National Accounts Principal

Job Description

Job Description

About EAB

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.

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The Role in Brief :

National Accounts Principal

The National Accounts Principal interacts with partner institutions on a daily basis as the executive ‘face of EAB’ and serves as a strategic advisor to leadership teams. The Principal partners with partners, understands their institutional idiosyncrasies and priorities, and aligns EAB growth (and renewal) strategies appropriately.

This role may be based out of EAB’s Washington, D.C. office; Richmond, VA office; or open to remote work within the continental U.S. This role is aligned to Managing Director level at EAB.

Primary Responsibilities :

Partner-Based Growth Strategist

• Develops account-level plans to drive principled growth strategies based upon partner needs and priorities, as well as firm interests
• Leverages partner knowledge and relationships to proactively identify sales opportunities and support / execute commercial activities to drive on-going revenue and contract value growth
• Collaborates with commercial teams by prioritizing growth opportunities, facilitating access and supporting successful sales / renewal outcomes
• Displays creative judgment in orchestrating holistic integration of renewal and new business efforts

Executive ‘Face of EAB’

Partner Expert and Advocate

Basic Qualifications :

Ideal Qualifications :

If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other’s unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation :

The compensation package for this role includes a starting salary (base) range of $130,500 - $177,000 per year plus eligibility for uncapped variable compensation. The anticipated total earnings are $230,500 - $277,000 at target levels of performance against commercial goals in a full and typical fiscal year, with lucrative uncapped earning potential to reward overperformance. Actual salary and on-target earnings vary due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting range for their role.

Benefits :

Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include :

Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com / careers / benefits.

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.