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Clarivate

Product Sales Manager (Academic Library)

RemoteUnited States only
Published
Role
Sales
Employment
Full-time
Company size
Enterprise
$88k–$105k/yr
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No BS summary

US-based (west coast focus) product sales manager for academic library products. Requires 5+ years technology/online content sales and 5+ years leading demos/trainings; bachelor's or equivalent. Remote role (US) with up to 30% travel.

Core skills

product demonstrationssalesforcesales for scholarly content

Required skills

trainingpresentationsAI and emerging technologiespricing and proposal developmentprospectingaccount planningsales forecastingcustomer engagementpipeline management

Optional skills

experience selling into the academic library communityselling scholarly content (databases, ebooks, primary sources, streaming media, research solutions)knowledge of academic library acquisition models (including subscriptions)experience selling scholarly content (databases, ebooks, primary sources, streaming media)knowledge of academic library acquisition modelsexperience using AI and emerging technologies

What you'll do

  • Focus on new business development by identifying opportunities, creating target lists, prospecting, and participating in territory planning in partnership with Account Managers.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for the PQIS and Books portfolio, including primary sources, ebooks, databases, news, dissertations, video, streaming media, and multidisciplinary research content.
  • Articulate the value proposition of individual products and portfolio solutions to support customer teaching, learning, and research goals.
  • Qualify priority opportunities and collaborate with Account Managers to develop and execute account plans.
  • Build relationships with librarians, faculty, collection development teams, and other institutional stakeholders to generate sales opportunities and drive growth.
  • Lead customer meetings, product demonstrations, and strategic sales discussions.
  • Lead specialty product forecasting and maintain accurate opportunity, pipeline, and activity data within Salesforce.
  • Manage pricing and proposal development in collaboration with sales leadership and pricing teams.
  • Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities across the broader Clarivate Academic & Government portfolio.
  • Utilize AI-powered tools and data-driven insights to improve productivity, account planning, customer engagement, forecasting, and sales effectiveness.
  • Enter leads and new activity into Salesforce.com for specialty products.
  • Focus on new business development by identifying opportunities, creating target lists, and prospecting in partnership with Account Managers.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for the PQIS and Books portfolio including primary sources, ebooks, databases, news, dissertations, video, streaming media, and multidisciplinary research content.

What they require

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience
  • 5+ years of experience leading demonstrations, trainings, or presentations, articulating value propositions for specialty product(s) and responding to inquiries about product functionality
  • 5+ years of technology and/or online content sales
  • Up to 30% travel is required
  • 5+ years of experience leading demonstrations, trainings, or presentations and articulating value propositions for specialty products

Benefits

  • This role is eligible for sales incentive earnings
  • Full-time, permanent
  • Remote role
  • Up to 30% travel
  • Eligible for sales incentive earnings
  • Full-time, permanent role
  • Remote work (focus on West Coast)
  • Equal employment opportunity statement

Clarivate is the global leader in Intellectual Property software and tech-enabled services, serving over 12,000 law firm and corporate customers every day.

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$88k–$105k/yr