Community Programs Specialist (Outside Sales - Houston)

Community Programs Specialist (Outside Sales - Houston)

Avive Solutions, Inc. is a growth stage Automated External Defibrillator (AED) company with a connected response system that is rapidly gaining market share. We are a mission driven team that is quite literally saving lives. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of death in the United States, and we are on a mission to change that! We are a dynamic organization that builds elegant, creative solutions to solve complex problems. Ultimately, our mission is for all cardiac arrest victims to have rapid access to life-saving defibrillation.

Avive is taking a fresh approach to addressing this decades-old problem by innovating AED technology, coupled with a first-of-its-kind software platform solution to enable a quicker and more streamlined response to SCA emergencies. We believe that this unique combination of deploying advanced yet still accessible hardware, and software, has the potential to revolutionize out-of-hospital cardiac arrest response and massively impact SCA survival rates.

We are seeking a full-time Community Programs Specialist to drive growth within a defined territory by identifying, qualifying, and closing new business opportunities across multiple community oriented sales verticals. This mission-critical role requires a motivated, experienced self-starter with a proven track record in outside salessomeone who thrives on building relationships, solving problems, and making a meaningful impact from day one on the job. As one of the first points of contact for our company, you will engage directly with prospective customers through outbound calls, emails, in-person visits, and product demonstrations. Success in this role requires a strong mix of territory management, technical aptitude, and interpersonal excellence. You'll need to be curious, coachable, and resilientsomeone who can quickly learn our solutions, navigate objections with empathy, and communicate our mission with clarity and conviction. If you're passionate about community health and safety, confident in your ability to develop strategic relationships, and energized by the opportunity to help save lives through innovative products and services, we'd love to hear from you.

Only candidates residing in or around the Greater Houston area will be considered.

What You'll Do :

• Identifying and prospecting for new customers, reaching out to potential leads (by email, heavy outbound calling, and dropping in for in-person visits and demonstrations)
• Setting-up quality sales meetings and appointments. Nurture relationships and close deals.
• Regularly travel throughout your territory (approximately 20% travel).
• Coming up with creative customized outreach ideas to reach new customers.
• Channel your resilience, positivity, curiosity, and passion for our mission to remain focused and determined with outreach and follow-up activities.
• Build relationships with a wide variety of people, across multiple sectors and mediums. We sell to many diverse markets such as : law enforcement, Fire / EMS, large enterprise businesses, and small-medium sized businesses and organizations.

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It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Anticipated OTE : $200,000