Company brief · updated 2026-10-19
skillsoft.com · software industry · Skillsoft helps organizations see capability, close gaps, and apply skills where they drive workforce readiness and outcomes.
Today: Enterprise subscriptions to its skills management platform; the Renewals posting cites a ~$250M Enterprise ARR base
Roles: Senior Director, Commercial Operations · Sr. Director, Renewals Operations
Requirements mention: "deal desk" · "pricing systems" · "Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)" · "pricing and discount governance" · "approval workflows" · "contract lifecycle"
Both postings state that pricing, deal desk and contract negotiation are being unified into one commercial function. Inference: the Commercial Operations posting names "redesigned end-to-end commercial processes, analytics, and systems", so expect changes to CPQ and approval workflows. The postings do not state a timeline.
Today: "Skillsoft helps organizations see capability, close gaps, and apply skills where they drive workforce readiness and outcomes" (company site description)
Roles: North America Solutions & Services Leader · EMEA Solutions & Services Leader · Sr Solutions Partner
Requirements mention: "MEDDPICC" · "executive discovery and problem framing" · "value-based selling" · "enterprise PaaS" · "AI-enabled workflows" · "workforce transformation"
Inference: a go-to-market push in North America and EMEA aimed at selling skills-based transformation to enterprises. The EMEA posting ties its role to "ARR growth, retention, and customer outcomes" in the region. The postings do not state targets.
Today: Corporate legal/ethics and Safety/OSHA compliance training (per the Compliance Account Executive posting)
Roles: Compliance Account Executive
Requirements mention: "solution-selling" · "land-and-expand" · "upsell opportunities"
Inference: none; this is a single role. It shows compliance training is sold as its own solution.
Today: "Turn Your Workforce Into A Skillforce™" (company site heading)
Roles: Sr Infrastructure Engineer · Network and Security Engineer
Requirements mention: "endpoint security controls" · "zero trust networking" · "Microsoft Intune" · "Jamf Pro"
Inference: none beyond the postings. Both roles are based in India - Hyderabad and describe internal infrastructure, not a product.
| Department | Open |
|---|---|
| Sales & Customer Success | 5 |
| Digital and IT | 2 |
| Legal | 1 |
| Finance | 1 |
| Marketing | 1 |
| Sales Operations | 1 |
Of 12 open roles at a company of about 2,400 employees, 6 sit in Sales & Customer Success or Sales Operations, so current hiring is weighted to selling and commercial operations, with single roles in Legal, Finance, Human Resources and Marketing and 2 internal IT roles in Hyderabad.
Seniority: Director 5, senior 4, principal 1, mid 2 (of 12 open roles)
Skills named most: MEDDPICC, executive discovery and problem framing, solution architecture and design, enterprise PaaS, deal desk, pricing systems, CPQ, approval workflows, contract lifecycle, SaaS, AI-enabled workflows, Salesforce.com
Locations: US - Remote (9), India - Hyderabad (2), United Kingdom - Remote (1). 10 of 12 roles are marked remote. The two Hyderabad roles have no remote flag in the postings.
If you're applying: Start with the regional Solutions & Services leader roles (North America is US - Remote, EMEA is United Kingdom - Remote) and the two commercial director roles (both US - Remote). Check the quoted requirements against your background before applying. The two Hyderabad engineering roles are the only India openings and have no remote flag; check the named tools (Intune, Jamf Pro, zero trust networking) against your experience.
If you're selling or recruiting: Call the Sales & Customer Success group first. It has 5 open roles: the North America and EMEA Solutions & Services leaders, a Sr Solutions Partner, a Compliance Account Executive and a Sr. Director, Renewals Operations. Across the company, 9 of 12 roles opened in the last 30 days and none closed. Commercial operations (pricing, deal desk, CPQ, approval workflows) is a separate conversation. It covers the Commercial Operations and Renewals Operations directors, and the Renewals posting cites a ~$250M Enterprise ARR base.
| Title | Department | Location | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. Growth Account Executive | Sales & Customer Success | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-10-19 |
| Compliance Account Executive | Sales & Customer Success | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-10-06 |
| Principal, Employment Counsel | Legal | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-10-01 |
| Sr Solutions Partner | Sales & Customer Success | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-09-30 |
| Revenue Accountant | Finance | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-09-28 |
| Analyst Relations Director | Marketing | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-09-23 |
| North America Services Leader | Sales & Customer Success | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-09-22 |
| Senior Director, Commercial Operations | Sales Operations | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-09-21 |
| Sr. Director, Renewals Operations | Sales & Customer Success | US - Remote (remote) | 2026-09-21 |
| Sr Infrastructure Engineer | Digital and IT | India - Hyderabad | 2026-09-18 |
| Network and Security Engineer | Digital and IT | India - Hyderabad | 2026-09-18 |