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Flywire Senior Sales Engineer Education United States, Massachusetts, Boston
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Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.
What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!
Who we are:
Today we support more than 4,800 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies.
With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced
Senior Sales Engineer, Education to join our Education Team, supporting the Eastern Time Zone, with a focus in Ontario and the northeastern United States.
This role is a critical part of our sales process, bridging the gap between our cutting-edge technology and the specific needs of higher education institutions. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of university architecture, a strong technical background, and excellent communication skills to effectively articulate the value of our software to technical and non-technical audiences. Success in this role depends as much on building trust and long-term relationships as on technical expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
- Senior Level Engagement: Responsible for senior coverage of primary IT Institutional stakeholders (CTO, CIO, IT Director, etc.), which includes developing trusted advisor relationships that go beyond technical discussions to understanding institutional goals and challenges.
- Pre-Sales Technical Support: Serve as the primary technical consultant for the sales team, providing collaboration and expert guidance during the entire sales cycle - from initial discovery of unmet needs to building alignment across stakeholders, and helping position solutions that support their institutional strategy.
- System Architecture Analysis: Proactively engage with IT leadership and technical staff at higher education institutions to understand their existing system architecture, including Student Information Systems (SIS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Banner, PeopleSoft, Workday), and other core platforms.
- Solution Scoping and Customization: Conduct technical discovery sessions with active listening to identify integration requirements, data workflows, and potential challenges. Translate technical understanding into actionable recommendations that build confidence and credibility for the value of our software and how it can be seamlessly integrated into their specific environment.
- Product Demonstrations: Prepare, configure, and deliver compelling, tailored technical demonstrations to a wide range of stakeholders, including C-level executives, deans, faculty, and IT administrators. Highlight key features, benefits, and the technical feasibility of implementation.
- RFP/RFI Management: Partner with the sales team to respond to technical sections of RFPs (Request for Proposals) and RFIs (Request for Information), ensuring accurate and comprehensive responses that showcase our technical capabilities and reflect a clear understanding of each institution’s context and priorities.
- Technical Client Management: Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with technical contacts at prospective and current clients. Act as a trusted advisor.
- Market Intelligence: Stay current with trends in higher education technology, including emerging architectures, cloud services & developments, data security protocols, and competitive solutions.
- Internal Collaboration: This role requires a strong cross-functional collaboration across various internal teams
What we are looking for:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience:
- 5+ years experience in a technical sales, sales engineering, or solutions architecture role, preferably within the education technology sector.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the technical landscape of higher education institutions, including common enterprise systems
- Familiarity with integration methods such as APIs (REST, SOAP), single sign-on (SSO) protocols (SAML, OAuth), and data exchange formats (JSON, XML).
- Knowledge of the Higher Education space in general and have worked with EDU systems such as PeopleSoft, Banner, Colleague, or Workday
- Proven track record of successfully guiding technical discussions and closing complex software sales.
- Skills:
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise business value.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to diagnose technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Solid interpersonal awareness and ability to adapt communication styles to build rapport across technical and business audiences
- Ability to travel as required to client sites and industry conferences.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct experience working within a university IT department or technical consulting for EDU and/or technical sales within the EDU sector.
- Hands-on experience with specific higher education platforms (e.g., Ellucian Banner, Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Workday Student).
- Knowledge of student data security and privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA).
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with Global FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs
Submit today and get started!
We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 30 nationalities across 12 different offices, and diversity and inclusion at the core of our people agenda, we believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer.
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PayPal Account Representative SMB Outbound Sales United States, Pennsylvania
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Essential Responsibilities:
- Drive demand generation and qualification through cold calling, email outreach, and inbound lead response.
- Negotiate and close contracts, addressing legal, financial, and technical concerns effectively.
- Conduct thorough discovery to analyze customer needs and present pre-packaged solutions and use-cases.
- Maintain a rigorous pipeline with accurate forecasting and regular reporting on pipeline status and revenue forecasts.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure alignment and leverage customer insights to optimize offerings.
