Company: Zen Educate
Location: London
Posted: April 11th, 2026
Senior Account Executive
London on-site during term time
50000 - 60000k OTE (uncapped commission)
and I'm looking for Senior Account Executives who want to take on a big challenge : helping schools save millions by changing how they hire, vet, upskill and retain their teaching staff.
If you love building relationships with senior leaders, closing deals and making a genuine difference in education this might be the perfect next step for you.
UK schools spend over 2 billion a year on temporary staff and 600 million of that goes straight to recruitment agencies. That's money that could be paying teachers more or funding new classroom resources.
We've built an online platform that connects schools directly with fully vetted teachers and support staff, cutting out agencies and saving schools money — and a game‑changing suite of software tools that revolutionises their processes.
Since launching in 2017 we've already saved schools over 30 million, that's gone straight back into classrooms. We recently raised $37 million in Series B funding (the biggest EdTech round in Europe last year!) and were scaling fast in the UK and US.
Now we're growing our New Business team and we need senior sales professionals who can help us win and grow strategic school partnerships across the UK.
This isn't your typical call‑some‑leads‑and‑move‑on kind of sales job.
As a Senior Account Executive you'll own the full sales cycle from outreach and discovery through to activation, scale and renewal.
You'll focus on high‑value, high‑impact school partnerships, building long‑term relationships with school leaders and helping them see the value of working with Zen.
Have a discovery call with a Headteacher about moving their entire supply spend to Zen.
It's fast‑paced, hands‑on and full of variety. You'll be a key part of shaping how we grow.
You don't need to have worked in education before; we'll teach you that. But we think you'll thrive if you're:
We like to move quickly and keep things simple :
A short conversation with our recruiter.
Let's talk about your approach to prospecting, discovery and closing.
Show us how you'd run a realistic school meeting.
Meet the wider team and make sure it's a great fit both ways.
If it's a yes, we'll let you know fast—no endless waiting around.
At Zen we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, disability, religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all.
We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where people's voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.
We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We seek out diverse opinions, beliefs and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; we've had former teachers, pilots, fundraisers, engineers, lawyers, marketers, social media experts and more join our team.
If this sounds like you, if you're excited by the idea of helping schools save millions and improving education at scale, hit Apply. We'd love to chat.
Senior IC
Full‑Time
years
1
50000 - 60000
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