Role Summary The ideal candidate for this role is that you are a proven sales performer adept in direct-to consumer consultative sales. You are comfortable working with high ticket size products that require focussed nurturing over a period and yet can build urgency for the end consumer to decide fast. You have worked in a highly competitive sales environment and have been at the top 10 percentile of your team. What will you be doing? ● Being a mentor and guide, who potential learners can look up to for career advice. ● Counselling potential learners, helping them plan their career path and understanding how upGrad can catalyse their career. ● Carrying weekly enrolment/revenue and collection targets. ● Establishing the uniqueness and effectiveness of upGrad's model of online/blended learning. ● Owning the complete sales closing life cycle for leads assigned to you. This includes making phone/video calls, product demonstration, sales closing and post-sales relationship management. ● Maintaining a detailed database of all the interactions on the CRM with the leads and providing constant feedback to the marketing team on lead quality. What are we looking for? ● Individual with outstanding English communication skills (written and verbal), interpersonal and presentation skills. ● Hardworking Individuals with high dedication and extreme determination. ∙ Experience in EdTech sales would be an advantage. ● Rockstar sales performers with proven track records. ● Great listeners and trustworthy individuals who can bond with our potential learners. Individuals with the ability to approach any situation with patience and powerful empathy. ● Individuals who take a disciplined approach towards building funnels, tracking feedback, prioritizing tasks and overachieving targets and deadlines. ● Sales bent of mind, to understand and effectively communicate what upGrad is offering to its prospective learners and achieve revenue targets. ● Passion for always delivering the highest levels of customer service. ● Basic proficiency in MS Office Suite is required.
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Educational Counselor