Sales Apprenticeship Program – Sales Development

Job Description

Entry-Level Account Manager | ZP Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid Entry-Level Account Manager position at ZP Group, located in Tysons Corner, VA. ZP Group is the parent company to Zachary Piper Solutions and Piper Companies, which together deliver best-in-class staffing and professional services across U.S. government sectors like Intelligence, Defense, Homeland, Health, and Civilian, as well as commercial Enterprise IT, Cyber Security, and Health Sciences. This role is a sales apprenticeship program designed to develop an elite sales professional, contributing to the company’s mission of creating meaningful partnerships that drive positive impact by fueling careers, strengthening businesses, and supporting critical missions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career / Apprenticeship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Tysons Corner, VA

• Team: Working under an experienced Account Manager
• Mission: Develop into an elite sales professional by mastering the recruitment life cycle and sales best practices to build and service a customer base.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Partnership: Partner with an experienced Account Manager to learn from them and support their business objectives.
• Recruitment: Recruit on open positions for Fortune 500 customers to build foundational sales development skills.
• Program Advancement: Advance into the mentorship-focused Sales Readiness Program as skills develop.
• Account Management: Upon promotion, develop and service your own customer base by creating meaningful partnerships, building trust, and driving client outcomes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level role focusing on a sales apprenticeship program.
• Experience: No prior professional experience is explicitly required; the role emphasizes an ambitious, hardworking, and high-character candidate with a desire to work in a results-oriented culture.
• Skills: Excellent work ethic, grit (ability to persevere through adversity), goal-driven and self-motivated, optimistic, a growth mindset, highly coachable, high EQ and passionate about building relationships.
• Bonus: Bachelor’s degree. Alignment with ZP Group’s “TEAMS” values: Transparent & Timely Communication, Elite Customer Service, Achieving Goals & Celebrating Wins, Maximum Effort & Ownership, Supporting, Respecting, & Empowering One Another.