Strategic Growth Manager
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We’re Spark, a mission-driven company helping independent Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams. The vast majority of beneficiaries select benefits with the help of an independent broker, but technology and support for brokers is woefully antiquated. We provide workflows and services to help brokers achieve transformative growth.
Job Description
Summary
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We’re looking for a Strategic Growth Manager to accelerate Spark’s growth trajectory by building out one of the market’s below:
Chicago, Great Lakes (Detroit, Ann Arbor, Cleveland), Carolinas (Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston), New England (Boston, CT), Northern California (Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento), Mountain West (Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver), Dallas, (Kansas City, St Louis), Southern California
Working with sales & marketing teams, you will lead the go-to-market strategy in your market with a focus on recruiting new-to-Spark Medicare agencies. You’ll own business development and be responsible for driving the top of our sales funnel by getting in front of prospective Medicare agencies via in-person & virtual outreach. From there, you’ll drive the end-to-end sales process and be responsible for product demonstrations, contract negotiations, and, ultimately, closing the deal.
Moreover, you’ll need to collaborate with Spark’s Marketing team to amplify Spark’s brand awareness in your market as well as Spark’s Agent Success team to effectively onboard and service contracted agencies.
The ideal candidate is a true entrepreneur with exceptional sales and business development skills and a desire to build something special. You have a bias toward action, willingness to roll up your sleeves, and a strong growth mindset. You’re passionate about running an efficient yet effective sales process and being a key pillar of our go-to-market team.
What you’ll do:
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- Drive Lead Generation
+ Directly outreach to and build relationships with Medicare agencies, passionately communicate Spark’s value proposition, set qualified sales opportunities
- Closes Deals
+ Run full product demonstrations, tailor the Spark product offering to the prospect’s pain points, develop partnership proposals and negotiate contract terms, gain commitment to move forward with a Spark partnership
- Be a Brand Ambassador
+ Develop a comprehensive understanding of the market, build local relationships with agencies, carriers, & providers, run sales recruitment events & webinars, consistently promote Spark in-person and via social media
What you’ll need:
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- +5 years of sales experience managing broker relationships at a local or national Medicare insurance carrier
- Deep, in-market relationships with Medicare agency owners or principals
- Passion about sales and business / market development
- Tenacity and creativity to develop new business opportunities
- Strong prospecting, product demonstration, and negotiation skills
- Comfort with ambiguity; ability to be flexible in a rapidly changing environment
- Experience working within sales engagement software and CRM
How you'll be compensated:
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- Spark is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this role is currently $80,000 - $110,000 for NYC positions only. Salary ranges are determined through alignment with market data. The base salary amount offered is determined by a number of factors including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skills. This salary range may differ in other states.
- Uncapped commission tied to new Medicare enrollments
- Eligibility for equity
Summary
We’re looking for a Strategic Growth Manager to accelerate Spark’s growth trajectory by building out one of the market’s below:
Chicago, Great Lakes (Detroit, Ann Arbor, Cleveland), Carolinas (Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston), New England (Boston, CT), Northern California (Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento), Mountain West (Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver), Dallas, (Kansas City, St Louis), Southern CaliforniaMoreover, you’ll need to collaborate with Spark’s Marketing team to amplify Spark’s brand awareness in your market as well as Spark’s Agent Success team to effectively onboard and service contracted agencies.
The ideal candidate is a true entrepreneur with exceptional sales and business development skills and a desire to build something special. You have a bias toward action, willingness to roll up your sleeves, and a strong growth mindset. You’re passionate about running an efficient yet effective sales process and being a key pillar of our go-to-market team.
What you’ll do:
- Drive Lead Generation
- Directly outreach to and build relationships with Medicare agencies, passionately communicate Spark’s value proposition, set qualified sales opportunities
- Closes Deals
- Run full product demonstrations, tailor the Spark product offering to the prospect’s pain points, develop partnership proposals and negotiate contract terms, gain commitment to move forward with a Spark partnership
- Be a Brand Ambassador
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the market, build local relationships with agencies, carriers, & providers, run sales recruitment events & webinars, consistently promote Spark in-person and via social media
What you’ll need:
- +5 years of sales experience managing broker relationships at a local or national Medicare insurance carrier
- Deep, in-market relationships with Medicare agency owners or principals
- Passion about sales and business / market development
- Tenacity and creativity to develop new business opportunities
- Strong prospecting, product demonstration, and negotiation skills
- Comfort with ambiguity; ability to be flexible in a rapidly changing environment
- Experience working within sales engagement software and CRM
How you'll be compensated:
- Spark is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary range for this role is currently $80,000 - $110,000 for NYC positions only. Salary ranges are determined through alignment with market data. The base salary amount offered is determined by a number of factors including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skills. This salary range may differ in other states.
- Uncapped commission tied to new Medicare enrollments
- Eligibility for equity
