The Position
School Cloud Systems, an established SaaS company with over a million end-users, seeks an excellent computer literate salesperson to close warm leads, cross-sell products to existing customers and build new leads by calling targeted schools. You’ll be allocated a territory in the UK and internationally. Additionally, you’ll demo our products to prospective customers and provide pre-sales support. Previous sales experience is required (software sales preferred) as you’ll manage the full sales pipeline from lead generation to closing the sale. Experience in the education sector would be a great bonus.

Who We Are
School Cloud Systems was founded in 2006 to provide market-leading products to schools & businesses worldwide. We’re well-known in the EdTech industry with a reputation for high quality products and exemplary customer service. Customers love using our products, hence we enjoy a very high renewal rate of annual licences, making this a stable company to work for. Located close to Glasgow Green, there are excellent transport links with regular bus services and a train station within a 4 minute walk away. There’s free car parking in the surrounding area, along-with cafes and shops for lunch options. WEST & Drygate have been visited by the team on more than one occasion. We’re winners of Best Performing Business at the Glasgow Business Awards 2017 and twice winner of ICT Company of the Year at the most prestigious EdTech awards, the Bett Awards, in 2014 & 2017. This is truly an amazing opportunity for any aspiring Sales Executive.

Experience

• 2+ years sales experience
• (Desirable) Sales experience within the education sector
• (Desirable) Software / SaaS sales experience

About You

• Proven ability to close new sales and exceed targets.
• Comfortable with technology. Your friends & family come to you for help using a new website or app on their phone.
• An excellent communicator with an excellent command of the English language (after-all, you'll be speaking with Headteachers).
• An excellent listener. You understand the customers’ needs and tailor your response.
• A relationship builder. People like talking to you and you get to know people well.
• Extremely process-oriented and excellent analytical skills. You continuously monitor metrics.
• Enthusiastic, persistent and goal-driven. You want to succeed and surpass expectations.
• Strong IT skills and enthusiasm for the latest modern technology

Benefits & Salary
£19,000 - £22,500 plus uncapped commission (£27,000 - £30,500 OTE).

• Generous salary dependent on experience
• 31 days holiday, inclusive of public holidays
• Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am to 4.30pm
• Company pension scheme contribution
• Ultra modern office with standing desks and lots of natural light
• Fresh fruit and a great coffee machine
• Enthusiastic, persistent and goal-driven. You want to succeed and surpass expectations.
• Cycle to work scheme

Job Summary
School Cloud Systems is a multi-award winning SaaS company improving parental engagement at over 3,500 schools worldwide. We provide solutions for managing parents’ evenings, after-school clubs & resource scheduling, which are used by over a million end-users.

We’re looking for full-stack developers of all experience levels who are genuinely passionate about developing great software. You’ll be primarily developing with .NET Core, React, TypeScript, Sass, EF Core & SQL Server. You can expect to develop intuitive user experiences & API methods for new features, dive deep into complex customer-facing issues, and help architect & build new products.

The development team is the heart of the company and deliver remarkable results considering its size. You’re joining talented individuals who strive for code quality, use new technologies, learn from each-other, and are masters of their craft. We proudly show-off what we’ve built to the wider company at the end of every two week sprint, where the open culture of putting the customer first sparks cross-team conversations.

We believe a great workspace makes for a happy team. You'll be kitted out with a sit/stand desk, top of the range chair, powerful computer, and multiple monitors. A bean-to-cup coffee machine, instant boiling/chilled water on tap, and fresh fruit provide refreshments throughout the day.

About You

• Either 3 years of industry experience -OR- Computing Science degree
• Experience with .NET MVC building web-applications
• Experience with React or another front-end framework (e.g. Angular, Ember, Vue, Backbone)
• Promote best-practices to build stable, high performing web-applications
• Quick to pick up new technologies and passionate about development
• Deep understanding of OO design principles
• Keen eye for detail and believer in testing to ensure high quality code

Our Stack & Processes

• .NET Core, .NET 4.6, MVC 5, RabbitMQ, EF6, EF Core, Dapper, SQL Server 2017
• React, Redux, TypeScript, ES6, Saas
• Jest, xUnit, Retrace, New Relic
• Visual Studio 2017, ReSharper, Git, Visual Studio Team Services with CI/CD
• Scrum (2-week sprints), Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Grooming, Sprint Review

Position & Benefits
Although the role is full-time, we believe in a great work/life balance and hence stick to a 36.25 hour working week. In addition to a competitive salary & pension, you’ll receive 31 days annual leave and have the option of flexible working around the core hours of 09:30 - 15:45.

There’s time to learn new skills and paid attendance to developer conferences. Get to know your colleagues with regular events organised by the social committee. Keep fit by cycling to work with our cycle scheme. Refuel with fresh fruit, snacks, a bean-to-cup coffee machine.

About Us
School Cloud Systems is a an established SaaS company founded in 2006 who provide market-leading products to schools & businesses worldwide. We’re well-known in the EdTech industry with a reputation for high quality products and exemplary customer service. Customers love using our products, hence we enjoy a very high renewal rate of annual licences, making this a stable company to work for.

Located close to Glasgow Green, there are excellent transport links with regular bus services and a train station within a 4 minute walk away. There’s free car parking in the surrounding area, along-with cafes and shops for lunch options. WEST & Drygate have been visited by the team on more than one occasion.

We’re winners of Best Performing Business at the Glasgow Business Awards 2017 and twice winner of ICT Company of the Year at the most prestigious EdTech awards, the Bett Awards, in 2014 & 2017.