Senior Corporate Partnerships Sales Manager

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Corporate Partnerships Sales Manager to support strategic partnerships and business development initiatives. This role is an individual contributor focused on driving new revenue growth through prospecting, qualifying leads, and advancing partnership opportunities that expand Discovery Education ’s impact in K–12 education. The Senior Manager collaborates frequently with cross-functional teams, works closely with the Senior Director, and partners with implementation and marketing teams to deliver solutions that meet partner objectives and advance educational equity.
• In This Role You Will:

Identify, engage, and secure new corporate and nonprofit partners aligned with Discovery Education ’s mission and revenue goals
- Build and manage a robust pipeline of partnership opportunities, from

prospecting to contract execution

- Develop tailored proposals and presentations that address partner needs and demonstrate impact alongside Senior Leadership

- Work with internal teams to design partnership programs that integrate

content, technology, and social impact objectives
- Monitor trends in education, CSR, and technology to inform partnership

strategies and territory management

- Deliver on individual revenue targets and contribute to overall business unit growth

- Cultivate relationships with prospects to advance long-term partnerships

- Represent Discovery Education at partner meetings and industry events (30–40% travel)

Core Competencies for Success:

- Ability to identify opportunities and move them through the sales cycle

- Thrives in a dynamic environment and adjusts strategies based on market

insights

- Takes initiative and manages tasks independently without heavy oversight

- Runs alongside Senior Leadership for entire sales cycle from prospecting,

ideation and contracting Senior CEP Sales Manager

- Passionate about education and social impact, with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset

- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Credentials and Experience:

- Minimum 5-8 years of partnership development and/or direct sales responsibility

- Proven track record in business development, sales, or nonprofit fund

development, ideally in education, technology, or social impact sectors

- Skilled in consultative selling and building relationships

- Strong verbal and written communication skills; comfortable creating

presentations and proposals
- Experience with CRM platform management (Salesforce), proficiency in

presentation design (Keynote or PowerPoint), Microsoft Excel, social media, etc.

- Ability to travel to partner meetings and industry events 30-40% of the time

- Valid driver’s license

- Legal right to work in the United States

This is a remote role with travel across assigned states to support partner meetings, convenings, and workforce development engagements. The hiring range for this position is between $96,650 - $107,400 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for a Variable Target.
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At Discovery Education , we are fulfilling our mission of preparing learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today's world. Serving more than 4.5 million educators and 45 million students, available in approximately half of U.S. classrooms and primary schools in the UK, and more than 140 countries around the globe; we are on a journey to transform teaching and learning though innovative partnerships with school districts, states, ministries of education, and other like-minded organizations. We have built an award-winning and highly reputable organization because of talented and driven people who work together to accelerate student achievement by tapping into students' natural curiosity and desire to learn by capturing their minds and imagination thro