Expected Qualifications:
- 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications
Responsibilities:
- Actively engage business owners who are interested in funding for their business
- Build exceptional relationships with business owners by establishing rapport and developing trust to understand their borrowing needs
- Listen attentively to customer needs and concerns; demonstrate empathy while overcoming customer objections
- Demonstrate a strong ability to close the deal while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction
- Meet and exceed established sales and quality goals
- Utilize Salesforce to log, track and maintain customer records
- Embrace PayPal’s Culture and Values and be passionate about providing a world class customer experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical work experience
- Prior experience in sales, account management or inside sales within a B2B environment or marketing, financial services, or business development experience
- Superb interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships and trust quickly over the phone
- Competitive nature with a strong passion and work ethic to exceed personal and professional goals
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively, both on a team and individually, in a high energy, ever-changing, dynamic sales environment
- Must be quality and detailed oriented with strong working knowledge of the internet, e-commerce, and suite of Microsoft Office products
- Strong communication skills to enable positive interaction with business owners and all levels and functions within the organization
- Proven experience adapting and thriving in a constantly changing environment
Our Benefits:
Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please
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EY Alliance Sales Executive Associate Director United States, Illinois, Chicago
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Your key responsibilities
As a MSFT Alliance SE, you’ll be responsible for leading the Alliance sales activity by delivering against defined sales and pipeline targets. You’ll build relationships with top priority clients for joint alliance pursuits and drive sales directly in the market. You’ll be a subject matter expert on the alliance program, MSFT powered transformations and solutions and the joint EY-MSFT value proposition. You will have expertise and experience in MSFT technologies, working with the MSFT channel teams on sales & GTM motions, developing/maintaining relevant alliance partner relationships and able to lead pursuits independently through qualification phase if needed. Your time will be primarily focused on external selling, actively engaging with MSFT, your client(s) and EY account and industry leadership
To qualify for the role, you must have
- 12 to15+ years of quota carrying sales experience in professional services, solutions, and technology.
- Direct and MSFT channel sales experience
- Experience selling enterprise solutions to Consumer Products and Retail clients.
- Services sales experience working at Big 4 firm or other GSI.
- Knowledge and expertise across top Microsoft technologies including but not limited to Azure/cloud, Data & AI, cyber and Power Platforms
- Expert client management and relationship skills, strong executive presence, and expertise in influencing without authority.
- Expert knowledge of EY’s Alliances, products and services
- Solid understanding of the marketplace/industry, competitive intel, and target account profiles information
- Strong ability to handle and resolve conflict.
- A University/bachelor’s degree
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Technical IT background and/ or delivery management leadership experience
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills
- Team selling experience.
- Ability to travel.
What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $221,410 to $280,070 plus participation in an incentive compensation program applicable to Sales Executives. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $265,650 to $318,290 plus participation in an incentive compensation program applicable to Sales Executives. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
- Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
- Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
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EY Indirect Tax Sales & Use Manager -- Open Location United States, Illinois, Chicago
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Handling tax in such a large, sophisticated organization takes more than just a technical understanding of current tax practices. As a Sales and Use Tax Manager, we will look to you to apply your knowledge to a wide range of tax areas and processes, devising strategic outcomes to some very complex issues. In return, you can expect the support of some of the most engaging colleagues around, as well as plenty of opportunities to progress your career.
Our tax function is constantly evolving, and it’s here you’ll find everything you need to grow as we do. It’s all about taking on new skills and responsibilities as they arise and making the most of our dedicated mentors and training programs.
Your key responsibilities
It’s fair to say there’s no average day for a Sales and Use Tax Manager – so you’re likely to spend your time on a diverse array of projects, responsibilities and tasks. Whatever you’re working on, our clients will turn to you for up-to-the-minute tax advice they can always rely on. To make that happen, you’ll be working in a highly collaborative culture, where listening to and sharing information with colleagues is an essential part of the role.
