Director of Revenue Enablement - Hybrid
Apply NowCompany: Ellucian
Location: Washington, DC 20011
Description:
Together we are powering the future of Higher Education
Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.
Values Rooted in Purpose
We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for an ambitious Director of Revenue Enablement who is ready to reimagine their future and act as a change agent within the world's leading provider of higher education technologies. This is a pivotal role supporting our SaaS Transformation through Sales Enablement, offering a fantastic opportunity to join our established, high-performing Sales Enablement Team with a vibrant culture and exciting plans ahead.
Where You Will Make an Impact
What You Will Bring
What makes #Ellucianlife
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Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.
Values Rooted in Purpose
We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for an ambitious Director of Revenue Enablement who is ready to reimagine their future and act as a change agent within the world's leading provider of higher education technologies. This is a pivotal role supporting our SaaS Transformation through Sales Enablement, offering a fantastic opportunity to join our established, high-performing Sales Enablement Team with a vibrant culture and exciting plans ahead.
Where You Will Make an Impact
- Oversee the ongoing creation and maintenance of Sales & Sales Enablement Playbooks, driving continuous improvement.
- Manage the rollout, adoption, and delivery of training for existing and new sales tech best practices.
- Review and refine the sales content strategy, identifying gaps and collaborating with Marketing and sales enablement specialists to develop critical materials.
- Provide leadership in transforming sales onboarding programs to decrease ramp times and ensure alignment with Go-To-Market processes, positioning, and proof points.
- Lead cross-functional training initiatives that impact sales productivity, including cross-sell enablement courses and certification processes for new sellers.
- Audit sales calls and meetings to assess sales acumen and identify areas for improvement.
- Implement certification, testing, and assessment methodologies to measure the effectiveness of enablement programs.
- Establish governance frameworks for structured program execution, ensuring high standards of excellence.
- Drive innovation through a culture of piloting and experimentation, scaling successful initiatives while learning from challenges.
- Develop a regular cadence of sales enablement offerings, including ongoing training, best practice sharing, and updates (e.g., Spotlight30 oversight).
- Partner with Product Marketing to ensure all sellers effectively leverage value-based sales content at every stage of the deal cycle.
- Collaborate with Sales Leadership to set priorities for enablement initiatives and optimize content, agendas, and logistics for sales events and training programs.
- Work with Sales Operations to establish data-driven evaluation and measurement metrics for enablement programs.
- Provide thought leadership and act as a positive change agent, ensuring transformational success across the sales organization.
- Success will be measured by time to ramp, conversion rate improvements, and training effectiveness (as assessed through survey feedback, knowledge retention, and certification completion).
What You Will Bring
- 10+ years of combined experience in Sales, Sales Enablement, or Sales Learning & Development.
- 5+ years in Sales Enablement within an enterprise software company.
- Proven people leadership skills, with the ability to hire, inspire, and develop a high-performing team.
- Strong understanding of Value-Based Sales Methodologies and best practices in Go-To-Market strategy.
- Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, training design, and delivery.
- Exceptional presentation skills (both online and in-person).
- Proactive, results-driven, and willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done.
- Excellent communication skills to navigate a complex organization.
- Strong executive presence and ability to drive adoption and credibility with senior leadership.
- Expertise in Sales Enablement technologies and tools (e.g., Salesforce, Seismic, ZoomInfo, Klue, Slack, SharePoint, Confluence, Conversational Intelligence).
- Experience executing change management initiatives with a measurable impact on business outcomes.
- Strong ability to capture and assess performance metrics & KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end projects to successful completion.
- Self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with minimal supervision.
- Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to pivot in response to industry changes.
- Highly organized with a keen eye for detail.
- Resilient, positive, and inquisitive mindset.
- Quota-carrying and selling experience preferred.
- Ability to travel as needed.
What makes #Ellucianlife
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
- Flexible time off
- Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
- 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
- Parental Leave
- 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
- Telemedicine
- Wellness
- Headspace Care (mental health)
- Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
- RethinkCare & Wellthy- caregiver support
- Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups
- Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
- We Foster a learning culture with:
- Education Assistance Program
- Professional development opportunities
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