Regional Sales Lead, North America

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FrontiersScholarly Publishing
Virginia, United States. North Carolina, United States. New Jersey, United States. Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesFull-TimeLead
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Job Details

Languages
English
Experience
5+ years
Required Skills
Business DevelopmentSalesforceAccount Management

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in sales, business development, or similar commercial environment.
  • Experience within scholarly publishing, higher education, edtech, or research services is ideal.
  • Proven track record of achieving sales targets and developing new business.
  • Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing sales teams.
  • Strong relationship building experience with senior stakeholders in academia, libraries, and research.
  • Experience leading complex B2B negotiations and institutional agreements.
  • Strong understanding of the scholarly publishing and Open Access landscape.
  • Experience with strategic account planning and consultative selling.
  • Strong commercial, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
  • Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce for pipeline management.
  • Fluent in written and verbal English.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 25–50%.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Account Specialists.
  • Execute and refine the North America sales strategy focused on strategic accounts and revenue growth.
  • Identify new business opportunities and lead high-value institutional and consortia negotiations.
  • Develop strategic relationships with universities, academic libraries, research organizations, and funders.
  • Manage regional revenue targets, sales forecasting, pipeline, and progress reporting.
  • Analyze market and competitive intelligence to inform strategic development.
  • Collaborate with internal teams across Sales, Marketing, Product, and Publishing to maximize customer value.
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