Sales Growth Manager (French Market) - Education Technology
Remote, UK
£50,000 basic £100,000 OTE (uncapped)
* Join a challenger brand selling software to the higher education sector in France
* Inherit a book of 20 customers, and win new business
* High earning potential
* Ability to speak French at business level required
At BMS, we've been engaged by a fast-growing challenger in the education technology space to recruit a Sales Growth Manager, for the French market. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that's scaling rapidly in the UK and Europe and preparing to launch a ground-breaking AI tool in 2025.
The Company
Our client is a specialist software provider to the education sector, helping institutions optimise their planning, resource allocation and student experience.
Having recently received significant investment, the company is now entering an ambitious growth phase and is looking to extend its reach across Europe. The upcoming launch of an AI-native scheduling tool will streamline room allocation and change requests, saving universities and colleges huge amounts of time and resource.
This is a rare opportunity to join a business with a proven product, strong leadership, and genuine momentum - all while being small enough that your impact will be visible and highly valued.
The Role
As a Sales Growth Manager, you'll be responsible for looking after a book of 20 existing customers in France. Based from the UK, you will take the lead on an upsell sales project to the existing customers over the first year. Alongside this you will be responsible for winning new business with higher and further educational institutions across the UK. This role requires a pro-active, hunter sales person who maximise opportunity within an existing account book. Occasional travel to France required.
* Own the full sales cycle - from prospecting through to signed contract
* Blend approaches - cold outreach, events, marketing leads, and the occasional RFP.
* Be responsible for the entire French market.
* Long-cycle, high-value sales (6-12 months), requiring patience, structure, and persistence.
* Hunter's account management role.
The Candidate
We're looking for a driven salesperson who has:
* Fluent, business level French language skill
* 3+ years of proven closing experience in B2B sales.
* A strong track record of selling into the public sector, ideally education.
* The ability to demonstrate use of a defined sales process (SPIN, Challenger, MEDDIC, etc.).
* Tenacity and resilience - able to handle "not the right time" objections.
* A strategic approach to market development and the persistence to stick with long sales cycles.
The Package
* Basic Salary: Up to £50,000
* OTE: £100,000 (uncapped) - Commission paid on signature
* Holidays: 25 days
* Benefits: Pension, benefits portal allowance, electric car scheme (after 6 months), mileage expenses, mobile provided