Education Partner Account Manager
Job Description:
- Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, National SLED Sales, the Education Partner Manager is responsible for developing and executing a channel strategy that expands LG's education business through strategic education reseller partners across the assigned territory.
- This role is focused on enabling, developing, and growing education channel partners to increase market coverage, accelerate sales growth, and strengthen LG's presence within the education market.
- The Education Partner Manager will be responsible for meeting and exceeding monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets by building strong relationships with education focused channel partners.
- Identifying growth opportunities, executing partner enablement and marketing initiatives, and collaborating with internal cross functional teams to drive business results.
- Working closely with sales, marketing, product management, and partner organizations to help partners successfully position LG's education solutions, identify new opportunities, and expand their education business.
- This role serves as the primary liaison between LG and its education channel partners, ensuring partners have the tools, knowledge, and support needed to achieve shared business objectives.
- You will be responsible for understanding key business metrics and driving performance against revenue, margin, and product sales targets while maintaining accurate pipeline management and sales forecasting.
Requirements:
- Degree in Business, Education, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of experience in channel sales, partner management, or business development within a technology organization, preferably serving the education market.
- Experience working with education resellers, distributors, or manufacturer partner programs.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong business acumen with analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Highly organized with exceptional territory planning and time management skills.
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
Benefits:
- No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
- Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
- Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
- Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
- Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
- Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
- Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.