Sales Executive — (Early Stage Startup)

About Us

SkoolWisely is an early-stage startup helping schools collect payments, manage student records, manage payrolls and automate admin tasks. We are growing fast and looking for our first sales hire to help us bring our product to more schools across Nigeria.

What You Will Do

• Identify and contact schools that would benefit from our product
• Book and attend meetings or calls with school proprietors and administrators
• Present and demonstrate our product to decision makers
• Send proposals, follow up, and close deals
• Build lasting relationships with school clients after the sale
• Report your activity and pipeline weekly to the founder
• Help shape our sales process as an early team member

We are not looking for a perfect CV. We are looking for someone hungry, honest, and willing to put in the work.

What We Offer

• ₦80,000 to N100,000 base salary per month
• Tiered commission: 5% on first 3 deals/month, 8% on deals 6–10, 15% on 11+
• Be one of the earliest employees at a growing startup
• Direct access to the founder — your ideas will be heard
• Opportunity to grow into a senior sales or team lead role as we expand

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: 1–3 years in sales, (if you have experience in an early-stage startup or experience selling to schools/education sector, it is an added advantage)
• Mindset: Self-starter who can work independently without hand-holding
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication in English (and local language where relevant)
• Resilience: Comfortable with rejection and able to keep going
• Organised: Tracks leads, follows up consistently, and submits reports on time
• Honest: We value integrity above all — with customers and internally

Nice to Have

• Prior experience selling to schools, proprietors, or education businesses
• Existing network within schools in your area
• Familiarity with basic CRM or Google Sheets tracking