Shorelight – Regional Partnership Manager, MENA
About Us
Shorelight is reinventing the international education experience for both students and universities. In partnership with leading U.S. institutions, we build innovative degree programs—whether on campus or cloud-based, in the United States or students’ home countries—that help students thrive and create a new generation of successful, globally minded alumni.
Job Overview
The Regional Partnership Manager, MENA is a channel development leader who is in charge of searching and signing new business partner/channel within their given region, to support regional recruitment team to expand its channel network and increase points of sales for all Shorelight programs. Reporting to the Regional Director, MENA, the Regional Partnership Manager, MENA will focus on identification of channel and partner opportunities, pitching, negotiating and forming partnership agreements with these channels, and then ensuring a healthy business yield from those new channels/partners.
Essential Functions
Channel Development
- Lead the initial approach to new channel/partner, then following an agreed engagement process, in collaboration with Recruitment Manager, pitch and negotiate through to contract and a sales goal.
- Work closely with HQ data analyst team and Regional Recruitment Manager to develop an actionable regional channel expansion plan.
- Ongoing relationship management and maintaining of the new partnerships post-contract.
- Ongoing support to Recruitment team to cultivate the new partnership and drive new sales.
- Work closely with recruitment team to develop school network and non-agent channels.
- Optimization of regional new channel expansion collateral and presentations.
- Ensure new channel agreement, APP etc., are optimized for revenue and ROI optimization
Stakeholder Engagement
- Expanding new high school relationships
- Conversion directly with students/parents (direct or agent channel)
- Ability to speak with and influence sponsor bodies when needed
- Alumni and parent engagement
- Running mock classes etc. for high school counselors and/or prospective students
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing, communications, business, international relations, or related area
- 3+ years of experience in the international education/recruitment industry
- 3+ years of experience in B2B relationship management
- Strong sales and account management skills
- Proven track record of working collaboratively in a matrix governance model
- Strategic-minded and sales-driven, with strong drive for results, and pressure-resilient
- Proficient with technology and reporting programs/systems
- Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to travel extensively
Preferred Qualifications
- Existing network and relationships within the education industry; strong working knowledge of key international markets, programs, and products; and US higher education are all pluses
Application Process
To apply for this position, please visit the Shorelight Careers page to submit an application with a resume and cover letter.
Shorelight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.