Paragon One (www.ParagonOne.com) connects large numbers of students to employers through industry relevant projects called Remote Externships. We make it easier for students to build professional experiences while also engaging with company employees. For enterprise customers who need to scale and engage their early talent pipeline, Paragon One’s platform saves companies like Facebook, PwC, Hewlett-Packard, National Geographic, Snapchat, and Cargill time and money while helping them increase brand engagement and achieve DE&I targets. Paragon One has served thousands of students with externships. Paragon One was founded by a team out of MIT and backed by YCombinator, Foundation Capital, University Ventures, and Learn Capital.
We are looking for a strategic and entrepreneurially-minded Sr. Enterprise Partnership Manager with a passion for managing corporate partnerships and engagements to join our fast-paced team. This role will focus on onboarding company projects, project managing our corporate accounts, building deep relationships, and expanding partnerships within large enterprises.
Ideal candidates will have worked in professional services (i.e. consulting or banking), product management, business development, and/or a startup while bringing attention to detail, strong client management skills, and ability to work with companies across different industries.
We seek aspiring leaders who are passionate about solving extremely hard problems in the education-to-workforce movement.
Competitive startup salary with equity.
Responsibilities
Build relationships with stakeholders at Fortune 500 companies
Guide corporate partners through project onboarding
Provide guidance on how extern projects should be structured
Project manage externships with company point-of-contact including webinar planning, work quality review, and making sure company client needs are met
Manage and support corporate client relationships throughout externship lifecycle with goal of expanding client contract scope across organization
Skills and Experience
Grit and perseverance to tackle the hardest problems
4+ years of professional services (i.e. consulting or banking), product management, business development, and/or a startup experience.
Strong relationship development skills with senior leadership and stakeholders
Strong sense for how to navigate complex corporate environments in order to close deals
Ability to connect and effectively communicate with people of all levels
Exceptional teamwork and multi-tasking skills
Strong sense of ownership and roll-up-your-sleeves attitude
High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Experience with recruiting technology tools
Experience thriving and prioritizing in a constantly changing environment
Media
PwC extern highlight video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UtPw6Kud80
HP extern highlight video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paragon-one_hp-hptechventures-work-activity-6856711255571390464-NV75/
Yahoo! Finance TV interview: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6797983228197257216/
Human Capital Innovations podcast: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/podcast/episode/2c57482f/s38e23-the-benefits-of-externship-programs-for-the-student-and-for-organizations-with-matt-wilkerson
Recruiting Daily Article: https://recruitingdaily.com/remote-externships-the-future-of-student-recruitment/
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