Entry-level Account Manager - 172437

Piper Companies; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 53,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO (OPTO)

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k with company match

Parental leave

Company laptop & tools

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Piper Companies, part of ZP Group, is seeking an ambitious candidate for a sales apprenticeship that starts with learning recruitment lifecycle and progresses through a mentorship-focused program. The goal is promotion to Account Manager, with uncapped earning potential and a base salary.

Colleague development is at the core of the program. The role blends hybrid work (Columbia, MD) with structured training, ongoing mentorship, and performance-based advancement.

Qualifications

• Qualities essential for success at ZP Group: Excellent work ethic, grit, goal-driven, self-motivated, optimistic, growth mindset, highly coachable, high EQ and relationship focus.
• Alignment with TEAMS values: Transparent communication, Elite customer service, Achieving goals, Maximum effort, Supporting and empowering one another.

Responsibilities

• Partner with an experienced Account Manager to learn and drive the business forward.
• Recruit on open positions for Fortune 500 customers to build sales development.
• Progress to our Sales Readiness Program and gain skills.
• Manage and grow your own customer base after promotion, building trust and partnerships.

Skills

Excellent work ethic

Grit

Goal-driven

Self-motivated

Optimistic

Growth mindset

Coachable

High EQ

Relationship building

Uncapped earning potential

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Role: Entry-level Account Manager

Company: Piper Companies (ZP Group)

Location: Columbia, MD (Hybrid: Monday through Thursday onsite, remote Fridays)

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:
• 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:

• Transparent & Timely Communication
• Elite Customer Service
• Achieving Goals & Celebrating Wins
• Maximum Effort & Ownership
• Supporting, Respecting, & Empowering One Another

Compensation:

• Annual base salary: $52,500 to start ($5,000 base salary increase upon promotion to Account Manager)
• Additional compensation upon promotion to Account Manager:

• 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

This job opens for applications on 8/19/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.