Skills and attributes for success
- Analyzing an evolving portfolio of complex tax operations to provide meaningful business insights
- Identifying potential opportunities and risks and communicating these to our clients
- Learning and researching current market trends, to maintain your credibility as a trusted advisor
- Developing clear, intelligent plans and approaches to improve our clients’ tax activities
- Researching our clients’ business operations and building long-lasting relationships to tailor your advice to their specific needs
- Managing a motivated team of professionals, guaranteeing they have the skills, knowledge and opportunities to reach their full potential
To qualify for the role, you must have
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related discipline
- Professional knowledge in a broad range of sales and use tax processes, concepts and tools
- Experience managing budgets, people and projects
- A proven record of excellence in a professional services or tax organization
- Technical writing and research experience in a tax context
- The ability to prioritize when working on multiple complex projects
- Strong influencing skills, and the confidence to question existing processes
- Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment
You’ll also have
- An achieved CPA qualification, certification as a member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, CMI designation, or be a member of a state bar
What we look for
We’re interested in people with initiative who are not afraid to speak up, with a genuine desire to make things better across the business. You’ll need strong software skills and the ability to handle complex data from multiple sources. If you’re ready to further build on your reputation as a professional advisor, this role is for you.
What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $105,100 to $192,600. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $126,100 to $218,900. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
- Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
- Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
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Dell Medium Business Account Executive Inside Sales Round Rock TX United States, Texas, Round Rock
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What you’ll achieve
As an Inside Sales Account Executive 3, you will be responsible for driving sales for our ground-breaking products by building positive relationships with customers through digital communication. You will own the brand of Dell Technologies, ensuring every customer interaction is tailored and outstanding.
You will:
- Gain new accounts and seek opportunities in your account territory
- Manage small- to medium-sized accounts in a full cycle sales capacity
- Stay informed of industry trends to help resolve specific market challenges
- Recommend business solutions supported with data
- Work with customers and partners to devise new and innovative solutions to business opportunities
- Identify, evaluate, and recommend alternative business solutions to customers and partners
- Use in-depth knowledge of company technology, products and services to become a trusted business advisor for customers and partners
Essential Requirements
- Ability to articulate the value proposition of our product/service offerings
- Potential to use multiple sales tools simultaneously to complete sales transactions
- Ability to establish relationships with customers and partners
- Maintain all sales systems for management accountability and compliance
- Desire to win, using your sales skills to achieve all assigned sales goals
- Bachelor’s degree
- 4 or more years of sales experience including technology
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EY Alliance Sales Executive Associate Director - IBM Financial ... United States, New York, New York
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Your key responsibilities
As an IBM Alliance SE, you’ll be responsible for leading Alliance sales activity by delivering against defined sales and pipeline targets. You’ll build relationships with top priority clients for joint alliance pursuits and drive sales directly in the market. You’ll be a subject matter expert on the alliance program; IBM powered transformations and solutions and joint EY-IBM value proposition. You will have expertise and experience in the IBM platform and solutions including but not limited to: Apptio, Watson, RedHat, SW AG and Hashicorp, their sales & GTM motions, developing/ maintaining relevant alliance partner relationships and able to lead pursuits independently through qualification phase if needed. Your time will be primarily focused on external selling, actively engaging with IBM, your client(s) and EY account and industry leadership.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- 10-12 years of quota carrying sales experience in professional services, solutions, and technology.
- Direct enterprise and alliance channel sales experience
- Experience selling enterprise solutions to Financial Services organizations (Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and Wealth and Asset Management)
- Services sales experience working at a Big 4 firm. Accenture, IBM or other GSI
- Experience teaming with other system integrators around joint services solutions.
- Knowledge and expertise of IBM technology solutions and platforms
- A proven record of selling complex digital, technology and/or managed services solutions to the "C" level of Fortune 500 companies.
- Expert client management and relationship skills, strong executive presence, and expertise in influencing without authority.
- Knowledge of EY’s Alliances, products and services
- Solid understanding of the marketplace/industry, competitive intel, and target account profiles information
- Strong knowledge of current and emerging sales tools, methodologies and go-to-market models including social media.
- Strong sector or technical content expertise
- Strong ability to manage and resolve conflict.
- A University/bachelor’s degree
Ideally, you’ll also have
- An advanced degree or MBA
- Technical IT background
- Delivery management leadership experience
- Selling experience with IBM’s recent acquisitions (Redhat, Apptio, SW AG, Hashicorp) solutions
- AI solution selling experience, ideally with IBM watsonx products.
