Entry-level Account Manager

ZP Group; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Auto allowance

Cell allowance

All-expenses-paid trip

OPTO (Open Paid Time Off)

401k with company match

Parental leave

Company-paid laptop

Job summary

ZP Group seeks a driven candidate for a sales apprenticeship in Columbia, MD. You will begin by learning the recruitment lifecycle for six months, then advance through a mentorship-focused Sales Readiness Program, with a path to promote to Account Manager based on merit.

You will recruit for Fortune 500 clients, develop sales skills, and build a customer base while earning an uncapped commission alongside a base salary. This role blends training with real growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Gritty and resilient under pressure.
• Goal-driven and self-motivated.
• Growth mindset and coachable.
• Strong emotional intelligence and relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Learn recruitment lifecycle over a 6-month period before promotion.
• Support Account Managers and drive new business development.
• Recruit on open positions for Fortune 500 customers.
• Develop and service your own customer base after promotion to Account Manager.
• Collaborate with mentors in the Sales Readiness Program.

Skills

Grit

Goal oriented

Growth mindset

Coachable

Emotional intelligence

Relationship building

Results oriented

Job description

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.

Job Location: Columbia, MD

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

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.

• 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:
• Gritty: ability to persevere through adversity
• Goal-driven and self-motivated
• 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
• Alignment with our "TEAMS" values:
• Transparent & Timely Communication
• Elite Customer Service
• Achieving Goals & Celebrating Wins
• Supporting, Respecting, & Empowering One Another

Compensation:

• Annual base salary
• Additional compensation upon promotion to Account Manager:
• Uncapped weekly commission
• Contest bonuses for achieving sales goals
• Auto allowance ($375/month)
• Cell allowance ($100/month)
• All-expenses-paid trip to luxury resort in the Riviera Maya
• Open Paid Time Off (OPTO)
• 401k with company match (ADP Retirement)
• Parental leave
• Company-paid laptop & premium sales tools