Associate Account Manager

Piper Companies

Raleigh (NC)

On-site

USD 45,000 - 55,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Open Paid Time Off
Medical, dental, & vision insurance
401k with company match
Company-paid laptop

Job summary

A dynamic staffing firm located in North Carolina seeks ambitious candidates for a sales apprenticeship program. This role involves learning the recruitment life cycle, collaborating with an Account Manager, and eventually managing your own customer base. The position offers a starting base salary of $50,000 with uncapped commission and numerous benefits including open paid time off, insurance, and retirement plans. Candidates should possess strong work ethic, a growth mindset, and a desire to excel in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

  • Ability to persevere through adversity.
  • Passionate about building relationships.
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented culture.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with an experienced Account Manager to drive business.
  • Recruit for open positions for Fortune 500 customers.
  • Develop your customer base as an Account Manager.

Skills

Excellent work ethic
Goal-driven and self-motivated
Highly coachable
Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About Us

At ZP Group, we obsess about the success of our customers and consultants. We believe the development and growth of our people is paramount to that success. As the parent company to Zachary Piper Solutions and Piper Companies, we focus on enabling both entities to deliver best-in-class staffing and professional services.

Zachary Piper Solutions supports the U.S. government with technical professional services across five key sectors: Intelligence, Defense, Homeland, Health, and Civilian.

Piper Companies provides staffing and professional services in Enterprise IT, Cyber Security, and Health Sciences.

Everything we do is deeply rooted in creating meaningful partnerships that drive positive impact—we fuel careers, strengthen businesses, and support missions that shape the future.

Simply put, we inspire growth to change lives.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an ambitious, hardworking, and high-character candidate to work through a sales apprenticeship program designed to develop you into an elite sales professional. You will initially learn the recruitment life cycle for a period of 6 months, then complete our mentorship-focused Sales Readiness Program, with the end goal of earning your promotion to Account Manager. Based on merit, you could move through this process faster. Upon promotion, you will apply new business development and account management best practices to build your customer base. This position offers uncapped earning potential with the security of a base salary.

Essential Duties
  • You will partner with an experienced Account Manager, to learn from them and help drive their business forward.
  • To begin, you will recruit on open positions for our Fortune 500 customers. This will create the foundation for your sales development.
  • As you develop your skills, you will advance into our Sales Readiness Program.
  • Upon promotion to Account Manager, you will develop and service your own customer base by creating meaningful partnerships, building trust, and driving client outcomes.
Qualifications & Skills
  • Qualities essential for success at ZP Group:
    • Excellent work ethic
    • Gritty: ability to persevere through adversity
    • Goal-driven and self-motivated
    • Optimistic
    • A growth mindset
    • Highly coachable
    • High EQ and passionate about building relationships
    • Desire to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented culture with uncapped earning potential
    • Preferred: Bachelor's degree
  • Alignment with our “TEAMS” values:
    • Transparent & Timely Communication
    • Elite Customer Service
    • Achieving Goals & Celebrating Wins
    • Maximum Effort & Ownership
    • Supporting, Respecting, & Empowering One Another
  • Compensation:
    • Annual starting base salary of $50,000
    • Additional compensation, upon promotion to Account Manager:
      • $5,000 base salary increase
      • Uncapped weekly commission
      • Contest bonuses for achieving sales goals
      • Auto allowance ($375/month)
      • Cell allowance ($100/month)
  • For President’s Club winners:
    • Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) annual bonus, starting at $10,000
    • All-expenses-paid trip to luxury resort in the Riviera Maya
Benefits
  • Open Paid Time Off (OPTO)
  • Medical, dental, & vision insurance (Cigna)
  • 401k with company match (ADP Retirement)
  • Parental leave
  • Company-paid laptop & premium sales tools
  • Life & AD&D insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Sick leave as required by law

This job opens for applications on 2/2/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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