Associate Account Manager - Sales Trainee - 146709

Zachary Piper Solutions; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

401k with company match

Parental leave

Company laptop & premium sales tools

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Commuter benefits

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is hiring for an Associate Account Manager in Tysons, VA. The role begins with a six-month sales apprenticeship where you will learn recruitment for Fortune 500 clients and progress through a mentorship-driven Sales Readiness Program.

Upon promotion to Account Manager, you will manage your own customer base, build meaningful partnerships, and drive client outcomes. The role offers an uncapped earning potential alongside a base salary and promotional growth.

Qualifications

• Qualities essential for success at Zachary Piper Solutions.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree.
• Aligned with TEAM S values: Transparent & Timely Communication; Elite Customer Service; Achieving Goals & Celebrating Wins; Maximum Effort & Ownership; Supporting, Respecting, & Empowering One Another.

Responsibilities

• Partner with an experienced Account Manager to learn and help drive the business forward.
• Recruit on open positions for Fortune 500 customers to build sales development foundations.
• Advance into the Sales Readiness Program as skills develop.
• Develop and service your own customer base after promotion to Account Manager, building trust and driving client outcomes.

Skills

Excellent work ethic

Gritty

Goal-driven

Self-motivated

Optimistic

Growth mindset

Highly coachable

High EQ

Relationship building

Uncapped earning potential

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Target Start Date: September 15, 2025

Internal Job Title: Associate Account Manager

About Us:

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.

Job Location: Tysons, VA

Office Requirements: 4 days per week (Monday-Thursday); Fridays remote

The Associate Account Manager 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:
• oExcellent work ethic
• oGritty: ability to persevere through adversity
• oGoal-driven and self-motivated
• oOptimistic
• oA Growth Mindset
• oHighly coachable
• oHigh EQ and passionate about building relationships
• oDesire to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented culture with uncapped earning potential
• ·Preferred: Bachelor's degree
• ·Alignment with our “TEAMS” values:
• oTransparent & Timely Communication
• oElite Customer Service
• oAchieving Goals & Celebrating Wins
• oMaximum Effort & Ownership
• oSupporting, Respecting, & Empowering One Another

Compensation

• ·Annual starting base salary of $55,000
• ·Additional compensation, upon promotion to Account Manager:
  • o$5,000 base salary increase
  • oUncapped weekly commission
  • oContest bonuses for achieving sales goals
  • oAuto allowance ($375/month)
  • oCell allowance ($100/month)
• ·For President’s Club winners:
  • oLong Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) annual bonus, starting at $10,000
  • oAll-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