LOCATION - Hyderabad, Telangana

EMPLOYMENT -Full-time

DEPARTMENT -B2B Sales

TRAVEL- Field-intensive

About Lean Hyphen

Lean Hyphen partners with schools to build a structured Student Growth System through Applied STEM, future skills, financial literacy, communication, leadership, career exploration and other future-readiness programs.

Role Description The Area Sales Manager will drive recent school partnerships, student enrolments and revenue across the Hyderabad region. The role owns the complete B2B sales cycle - territory planning, prospecting, meetings, solution presentations, proposals, negotiation, closure and structured handover to School Success.

Key Responsibilities

· Map, segment and prioritize target schools across the assigned Hyderabad territory.

· Generate qualified opportunities through school visits, referrals, events, associations and marketing leads.

· Build relationships with school owners, directors, principals and academic decision-makers.

· Understand each school's needs and present the most relevant Lean Hyphen partnership model.

· Conduct discovery meetings, presentations and commercial discussions; prepare proposals and close annual partnerships.

· Achieve assigned targets for school acquisitions, student enrolments, revenue and collections.

· Maintain accurate opportunities, next actions, forecasts and meeting notes in the CRM.

· Coordinate with Marketing, Product and School Success; complete a clear handover after closure.

· Track competitors, objections and reasons for wins or losses; report insights to the Sales Head.

· Guide assigned Sales Executives, review their pipelines and accompany them for priority meetings, when applicable.





Key Performance Indicators

· Achievement of quarterly and annual revenue, school acquisition and student-enrolment targets.

· Qualified pipeline maintained at approximately 3x the upcoming quarterly target.

· Number of decision-maker meetings, proposals and partnerships closed.

· Proposal-to-closure conversion rate and movement of opportunities within agreed timelines.

· CRM completeness of at least 95% and reliable monthly/quarterly forecasts.

· Timely collections and adherence to approved pricing and discount guidelines.

· Accurate sales-to-School Success handover with no mismatch in commitments.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree; MBA or postgraduate qualification preferred.

· 5-8 years of B2B or institutional sales experience, preferably in K-12 education, EdTech, publishing, assessments, curriculum or STEM solutions.

· Demonstrated experience managing the full sales cycle and closing institutional partnerships.

· Strong presentation, negotiation, relationship-building, follow-up and CRM skills.

· Existing relationships in the Hyderabad school ecosystem are an advantage.

· Strong English communication; Telugu and/or Hindi is desirable.

· Willingness to travel extensively for school visits across the assigned territory.

What we are looking for A disciplined, field-oriented sales professional who can open doors independently, sell consultatively, build long-term school relationships and take personal ownership of revenue outcomes.

Job Application steps

Interested Candidates should share an updated resume along with current CTC, expected CTC, notice period, school-sales experience and target achievement for the last two years.

📌 AREA SALES MANAGER - Hyderabad (Telangana)
🏢 LEAN HYPHEN
📍 Telangana