Michael Oconnor

About Michael Oconnor

I am an extremely successful sales manager who manages and develops high achieving teams that exceed their sales goals. I am very skilled in on boarding new employees, being creative to close opportunities, developing positive client relationships, turning around difficult clients, and planning successful sales strategies. Over 11 years of higher education experience running successful admissions offices that included graduate and undergraduate enrollment. 13 plus years of successful experience in sales and sales management for companies doing business with higher education. Expertise: Strategic Enrollment Management, CRM, SaaS, Higher Education, Campus IT, Student Information Systems, Enterprise Sales Management, Marketing/Advertising, Product Management, Team Building and Personnel Management, Business Development, Direct Sales, Solution Selling, Partner Development, and P&L. I am NOT in the market for a new position and plan to stay at Liaison for the remainder of my career. Please do not send me solicitations for me to consider.

Experience

1. Vice President of Sales

   Liaison

   Aug 2019 — Present · Watertown, MA

   Lead the company sales team across the nation that works with colleges and universities to better manage graduate admissions application processing and drive increased enrollments by offering Liaison\'s centralized application services and enrollment marketing solutions.

Education

• California State University, Long Beach

  MS, Recreation Administration

  1986 — 1990

• State University of New York at Buffalo

  Bachelor of Arts, Organizational Communication, General

  1980 — 1984