Strategic Account Director

Lightspeed Systems is hiring a Strategic Account Director to lead enterprise growth across our largest and most complex K–12 school district customers in the United States. This national role focuses on expanding adoption across our safety, analytics, and device management platform within top-tier districts.

About The Role

You will manage strategic enterprise accounts, lead multi-product platform adoption, and structure large-scale agreements with district leadership and procurement teams.

About You

• Lead enterprise growth strategy across assigned top-tier K–12 school districts.
• Drive multi-product platform adoption across safety, analytics, filtering, classroom management, and device management solutions.
• Navigate complex procurement processes and multi-stakeholder decision structures.
• Structure and close large-scale, multi-year enterprise agreements.
• Build executive-level relationships with district leadership and technology teams.
• Represent Lightspeed at national conferences, executive forums, and strategic events.
• Partner with internal leadership on account strategy, forecasting, and expansion opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise B2B sales experience, preferably within EdTech or SaaS.
• Proven record of exceeding quota in complex enterprise sales environments.
• Experience selling into large K–12 school districts or public sector organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles.
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate with senior district leaders.
• Experience selling multi-product platforms or enterprise software solutions.
• Experience displacing established vendors in competitive markets.
• Familiarity with district funding structures, consortium purchasing, and procurement processes.

ABOUT US

With more than 25 years of serving education, Lightspeed Systems delivers the most in-depth visibility and control to power exceptional schools where students are safe and engaged; technology is compliant and easily managed; and resources are secure and optimized. Purpose-built for school networks and devices, Lightspeed’s cloud-managed solutions include the most effective web filtering, student safety monitoring, classroom management, device management, and data analytics software available. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a European office in London, UK, Lightspeed serves over 23 million students across 31,000 schools in 43 countries, utilizing 15 million devices. Learn more at www.lightspeedsystems.com.

We love our employees, and we show it. Our benefits and perks are built to support your overall wellbeing—at work and beyond. Offerings vary by country.

ABOUT OUR ATX HQ

If your role includes spending time onsite, you will LOVE being at the ranch. Our uniquely Lightspeed (and totally Texas) corporate headquarters has everything Lightspeeders need to get the job done – and a whole lot more.

• 15,000 sq. ft. of open work area, offices, and huddle rooms
• Snacks galore and a private chef serving up lunch Tuesday through Thursday every week
• A state-of-the-art fitness center (with outfitted locker rooms)
• Physical therapist onsite regularly
• Indoor and outdoor casual collaboration spots
• Pet-friendly office environment
• A golf simulator, go-carts, shuffleboard, corn hole, and MORE fun

All within 31 sprawling acres of Live Oak trees that foster a natural habitat for local wildlife. It is not uncommon to be greeted daily by whitetail deer. (Maybe it wants to join your meeting?)

Lightspeed Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, or other protected characteristic.