Education Partnerships Manager - Southern California

Socket.dev; South Gate (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Medical insurance

Flexible Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Referral program

First Stop Health

Job summary

Study Smart, based in Southern California, seeks a Partnership Manager to grow services with schools and nonprofits. You will research grants, perform direct outreach, and attend events to cultivate new partners while nurturing existing relationships.

The role emphasizes self-motivation, sales mindset, and a focus on equity in education, reporting to the Associate Director of California Partnerships.

Qualifications

• 2 years in similar sales or development role.
• Experience in education programming or sales.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Desire to increase access to higher education for underrepresented students.
• Ability to quickly develop relationships and establish credibility through consultative needs-based conversations.
• Exceptional and persuasive communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Willingness to visit clients in region on as-needed basis.
• Ability to work independently and take direction.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with current and new clients.
• Provide outstanding relationship management to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Travel approximately 30% of the time to plan meetings and renewal conversations.
• Attend local and regional trade shows and conferences to meet with partners.
• Develop additional sales channels and opportunities.
• Assist with renewal cycles and retain clients across regional portfolios.

Skills

Sales experience

Education programming experience

Relationship building

Consultative selling

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Salesforce

Google Workspace

Google Drive

Job description

Study Smart, based in Southern California, seeks a Partnership Manager to grow services with schools and nonprofits. You will research grants, perform direct outreach, and attend events to cultivate new partners while nurturing existing relationships.

The role emphasizes self-motivation, sales mindset, and a focus on equity in education, reporting to the Associate Director of California Partnerships.