- Joint services experience.
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills
- Team selling experience.
- Ability to travel.
What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $221,410 to $280,070 plus participation in an incentive compensation program applicable to Sales Executives. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $265,650 to $318,290 plus participation in an incentive compensation program applicable to Sales Executives. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
- Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
- Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
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EY Studio+ Sales Transformation_Manager United States, Illinois, Chicago
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As a member of our Sales Transformation team, you will use your skills across the lead-to-cash process areas as well as your industry expertise to deliver complex, multi-part client engagements to drive our clients’ success. Whether you’re helping a client define their customer segmentation, sales coverage model, or defining the sales process that will inform a sales technology implementation, you will work on a dynamic mix of projects helping our clients solve some of their most pressing issues designing and implementing the future of sales. On this team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to imagine the future as well as create it, where you can craft ideas and implement them for our clients.
Your key responsibilities
As a manager, you will be responsible for managing and delivering one or more workstreams on a project with a focus on quality, coordination across internal and client teams, and effective risk management. You will provide guidance and structure to shape your team’s daily work and take ownership for shaping team recommendations. Key responsibilities include:
- Lead workstream delivery with a focus on on-time, on-budget delivery
- Create and manage the engagement resource plan and budget
- Collaborate with client executives to assess sales strategies, capabilities, processes, and technologies to identify opportunities for improvement
- Build and maintain strong client relationships to gather input and progress deliverables.
- Lead cross-functional teams and oversee the seamless execution of sales transformation initiatives.
- Lead and facilitate client workshops
- Advise clients on sales strategy, sales process, and sales technology industry trends or leading practices applicable to their business model
- Provide input and direction to team’s assessment and implementation of enterprise sales processes and related technology platforms and tools (e.g., CRM, CPQ tools, CLM tools)
- Mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.
- Stay ahead of emerging trends in sales operating models, customer experience, sales technologies, and AI.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree) Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field; MBA or equivalent can also be considered
- 5+ years of work experience in consulting or industry position with a focus on commercial functions or related technologies (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Pricing)
- Experience leading teams and effectively prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines and work objectives.
- Demonstrated experience facilitating client-facing meetings and workshops
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills with experience exercising mature judgment in both internal and client-facing situations.
- Ability to participate in the strategic design process of projects, assisting with the overall sales strategy, process and technology for clients across multiple industries.
- Excellent presentation skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts simply and effectively to all audiences
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and a desire to build teams
- Ability to use Microsoft Suite programs
- A valid passport and US driver’s license; willingness and ability to travel estimated 50-80% both domestically and internationally.
Skills and attributes for success
- Demonstrated experience working in teams that require collaboration across business or technology functions engaged in the lead-to-cash process (e.g., marketing, sales, pricing, order management, finance)
- Knowledge of B2C and B2B sales environments including common roles within a sales organization, core components of a sales process, tools utilized by a sales organization, and KPIs typically measured
- Knowledge of leading sales practices, processes and technologies to help drive customer-centric solutions for helping clients reinvent their future state sales strategy.
- Previous experience working with sales leadership to develop and implement actionable, measurable projects and programs that accelerate sales growth and improve overall sales productivity.
- Understanding of sales solutions (CRM, CPQ, CLM), working with clients to assess their current digital technology maturity, identify gaps and shape a comprehensive end-to-end sales technology roadmap.
- Previous experience with technology sourcing and selection activities on digital transformation programs, working with 3rd party vendors to identify sales solution options for digital sales transformations.
- Understanding of delivering end-to-end technology programs from inception to go-live and ability to bring lessons learned to accelerate our ability to successfully deliver engagements.
- Knowledge of key trends and associated technical capabilities in order to liaise with both business and IT stakeholders around management of the overall sales strategy, processes and needed technologies.
- Ability to interact with client stakeholders at various executive levels all while providing strategic guidance that upholds the vision of the sales strategy and guiding principles of the overall digital transformation roadmap.
- Ability to foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment. You’ll play an active role in counselling and mentoring staff and senior consultants within the organization by providing structured, on-the-job feedback and creating meaningful experiences to develop your core consulting skills.
