Manager, Growth & Partnership

Educational Initiatives (EI); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Educational Initiatives (EI) is seeking a Manager, Growth Partnerships in Hyderabad to lead school acquisition and build strong relationships with principals, teachers, and administrators. The role requires coordinating with Sales leadership to forecast targets and ensuring strong product adoption across partner schools.

The candidate should have 4–5 years of experience in direct sales, a relevant degree, and the ability to travel within the region. Proficiency in MS Office and CRM is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct sales experience with schools or education customers.
• MBA/PG degree in any discipline preferred.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the region.
• Experience in meeting revenue targets and client interactions with schools.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint; strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new schools in the designated territory.
• Manage key school accounts through relationship building and product consultations with stakeholders.
• Assist Sales leadership in forecasting annual, quarterly and monthly targets.
• Ensure services are delivered efficiently and product usage at schools is effective.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure quick response times for schools.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship building

CRM proficiency

MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Presentation skills

Education

Graduate/Post Graduate/MBA

Tools

CRM

Job description

Job Summary

Manager, Growth Partnerships (Hyderabad) - Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Responsibilities

• Responsible for acquisition of new schools in the designated territory.
• Key account management of schools through relationship building and providing product consultation to key stakeholders (management, principal, teachers, parents, students).
• Support Sales leadership in forecasting annual, quarterly and monthly sales goals.
• Ensure that all services are delivered efficiently and product usage at schools are effective.
• Ensure minimum response time to schools by coordinating with internal teams.
• Coordinating with the Inside Sales Team to act upon the Leads generated and work towards closure.
• Need to be meticulous in terms of regularly keeping track of Sales activities in CRM.
• Responsible for all the information regarding the Schools assigned in the designated territory.
• Be cognizant of market and competitor intelligence. Share market learnings with Product and Marketing teams.
• Ensure timely collection of receivables from schools.

Job Type

Full time

Requirements

• Graduate/Post Graduate/MBA in any discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Direct Sales.
• Extensive experience of travel and knowledge of the region would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience of achieving revenue target and interaction with clients (schools) directly.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word and PPT; Good Presentation skills.

Experience

4-5 years