Revenue School Associate (Remote, Americas)

Company DescriptionShopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and many more.Job DescriptionDrive your career forward. If you re switching careers or are a recent university or college graduate and have a strong interest in sales, apply for our four-month paid sales training program - Revenue School - to set you up for success in your career. Successful applicants will be joining our upcoming program start date of January 30th, 2023. As a Revenue School Associate, you will learn the fundamental skills to be a world-class sales professional. You ll also learn about Shopify s products and the tech and SaaS environment. The Revenue School program in the Shopify School of Commerce has been designed to give you a best-in-class learning experience in one of the most innovative companies in the world to launch your professional career. You ll learn sales - including inbound and outbound skills - through coaching, hands-on assignments, facilitator-led training, asynchronous modules, job shadowing, and mentorship. Although our roots are in e-commerce, Shopify technology extends much further than our world-class e-commerce platform. Our growing sales teams work directly with notable brands and entrepreneurs to develop their commerce strategies whether that is starting or expanding their brick & mortar operations or tapping into the millions of consumers that use Shop Pay as their preferred payment method. We are revolutionizing how we work and support our merchants by operating in a fully distributed work-from-home digital by design environment as we build the future of commerce. If you are a high performer in the program, there is a possibility to build a career with a company that will continually provide opportunities for growth. You will be helping business owners create those same opportunities within their businesses as you support them to leverage all that Shopify can offer. Successful completion of the program does not guarantee full-time employment, and is subject to a fair assessment of performance.QualificationsRequirements:Recent graduate of a college or university program OR have 2+ years of work experienceYou have hustle, are curious, and have a passion for entrepreneurship You have a deep interest in working in sales or the revenue organizationBe based in North America and are fluent in spoken and written EnglishLegal authorization to work in Canada or the United StatesFor this position, you ll need:To be a highly motivated, driven, and self-starting individual who can hit the ground runningHigh energy, empathy, and a positive attitudeThe ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changeExcellent written and verbal communication skillsNatural curiosity to solve problems and a desire to understand the products you supportThe ability to drive projects forward on your own, multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectivelyHighly organized and able to prioritize tasksAbility to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectivelyMerchant-focused mentalityIn this paid training program, you will:Participate in our world-class onboarding built to set our new sales hires up for success from day one Learn core sales skills like high-impact messaging, prospecting, cold calling, discovery, and objection handlingLearn to use sales tools like Salesforce, Salesloft, and GongGain a deep understanding of Shopify and our business model, the markets we operate in, and our suite of products built to help our merchants growReceive professional development training on personal branding, empathy, networking and relationship building, and stress managementGet first-hand experience putting your new skills into action with a 6-8 week assignment on a sales team - this will include shadowing, prospecting, contacting merchants, and on-the-job coaching with a sales coachBe the first point of contact during your assignment, creating an incredible first impression and connecting prospects with an account executive through qualifying conversationsAdditional InformationWe know that looking for a new role can be both exciting and time-consuming, and we truly appreciate your effort. Marco is an actual real live person ( ) and is looking forward to learning more about you through your application. And remember, we want to know what you're really interested in and why you want to be at Shopify, so please give us as much detail on this as you'd like in the answers on the next page. Closing date: Friday, December 9th at 11:59PM PST. Successful candidates can expect to hear back from us by Friday, December 23rd at 5:00 PM PST. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Please take a look at our Sustainability Reports to learn more about Shopify s commitments to our communities, and our planet.At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is this close to what we re looking for, please consider applying.