Associate Account Executive - Sales

Job Description

Job Description

Associate Account Executive

Job Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Associate Account Executive to drive provider and parent growth throughout Texas. This role involves launching our client platform as one of the first local sales hires and working directly with the founding team. You will pitch and sign up the best camps, after-school programs, and kids’ activity providers to join the platform while building local awareness and encouraging parent engagement. This is a high-impact, entrepreneurial role for someone who loves connecting with business owners, thrives in fast-paced environments, hits ambitious targets, and is motivated by making parenting easier for families.

Responsibilities

• Prospect new providers by building a strong pipeline of potential activity providers from summer camps, after-school programs, and classes for kids.
• Conduct outreach through calls, emails, and meetings, delivering pitches and closing deals to bring providers onto the platform.
• Manage the sales funnel by tracking and managing leads through CRM tools and reporting regularly on sales activities and progress.
• Ensure a smooth handoff to onboarding, setting up new providers for early success.
• Represent the brand with professionalism and enthusiasm when interacting with parents and providers.
• Collaborate closely with Co-Founders to achieve local market growth goals and support overall expansion efforts.

Essential Skills

• Proven ability to hit or exceed individual sales targets.
• Comfortable with outbound selling, including email, phone, and in-person outreach.
• Clear communicator, energetic relationship-builder, and self-starter.
• Highly organized and able to manage a robust pipeline of prospects.
• Ability to work weekends as needed and travel to meet providers.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 2–5 years of experience in sales, business development, or partnerships roles, ideally at a startup or marketplace.
• Experience in childcare or elementary school programs preferred.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree preferred.
• Genuine interest in education and youth programming.
• Excited about the startup pace and motivated by the opportunity to make a difference.

Work Environment

This is a fully remote position within Texas, with Houston being the preferred market. The role requires a suitable home office or quiet workspace. The position offers the flexibility to work from various locations in Texas, including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, TX.

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $31.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 8, 2026.

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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