Regional SBO Account Manager (West)
Location: United States, Remote
Human Interest is on a mission to ensure that people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits.
Nearly half of all working Americans are not saving enough for their future. Too often it’s because they are employed by a company that doesn’t offer a retirement plan. Human Interest is changing that by making it affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses to offer employees a path to financial independence through retirement savings.
Reporting to the National Director of Regional and SBO Partnerships, the Regional Partner Account Manager, will play a key role in developing, growing and maintaining existing partnerships within a defined territory; with the primary objective of delivering value to those partners helping them win business in an effort to receive leads in return.
You will be measured by your ability to generate revenue opportunities while managing multiple relationships concurrently. This will be done through a systematic approach to account management, using your creative juices, servicing these relationships and earning the trust of the stakeholders that provide us those opportunities.
You’re the right fit for this role if you are passionate, agile, forward-thinking, collaborative, hard working, and want to disrupt a broken industry. We move with high velocity, have grit, live and default to action. And finally, as we go 24,791 mph, you should be comfortable with change.
What you get to do every day
- Manage multiple partner relationships both internally and externally in a high pace environment. You are viewed as the driver, the air support and liaison between the Regional Director, the Partner Account Manager and the external partner.
- Continually seek opportunities with these partners to increase revenue by up-selling additional partnership offerings through coaching on qualified leads and opportunities.
- Create a regular cadence of account contact with the assigned book of partner accounts, its stakeholders and executive team to drive strategic initiatives, and measure value of partnership.
- Define reporting, regional KPIs and success metrics for the West region. Driving measured success with the PAMs owning the relationships.
- Implement streamlined partner processes and ensure smooth day-to-day communication and feedback.
- Develop promotions, attend partner events and devise incentives to protect and grow existing revenue streams.
- Meet/exceed monthly PRL’s through closing of incremental sales and revenue opportunities within assigned Regional & SBO partners.
- Take ownership of revenue share for SBO partner and conduct business reviews leveraging revenue share to help grow the partnership
- Partner with ongoing internal service teams to deliver high quality visibility to our partner client.
- Bring subject matter experts from the organization into client relationships as needed to address specific issues, projects and integrations.
- Maintain customer satisfaction and serve as the primary escalation point for any partner issues that arise.
- Maintain documentation in Salesforce regarding client/partner activity for dedicated book of accounts.
- Participate with and coordinate with other departments including, marketing, implementation, engineering and finance regarding relevant partner specific topics.
- Travel within the region and nationally to sales conferences, trade shows, or partnership meetings.
What you will accomplish
- You get to be a part of something special by building a partnership arm of the business focused on regionally field based payroll / HCM organizations and SBO’s from the ground up.
- You will incrementally drive referral growth 10X within existing relationships. This place is a rocketship, so buckle up!
- You will have strong knowledge and understanding of the organization’s products, services, customers, competitors; establishing HI as the preferred partner
- Partner internally with partner marketing to create and execute meaningful collateral and partner promotions and presentations
- Drive education and learning for the PAM org on how to work with regional and local partners most effectively
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive relationships forward.
What you bring to the role
- 5+ years of experience in the Retirement Services / HCM / Payroll Industry.
- Proven track record of success in a quota-driven sales environment.
- Experience building relationships with CPA’s, payroll companies, HR consultants and
benefit brokers.
- Courage, Passion, Resilience, and Drive
- Core Competencies: Relationship Management, Business Acumen, Situational Awareness, Strong Organizational Skills
- Professional Competencies: Adaptability, Customer Focus, Drive for Results, Influencing Impact, Judgment, Collaboration, Executive Maturity/Presence, Value Selling, Analytical Problem Solving, Organized & Disciplined, Initiates/Embraces Change.
- CRM experience (particularly Salesforce)
- Exceptional communication skills; written and verbal
- Strong understanding of the Human Interest partner process, demands, and needs for continued success
- Willing to flex with constant change and day-to-day competing priorities
- A team player and big picture thinking mentality
Please feel free to apply to this position even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements listed above.
Why you will love working at Human Interest
Mission – Highly collaborative startup dedicated to supporting employee engagement and growth. It’s an opportunity to help solve one of the biggest unsolved problems in America: saving for retirement.
Culture – Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Human Interest’s unique view on what’s important and what’s right. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions on their own. It also helps candidates considering career opportunities critically evaluate whether they will thrive at Human Interest.
- Customer obsession
- Long-term orientation
- Autonomous and accountable teams
- An escalating bar for talent and performance
- Fundamental optimism
Compensation – The on-target earnings (OTE) range target for the role seniority described in this job description is $140,000 – $150,000. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, geographic location, compensation/equity mix, and market data. This position may also be eligible for additional incentives such as equity awards, short-term incentives, or sales compensation.
Benefits –
- A great 401(k) plan: Our own! Our 401(k) includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation (immediately vested) and $0 plan fees
- Top-of-the-line health plans, as well as dental and vision insurance
- Generous PTO and parental leave policies
- Lyra – Enhanced Mental Heath Support for Employees and dependents
- Carrot – Fertility healthcare and family forming benefits
- Candidly – Student loan resource to help you and your family plan, borrow, and repay student debt
- Monthly work-from-home stipend; annual wellness stipend
- Employee Resource Groups including Veterans, Lift Ev’ry Voice, Pride, LatinX, Families, and Women in Tech
- Fun online and regional events and celebrations and department and company offsites
- The vast majority of our positions can be 100% remote
About Human Interest:
We’re a high-growth, Series D-funded company that’s changing the retirement industry. Named one of America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes, one of the Best Places to Work by the San Francisco Business Times, and a Top Company by Y Combinator, we’ve raised $337M and are backed by leading investors, including TPG (The Rise Fund), SoftBank, Glynn Capital, NewView Capital, USVP, Wing, Uncork, and others.
Human Interest is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran or military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state, or local laws.