Paragon One (www.ParagonOne.com) is helping corporations become the classrooms of the future for real work. We're a team out of MIT and YCombinator building scalable remote extern programs to upskill thousands of underrepresented students per year on behalf of corporates like Home Depot, Meta, PwC, HSBC, HP, and National Geographic. After a 6-8 week cohort-based extern program, students earn a certificate from the company and get to put the externship under professional experience on their resume. Nearly 80% of students are from underrepresented (black, hispanic, latinX) backgrounds, and we see 1 in 2 students land Fortune 1000 jobs within 6 months of completing an externship. Our platform and process handles recruiting, training, collaboration, workflow management, and assessment.
We are looking for a strategic and entrepreneurially-minded Engagement Manager with a consulting or professional services background, and 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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