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Basic technical knowledge of key Sales CRM technology solutions (e.g.,. Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics); CPQ technology solutions (e.g., PROS, SFDC CPQ, Oracle CPQ); and CLM technology solutions (e.g., Conga, SirionLabs, Docusign, etc.) and experience implementing such solutions for clients across different industries. Certification in any of the above technologies is a plus.
- Familiarity with AI use cases that support sales functions
- Working knowledge of agile delivery methodology or experience working in a team that operates in an agile fashion
- Awareness of industry trends, best practices and technological innovations to refine/evolve sales strategies accordingly.
What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .
- We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $128,400 to $235,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $154,000 to $267,400. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
- Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
- Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
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Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.
What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!
Who we are:
Today we support more than 4,800 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies.
With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced
Senior Sales Engineer, Education to join our Education Team, supporting the Eastern Time Zone, with a focus in Ontario and the northeastern United States.
This role is a critical part of our sales process, bridging the gap between our cutting-edge technology and the specific needs of higher education institutions. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of university architecture, a strong technical background, and excellent communication skills to effectively articulate the value of our software to technical and non-technical audiences. Success in this role depends as much on building trust and long-term relationships as on technical expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
- Senior Level Engagement: Responsible for senior coverage of primary IT Institutional stakeholders (CTO, CIO, IT Director, etc.), which includes developing trusted advisor relationships that go beyond technical discussions to understanding institutional goals and challenges.
- Pre-Sales Technical Support: Serve as the primary technical consultant for the sales team, providing collaboration and expert guidance during the entire sales cycle - from initial discovery of unmet needs to building alignment across stakeholders, and helping position solutions that support their institutional strategy.
- System Architecture Analysis: Proactively engage with IT leadership and technical staff at higher education institutions to understand their existing system architecture, including Student Information Systems (SIS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Banner, PeopleSoft, Workday), and other core platforms.
- Solution Scoping and Customization: Conduct technical discovery sessions with active listening to identify integration requirements, data workflows, and potential challenges. Translate technical understanding into actionable recommendations that build confidence and credibility for the value of our software and how it can be seamlessly integrated into their specific environment.
- Product Demonstrations: Prepare, configure, and deliver compelling, tailored technical demonstrations to a wide range of stakeholders, including C-level executives, deans, faculty, and IT administrators. Highlight key features, benefits, and the technical feasibility of implementation.
- RFP/RFI Management: Partner with the sales team to respond to technical sections of RFPs (Request for Proposals) and RFIs (Request for Information), ensuring accurate and comprehensive responses that showcase our technical capabilities and reflect a clear understanding of each institution’s context and priorities.
- Technical Client Management: Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with technical contacts at prospective and current clients. Act as a trusted advisor.
- Market Intelligence: Stay current with trends in higher education technology, including emerging architectures, cloud services & developments, data security protocols, and competitive solutions.
- Internal Collaboration: This role requires a strong cross-functional collaboration across various internal teams
What we are looking for:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience:
- 5+ years experience in a technical sales, sales engineering, or solutions architecture role, preferably within the education technology sector.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the technical landscape of higher education institutions, including common enterprise systems
- Familiarity with integration methods such as APIs (REST, SOAP), single sign-on (SSO) protocols (SAML, OAuth), and data exchange formats (JSON, XML).
- Knowledge of the Higher Education space in general and have worked with EDU systems such as PeopleSoft, Banner, Colleague, or Workday
- Proven track record of successfully guiding technical discussions and closing complex software sales.
- Skills:
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise business value.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to diagnose technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Solid interpersonal awareness and ability to adapt communication styles to build rapport across technical and business audiences
- Ability to travel as required to client sites and industry conferences.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct experience working within a university IT department or technical consulting for EDU and/or technical sales within the EDU sector.
- Hands-on experience with specific higher education platforms (e.g., Ellucian Banner, Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Workday Student).
- Knowledge of student data security and privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA).
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with Global FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs
Submit today and get started!
We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 30 nationalities across 12 different offices, and diversity and inclusion at the core of our people agenda, we believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer.
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