Chief Executive Officer, Stealth Educational Startup (Remote) - $400,000/year USD

Crossover is the world's #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We're recruiting this role for our client, Stealth Educational Startup. Have you got what it takes?

Are you passionate about revolutionizing education through cutting-edge AI technology? Join our stealth-stage EdTech startup, where we're not just building another learning platform – we're on a mission to transform the US education system. As a visionary leader of our AI-enabled Learning Management Software (LMS), you'll be at the forefront of this educational revolution.

This is not your typical leadership role. We're seeking an evangelist and visionary who can drive substantial user adoption and shape the future of learning on a global scale. You'll be leveraging generative AI to boost productivity and customer engagement, without the burden of traditional executive responsibilities like day-to-day operations and team management.

What sets this role apart is the laser focus on a single product in the specialized US education space. Your mission will be to drive user adoption in a crowded sector, directly impacting the way students engage with academic content. Your proven experience in selling EdTech products and strong relationships with procurement departments of districts and states will be crucial to your success.

Imagine having the power to transform education for millions of students and teachers across the US. If you're ready to champion this cause, build a strong personal brand, and thrive in a dynamic environment – we want you on our team. Together, let's leverage the power of AI to revolutionize learning!

What You Will Be Doing

• Developing and implementing a strategic sales plan targeting US education providers.
• Establishing and managing strategic partnerships with key educational institutions.
• Driving initiatives to increase user adoption and customer satisfaction.
• Building and maintaining a personal brand through public speaking, publishing, and thought leadership in the education and AI sectors.
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Focusing solely on internal operations and team management.
• Managing traditional school operations or curriculum development.
• Engaging in repetitive cold calling or high-pressure sales tactics.
  
  

Chief Executive Officer Key Responsibilities

Lead the strategic development and execution of initiatives to drive user adoption and sales of AI-enabled LMS in the US education sector.

Basic Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in sales or business development roles within the EdTech sector.
• Proven track record in driving sales growth and market penetration, including building or selling a $100m EdTech product.
• Strong relationships and credibility with procurement departments of school districts and state education departments.
• Experience using generative AI tools to achieve quantifiable productivity and/or product improvements.
• Ability to grow and engage a social media following and influence public perception of the product portfolio.
• Currently based in the US and willing to travel for public events.
  
  

About Stealth Educational Startup

We are a stealth educational startup in Austin, TX (center of educational innovation in US). We are building an online community focusing on the most underserved customer base in US education - gifted and talented kids. We are a remote first company who hires globally via Crossover.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with Crossover

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

What to expect next:

• You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.
• Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online “screening” assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.
  
  

Important! If you do not receive an email from us:

• First, emails may take up to 15 minutes to send, refresh and check again.
• Second, check your spam and junk folders for an email from Crossover.com, mark as “Not Spam” since you will receive other emails as well.
• Third, we will send to whatever email account you indicated on the Apply form - by default, that is the email address you use as your LinkedIn username and it might be different than the one you have already checked.
• If all else fails, just reset your password by visiting https://www.crossover.com/auth/password-recovery if you already applied using LinkedIn EasyApply.
  
  

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5132-US-Dallas-ChiefExecutive.004