Regional Director - Future Opportunities
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Modern Campus
US
Summary
The Regional Director is responsible for driving new business growth by selling complex SaaS solutions to colleges and universities. This role involves managing the full sales cycle, from prospecting and pipeline development to leading multi-threaded negotiations and closing deals.
Job Description
What's the role?
The Regional Director is a full-cycle, quota-carrying sales role responsible for driving new business growth across an assigned territory.
You will sell into colleges and universities by aligning Modern Campus solutions to a range of institutional priorities, including digital transformation, enrollment growth, academic operations, and expansion of lifelong learning programs. Sales cycles are consultative and complex (typically 6–12 months), requiring engagement with multiple stakeholders across academic leadership, marketing, enrollment, operations, and IT.
Successful candidates are adaptable sellers who can navigate different buying centers and use cases. Depending on experience and market opportunity, Regional Directors may focus on opportunities aligned to:
- Marketing and digital experience transformation
- Academic operations
- Continuing education, workforce development, and lifelong learning growth
Top performers act as trusted advisors, guiding institutions through change and helping them achieve measurable outcomes.
- Own and manage a defined territory, including prospecting, pipeline development, and strategic account planning
- Convert inbound and marketing-qualified leads into well-qualified sales opportunities
- Proactively generate new pipeline through outbound outreach, referrals, and targeted account strategies
- Engage a wide range of stakeholders including academic leaders, marketing and enrollment teams, operational leaders, and IT executives
- Lead complex, multi-threaded sales cycles using a consultative, value-based approach
- Partner closely with Solutions Engineers to deliver tailored demonstrations and solution presentations
- Develop and present compelling business cases and ROI narratives aligned to institutional priorities
- Manage RFx (RFP, RFI, RFQ) processes and coordinate internal resources to deliver high-quality responses
- Represent Modern Campus at industry conferences, regional events, campus visits and webinars
- Execute a collaborative team-selling approach with SDRs, Solutions Engineers, Account Managers, Marketing, Product, and Professional Services
- Maintain accurate pipeline, forecasting, and opportunity tracking in CRM
- Stay current on higher education trends, competitive landscape, and Modern Campus solutions
- Consistently build, advance, and close a strong pipeline to meet or exceed revenue targets
What you offer...
- 7+ years of SaaS sales experience, with Higher Education experience strongly preferred
- Proven track record of meeting or exceeding quota in complex, enterprise or mid-market sales environments
- Experience navigating multi-stakeholder deals with both business and technical buyers
- Background selling into one or more of the following areas is a strong plus:
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- Marketing
- Academic Affairs
- Continuing education / professional studies / workforce development
- IT
- Finance
- Strong consultative selling and discovery skills, with the ability to map solutions to strategic institutional outcomes
- Willingness and discipline to generate pipeline through outbound prospecting
- Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
- Highly organized with strong time, territory, and pipeline management discipline
- Collaborative mindset and experience working within a structured team-selling environment
- Experience using tools such as Gong, or similar sales enablement platforms is a plus
Top performers in this role demonstrate:
- Consistent pipeline coverage (3–4x quota)
- Strong multi-threading across stakeholders
- High win rates in competitive, consultative deals
- Accurate forecasting and disciplined deal execution
What we offer...
- The base salary range* for this position is between $100,000-$120,000, plus commission
- Remote first workplace!
- Rewards and recognition programs
- Learning and development opportunities
- The ability to make a difference every day for universities trying to grow and students trying to learn!
Only qualified candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
What we believe...
At Modern Campus, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply for our positions. Modern Campus is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to bring on hires regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status (for US candidates). If you require accommodations during any part of the interview process due to a disability, please let our recruiter know.
* Our salary ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hires for the position within the US and Canada. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Modern Campus is a leading student-centric SaaS platform built exclusively for higher education—helping more than 1,700 colleges and universities deliver connected experiences across web, curriculum, student engagement, and lifelong learning.
We design technology around the needs of today’s learners—who no longer follow a single, linear path through education.
For the first time in history, five generations are learning side by side—from Gen Z to baby boomers. We call this the Modern 5G Learner: individuals with different goals, but a shared expectation for flexible, personalized, and accessible education.
Our platform supports this shift by connecting the full learner lifecycle—enabling institutions to deliver agile, data-driven experiences that evolve with their learners, whether they are exploring their first degree, advancing their careers, or returning to education later in life.
Discover
Help learners find their way to you. We help institutions to build digital experiences that help prospective learners explore programs, understand their options, and take the next step with confidence.
Plan
Better operations, better outcomes. We work with institutions to strengthen the academic operations that drive enrollment—creating a frictionless path from interest to action.
Engage
Keep learners connected. We enable timely, personalized communication that supports learners from first touch through enrollment and beyond.
Evolve
Build for the Modern 5G Learner. Learning is no longer linear. We help institutions support re-engagement, skill-building, and lifelong progression—creating lasting relationships across every stage of the learner journey.
Learn more at moderncampus.com.
Join Us:
Looking for your next big opportunity? Join a team that is customer-obsessed, bold in tackling challenges, and united in delivering excellence. At Modern Campus, you won’t just build software - you’ll help build better futures.
Founded
2018
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Camarillo, California
Modern Campus is a leading student-centric SaaS platform built exclusively for higher education—helping more than 1,700 colleges and universities deliver connected experiences across web, curriculum, student engagement, and lifelong learning.
We design technology around the needs of today’s learners—who no longer follow a single, linear path through education.
For the first time in history, five generations are learning side by side—from Gen Z to baby boomers. We call this the Modern 5G Learner: individuals with different goals, but a shared expectation for flexible, personalized, and accessible education.
Our platform supports this shift by connecting the full learner lifecycle—enabling institutions to deliver agile, data-driven experiences that evolve with their learners, whether they are exploring their first degree, advancing their careers, or returning to education later in life.
Discover
Help learners find their way to you. We help institutions to build digital experiences that help prospective learners explore programs, understand their options, and take the next step with confidence.
Plan
Better operations, better outcomes. We work with institutions to strengthen the academic operations that drive enrollment—creating a frictionless path from interest to action.
Engage
Keep learners connected. We enable timely, personalized communication that supports learners from first touch through enrollment and beyond.
Evolve
Build for the Modern 5G Learner. Learning is no longer linear. We help institutions support re-engagement, skill-building, and lifelong progression—creating lasting relationships across every stage of the learner journey.
Learn more at moderncampus.com.
Join Us:
Looking for your next big opportunity? Join a team that is customer-obsessed, bold in tackling challenges, and united in delivering excellence. At Modern Campus, you won’t just build software - you’ll help build better futures.
Founded
2018
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Camarillo, California