune 1000 and supports a global community of more than 105 million learners. Learn more at skillsoft.com.
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If this opportunity intrigues you we would love for you to apply!
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Skillsoft does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Skillsoft employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Skillsoft Employment Agency Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Skillsoft is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Skills Required
- Minimum 8+ years of direct sales experience selling PaaS SaaS B2B enterprise software to VP/SVP/C-Level with strong quota attainment and a Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience
- Expert knowledge and recent experience with Salesforce.com
- Proven ability to exceed sales targets and manage the full sales cycle
- Skilled at demonstrating solutions engaging corporate buyers challenging thinking and negotiating effectively based on value
- Ability to collaborate and leverage subject matter expertise in a matrixed sales environment
- Self-motivated sense of urgency and a positive winning attitude
- History of understanding complex client requirements and articulating solutions to meet them
- Willingness to take ownership and solve problems with an agile mindset
- Experience in the learning human capital or human capital technology space
What the Team is Saying
Skillsoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does Skillsoft ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Skillsoft’s compensation is supported by employee feedback around market-rate pay bonus opportunities benefits and total rewards. The company pairs compensation with flexibility learning access and career development programs that employees describe as part of the overall value of working there.
- Market-aligned pay and bonus opportunities: Employees describe Skillsoft’s compensation as competitive especially in roles with bonus potential. Employees surveyed on external review sites cite “salary plus bonus potential” as market rate quarterly bonus access in sales and a strong compensation plan. A marketing employee cited “great pay” while a solution design architect described Skillsoft as offering a “very competitive benefits and total compensation package.” (Comparably; Glassdoor)
- Performance-based rewards: Skillsoft employees point to bonus opportunities as part of the company’s rewards approach. A software engineer said their bonus was “excellent” while sales employees cite quarterly bonus access as part of their compensation package.
- Benefits as part of total rewards: Skillsoft’s total rewards are also supported by employee comments about health benefits insurance benefits flexible time off remote work and work-life balance. Employees surveyed on external review sites cite health benefits and insurance benefits as strengths while other employees highlight great benefits remote-first work and flexibility as part of the employee experience. (Comparably; Glassdoor)
- Growth and learning as added value: Skillsoft’s rewards approach is connected to its employee growth culture. The company provides employees with access to Percipio Aspire Journeys role-based pathways instructor-led training coaching and CAISY® simulations. Employees describe Skillsoft as a place with “continuous learning opportunities across the tech stack” and “no better place to learn and grow.”
● External signals:
○ Compensation and bonus: Employees on external review sites cite market-rate salary plus bonus potential quarterly bonus access in sales a strong compensation plan “great pay” and an “excellent” bonus as compensation strengths. (Comparably; Glassdoor)
○ Total rewards: Employees on external review sites describe Skillsoft as offering “great benefits” a “very competitive benefits and total compensation package” and benefits that support work-life balance flexibility and employee growth. (Glassdoor)
○ Health and insurance: Employees on external review sites cite health benefits insurance benefits and good health plans as strengths of Skillsoft’s employee experience. Mental health benefits are also listed among Skillsoft’s employee benefits. (Comparably)
○ Flexibility as a reward: Employees on external review sites connect rewards not only to pay but also to remote work flexible hours flexible time off independence and management that avoids micromanaging. (Glassdoor; Comparably)
Bottom line: Skillsoft supports competitive pay through market-rate compensation bonus opportunities and a broader total rewards experience that includes benefits flexibility and career development.
Skillsoft Insights
What We Do
Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) is a global leader in AI-native skills management for the human + AI era. By unifying learning real-time skills intelligence and workforce insights Skillsoft helps enterprises build their Skillforce™ — humans and AI working together to drive measurable business outcomes. Through personalized interactive learning across leadership technology and compliance Skillsoft enables organizations to close critical skill gaps and accelerate transformation. Skillsoft is trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide including 60% of the Fortune 1000 and supports a global community of more than 105 million learners. Learn more at skillsoft.com.
Why Work With Us
We help the world's biggest companies build better workforces — and we invest just as much in our own people. Learning new skills is a core part of your job here. We're fully remote spread across the globe and united by a shared belief that learning changes careers.
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07/10/2026
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