Who We Are:
At KEV, we help school districts eliminate the school finance blind spot. Our platform gives district finance teams real-time visibility and traceability into every dollar collected at the school level; whether it’s cash, check, or digital. From field trips to fundraisers, we help them manage every dollar with confidence. More than 26,000 schools across North America trust KEV to manage over $4 billion annually. By unifying payments, accounting, and reporting, KEV simplifies life for bookkeepers, builds trust with parents, and gives finance leaders the oversight their current systems cannot. It’s how we help schools stay compliant, reduce risk, and focus on what matters most, student success.
Backed by Five Arrows, the PE arm of Rothschild & Co., KEV is investing more than ever to support K–12 in a world of tighter budgets, rising scrutiny, and fast-changing tech. We’re headquartered in Toronto, with offices across North America.
If you’re excited by the idea of building tech that protects schools, empowers finance teams, and improves education through better systems, KEV is the place for you.
Why Join KEV?
- Work in an industry that benefits children, parents and schools
- Do meaningful and purpose-driven work, and make a real impact
- Join a quickly growing organization with real opportunity for learning and growth
- Passionate and accessible leadership team that cares about people, personally and professionally
Job Description:
You will be responsible for introducing KEV’s School Cash Suite of solutions to C-level School District Business Officials in your assigned territory. You’ll work closely with the marketing, customer success, and product departments to learn about the product and the value we offer to existing/prospective clients.
Our Account Executives take pride in picking up the phone, setting up in- person meetings to understand prospective client needs. They also have the ability to ask key questions and deliver compelling reasons to act. You recognize that “winning” in a world of reluctant and risk-averse customers means leading customer meetings with insight, and challenging customer assumptions to mobilize them around a purchase. You have a proven track record of acquiring a deep understanding of the customer’s business and using that understanding to push the customer’s thinking and teaching them something new about how they can operate more efficiently / effectively.
Responsibilities:
- Take full accountability of managing all phases of the sales cycles for assigned region from prospecting, discovery, demo to close.
- Build a pipeline through successful outbound calls, email communications, events and face -to-face meetings.
- Meeting and exceeding sales quotas and metrics.
- Proactively and diligently maintain up-to-date knowledge of marketing initiatives and leverage them accordingly in all opportunities throughout the sales cycle.
- Act as the evangelist of not only KEV products and services but also of the overall brand and reputation of the Company.
- Maintain credible, trusted relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, prospective and existing customers.
- Working collaboratively with Customer Success to ensure the successful onboarding of new customers.
- Assist other sales staff with closing their leads as needed.
- Attend conferences as a KEV representative, generate sales, and present as needed.
- Weekly accountability for reporting activities, opportunity development and forecasting, data updates, and accuracy in the CRM system.
- Involves in person prospecting of local accounts several times per week, along with overnight travel approximately once per month to visit customers and support relationship development.
Requirements and Skills:
- Driven, goal-oriented and entrepreneurial sales professional.
- Have 5+ years of K-12 or fintech SaaS selling experience.
- Strong track record of meeting sales objectives such as quota and productivity requirements.
- Strong relationship-management skills.
- Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.
- Understanding of K-12 industry; and if you have used or product that’s even better!
- Will work remotely but must be open to frequent travel in your assigned region.
Why You’ll Love Working at KEV
- Make a real difference every day – At KEV, your work supports children, parents, and schools across North America. We don’t just build software, we create solutions that simplify lives and strengthen communities. Our mission is rooted in impact, and every team member plays a vital role in shaping the future of K-12 education.
- The KEV Way – At KEV, you’ll never feel stuck in the status quo. You’ll be part of a team that’s constantly questioning, improving, and innovating—always with one guiding focus: How does this help our schools and the students they serve? It’s a culture that challenges you to do your best work while reminding you why it matters.
- Grow with us – We’re scaling fast, and so are our people. At KEV, you’ll have real opportunities to learn, develop, and shape your career. Whether advancing in your role or exploring a new path, you’ll be supported every step of the way.
- Work alongside excellence – You’ll be part of a team with integrity who treat their colleagues with respect. who are accomplished but humble, collaborative but accountable. It’s a place where you can do your best work while feeling supported and inspired by the people around you.
- Celebrate Community and Culture – At KEV, we connect, recognize, and celebrate our people. Join Club KEV for team-building fun, hear directly from customers in our Voice of Customer Series, stay aligned with Monthly Townhalls, and be inspired by the KEVite Awards, where top contributors are recognized by their peers.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required by an individual joining the KEV team in this or any other capacity.
KEV Group is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with Human Resources or the hiring manager.
KEV Group is an equal opportunity employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.
Visit our website for more information and details about working at KEV.
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