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The Role in Brief:

Associate Director, Partner Development Representative Manager

As a critical member of EAB’s Partner Development team, the Associate Director, Partner Development Representative Manager (PDRM) will lead top-of-funnel strategy for Seramount products. This role will build and manage teams of Partner Development Representatives (PDRs) responsible for generating a qualified sales pipeline. Working directly for the Director, Training and Development, with an indirect line to the Vice President, Partner Development, the PDRM will lead outreach and visit execution strategy as well as culture and staff management for an average team of 7-11 PDRs.

This role will be based in Washington D.C. with an in-office expectation of at least 3 days a week.

This position is also posted at the Senior Manager level; applicants are being considered at both levels for the current opening.

Primary Responsibilities:

Sales Strategy and Visit Performance

Own and be accountable for visit performance for team

Monitor and report key business metrics for each PDR on a monthly basis including outreach, visits, warm lead conversion, meeting recruitment, fall-off and visit quality

Analyze historical visit data to forecast monthly visit performance and establish monthly and quarterly cases to goal that maximize visit volume across all visit channels

Manage partnership with Partner Development leads to enforce service level agreements (SLAs) and maintain visit acquisition strategies

Accountable to accurate and consistent reporting on leading metrics (noted above) and weekly progress against goals

Listen and observe PDR outreach phone calls; coach PDR on initial hook, objection handling, etc.

Engage with and receive coaching from the Director, Training & Development

Business Process Management

Lead PDR support of integrated campaigns; oversee and develop targeted outreach strategies in concert with PDR

Facilitate as well as participate in regular (monthly/quarterly) product, constituency and competitor scripting refreshes and sign offs

Utilize and effectively manage team compliance with Salesforce reporting and data accuracy

Communicate and enforce department policies

Responsible for timely and accurate audits, expense tracking and budget management

Culture and Staff Management

Recruit and interview PDR candidates throughout the year to maintain robust staffing levels and a strong talent pipeline

Oversee and run a standard PDR onboarding bootcamp and facilitate ongoing training for new PDRs

Assist in the preparation and delivery of informal reviews, semi-annual formal performance reviews and individual performance plans

Provide input on staffing needs, identify staffing gaps and offer recommendations during times of transition

Capitalize on team and department incentives (trips, auction) to support PDR achievement and culture-building

Mentor PDR staff to help guide career pathing

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with an excellent academic record

5+ years of post-Bachelor’s work experience, including leading a high performing business development, sales or marketing team

Attention to detail

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Proven success in coaching and training staff

Proven success in aligning and executing on multiple, competing priorities

High energy and demonstrates initiative into creating fresh outreach approaches and building an engaged, motivated team.

Strong track record corporate outbound experience; particularly with reaching corporate decision-makers and generating qualified pipeline.

Ideal Qualifications:

Sales Acumen – Proven ability to understand and utilize sales best practices including objection handling, pushback scripting, etc.

Communication – Very strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to adapt communication styles to different audiences.

Collaboration – Collaborates within and across teams, functions, and stakeholders to support continuous process, product, and service improvement.

People Management – Attracts, develops, and deploys talent resources to accomplish team, department, and firm goals. Maximizes productivity and engagement by delegating and clearly communicating expectations. Demonstrated experience coaching and preparing sales representatives for closing roles.

Problem-Solving – Uses rigorous logic and methods to address issues and provide solutions creatively, efficiently and successfully.

Project Management – Demonstrates ability to prioritize, organize, set and meet deadlines, provide status updates, and deliver high-quality results based on the needs each project. Successfully manages time, cost, scope, risk, and quality to achieve desired outcomes.

Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB’s mission, values, and aspiration.

If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other’s unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation:

The compensation package for this role in Washington, D.C. includes a starting salary (base) of $90,000-$100,000 per year. This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, such as individual and organizational pe