Manager, Membership
Arlington, TX - USA
Job Summary
This is a hybrid role. The selected candidate will work in our Arlington VA office (Tuesdays-Thursdays).
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS
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SUMMARY
The Manager Membership is responsible for driving revenue growth member retention and overall performance in an assigned market segment. The role provides leadership across sales execution member engagement (customer success) ensuring a comprehensive go-to-market strategy and end-to-end member addition to owning segment performance the role is responsible for recruiting onboarding training and developing talent building a high-performing team capable of delivering results. The ideal candidate is a strategic solutions-oriented leader who balances new business growth with long-term relationship development.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and support sales and member engagement (customer success) team.
- Own revenue performance for an assigned market segment including new business acquisition onboarding engagement expansion and renewal.
- Monitor pipeline health forecast accuracy and quota attainment across the assigned market segment.
- Oversee customer success strategy to ensure strong retention adoption renewal and member value outcomes.
- Support the team in conducting substantive conversations with directors and executives to understand board challenges and recommend NACD solutions.
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of NACDs governance products experiences and members serving as a resource for direct reports on benefits positioning use cases and member facing questions.
- Partner crossdepartmentally to enhance the value of membership and develop segmentspecific benefits communications and services.
- Identifies and coordinates internal and external resources to deliver training and development for team members.
- Recruit and onboard across sales and engagement to ensure new hires ramp up quickly understanding market segment and products.
- Coach develop and performance manage team members across sales and engagement functions.
NONESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Represents NACD at internal and external events.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Personal Attributes & Competencies
- Strategic Thinker: Translates market insights into actionable growth and retention strategies.
- Solutions-Oriented: Proactively addresses challenges with a focus on outcomes.
- Growth Mindset: Committed to continuous improvement for self and team.
- Intellectual Curiosity: Seeks to understand client needs industries and evolving best practices.
- People Developer: Invested in coaching mentoring and building strong teams.
- Member-Centric: Champions the client experience while balancing commercial objectives.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree required with at least five years of experience in sales account management or a consultative role with proven results. Strong interest in corporate governance and board leadership. Demonstrated experience coaching and motivating highperforming teams. Exceptional communication skills and professional presence. Strong commercial acumen and relationshipbuilding ability. Ability to manage multiple priorities independently. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite; experience with Salesforce or other CRMs preferred.
This position description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be required to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
The salary/hourly range for this position is $110000-$116000 with the potential to earn an additional $35000$52500 annually in performance-based bonuses paid quarterly. Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education work experience certifications etc.
Required Experience:
Manager
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