Sales Director, Institutional Test Preparation

About the role

The Sales Director, Institutional Test Preparation will lead and develop a high-performing team responsible for driving growth across K-12 and Higher Education institutional test preparation solutions. This individual will own strategy, execution, forecasting, team development, and market expansion efforts while serving as a key leader in Princeton Review's Institutional business. This role will oversee sales representatives focused on building and managing relationships with districts, schools, and higher education institutions while ensuring strong pipeline development, forecast accuracy, and disciplined execution across the full sales cycle. The Sales Director will work cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, Client Success, Customer Experience, Finance, and Sales Operations to position Princeton Review as the preferred institutional partner for test preparation services. The ideal candidate combines strong sales leadership experience with deep knowledge of K-12 and Higher Education environments, including funding sources, procurement processes, academic intervention programs, and district operational priorities. This is a highly visible role for a strategic and hands-on leader who can coach teams, scale processes, and drive measurable growth.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Execution
• Establish and execute a comprehensive go-to-market strategy aligned with institutional revenue goals, market trends, and customer needs.
• Own multimillion-dollar annual sales and revenue targets with accountability for year-over-year growth and market expansion
• Design sales playbooks, territory strategies, and campaigns that drive pipeline generation and conversion performance
• Conduct monthly and quarterly business reviews to evaluate team performance, market trends, competitive dynamics, and growth opportunities
• Partner with executive leadership on annual planning, growth strategies, and market expansion initiatives
• Team Management & Leadership
• Recruit, onboard, develop, and retain high-performing Sales Representatives using scalable and repeatable frameworks
• Provide weekly coaching, deal reviews, development conversations, and skill-building sessions to improve performance and effectiveness
• Establish clear KPIs, activity expectations, and accountability standards across the team
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on communication, execution, and continuous improvement
• Build leadership capabilities and succession planning within the sales organization
• Market Expansion & Customer Engagement
• Identify emerging funding opportunities, grant initiatives, and district priorities that create new pathways for growth
• Expand Princeton Review's footprint within key regions, large districts, and high-priority market
• Build and maintain executive relationships with superintendents, curriculum leaders, federal program directors, CAOs, and intervention stakeholders
• Represent Princeton Review at national and regional conferences, leadership forums, and industry events
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Marketing on lead generation programs, district-facing campaigns, webinars, and content strategy
• Collaborate with Product and Operations teams to improve product-market fit, implementation models, reporting capabilities, and customer experience
• Work closely with Client Success teams to drive implementation quality, customer satisfaction, retention, and account expansion opportunities
• Provide leadership across strategic cross-functional initiatives that strengthen Princeton Review's institutional portfolio
• Forecasting, Revenue Planning & Operational Excellence
• Own weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring transparency and forecast accuracy across the team
• Conduct pipeline reviews and assess opportunity health, risk factors, and strategic prioritization
• Maintain strong Salesforce discipline and reporting consistency
• Partner with Finance and executive leadership on revenue modeling and business planning activities
• Utilize data-driven insights including pipeline coverage, conversion metrics, forecast variance, and sales velocity to drive continuous improvement

Requirements

• You have 7-10+ years of succe

Benefits

Additional Information

About The Princeton Review The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep, and college admission services company. Every year, it helps millions of college- and graduate school-bound students achieve their education and career goals through online and in-person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors, online resources, and its more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House. The company's Tutor.com brand is one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S. It comprises a community of thousands of tutors who have delivered more than 22 million one-to-one tutoring sessions. The Princeton Review is headquartered in New York, NY. Follow the company on LinkedIn , YouTube and Instagram .

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