Account Executive - Universities

Overview
We are a hyper‑growth tech startup on a mission to revolutionise student rental. We have grown from $0 to $10M ARR in 18 months and recently raised $10M Series A to fuel growth in US + Canada college markets.

You’ll step into a healthy pipeline from Day 1, with interested prospects and new opportunities emerging weekly. Your territory is a wide‑open greenfield with many potential customers. You’ll be representing a brand that has gained traction in the US over the last 6 months and will have existing customers to leverage. The product you sell is vastly different from any competitor.

Responsibilities

Sell, sell, sell: run every step of the sales process from discovery to close, focusing mainly on closing deals and managing a long sales cycle while prospecting new opportunities.

Expand the Housr brand: promote Housr as a reimagining of the off‑campus student experience; attend conferences, build relationships with university decision makers, and position Housr as the primary solution for housing and off‑campus living departments.

Refine best practices: build the Housr sales playbook and work closely with the CRO to develop best practices to fuel growth across the US and Canada.

Blast through sales targets: achieve and exceed quotas while onboarding new universities.

Collaborate across teams: work alongside US and UK marketing, product, and customer‑success teams to accelerate Housr’s growth across all departments.

Qualifications

Experience selling to colleges and universities in the US/Canada market; understanding the higher‑education sales process.

Experience working at a high‑growth startup.

Expert communicator – people enjoy talking to you.

Aggressively curious: ask relevant questions and never leave a conversation with unanswered important points.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and meaningful equity; you’ll have real ownership in what you build.

Uncapped commission with highly competitive OTE that directly rewards results.

Early‑stage equity: you share in the value you help create within a company with unlimited growth potential.

20 days paid time off plus federal holidays.

100 % employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision; with options for dependents.

401(k) match, life and disability coverage.

Generous budget for conferences, tools, and professional development.

Massive career growth – a clear path to senior AE and leadership opportunities as the team scales.

Front‑row seat to hyper‑growth.

Flexibility and trust – we care about outcomes, not clock‑watching.

Work with a world‑class, global team across the US, UK, and beyond.

High ownership and impact: every deal you close directly impacts market launches and company growth.

Interview Process

Intro Call (30 minutes): a conversation with a member of our team to get to know you, walk through your background, and align on role expectations.

University Sales Deep Dive / Case Conversation (1 hour): a practical discussion with sales leadership focused on how you approach selling into colleges and universities, managing long sales cycles, and navigating multiple stakeholders.

Sales Task + Presentation (1–1.5 hours): walk us through how you’d approach winning a new university partner – from initial outreach to close and expansion.

Final Conversation with Leadership (45 minutes): a conversation to align on vision, ownership, and long‑term growth at Housr.

We value thoughtful, driven sellers and aim to make a decision quickly once we find the right fit.

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