Our client is a long established consumer products company with a mission centered on helping schools and community organizations achieve their fundraising goals. For decades, the organization has helped customers raise billions of dollars to support education, activities, and community programs. With a collaborative, purpose driven culture and a continued focus on growth, they are seeking a Fundraising Growth Lead to help strengthen and expand their presence across an assigned region.
Position Overview
The Fundraising Growth Lead will own the overall growth and performance of an assigned territory, with responsibility for customer acquisition, retention, lead conversion, and market penetration. This is a highly collaborative commercial role that drives results through a combination of territory planning, strategic partnership, coaching, and influence. You will work closely with independent sales partners and internal teams to identify opportunities, address performance challenges, and build strategies that support sustainable growth.
Position Responsibilities
- Own revenue growth, customer retention, and market penetration across an assigned territory.
- Develop and execute annual and quarterly territory growth plans aligned with broader business objectives.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with independent sales partners and support their continued business growth and success.
- Use market insights, performance data, and business reviews to identify growth opportunities, retention risks, and areas for improvement.
- Partner with internal teams to support lead generation, qualification, routing, and conversion across the territory.
- Track pipeline activity and share relevant trends, benchmarks, and best practices with sales partners.
- Identify opportunities to expand customer coverage and strengthen participation within existing and new markets.
- Support fundraising program planning and partner with internal teams to deliver a strong customer experience.
Position Qualifications
Required:
- A demonstrated track record of success driving revenue growth, customer retention, lead conversion, or market expansion.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in sales, account management, channel management, territory development, business consulting, or a related field.
- Experience developing and executing territory or business growth plans.
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence independent sales representatives, distributors, brokers, agents, or other external business partners.
- Strong commercial mindset with the ability to use performance data to identify opportunities and drive action.
- Self motivated and proactive approach with a willingness to take ownership of results.
Preferred:
- Experience within fundraising, education, nonprofit services, direct sales, consumer products, or a distributed sales model.
Location Dynamics
- This position is primarily remote with occasional travel for company meetings, training, team events, customer visits, and other business needs. Travel is expected to be up to 25%.
If you’re ready to make an impact and take your career to the next level, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and a member of Talentfoot’s recruitment team will be in touch should your track record of success, experience, skills and qualifications match our client’s requirements.
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