PlanetSpark - Associate Director - Business Development - Teacher Supply

About PlanetSpark:

PlanetSpark is on a mission to build the next generation of confident speakers and creative writers. We are a Series B funded, global company impacting over 13 countries through live 1:1 personalized classes on Public Speaking and Creative Writing through handpicked top 1% teachers. Our kids participate in gripping debates, create viral YouTube videos, start their own podcast channels, perform stand-up comedy, write nail-biting mystery stories, and become confident and fearless speakers.

PlanetSpark is on its journey to becoming the global leader in the large and untapped communication skills segment by 2023. We are backed by some top VCs and are on a 30% month-on-month growth curve. We were featured amongst the fastest growing companies in the world, according to a recent study on the world's fastest-growing startups by GrowJo.

Come, join a passionate team of over 900 young and energetic team members and 1300+ expert teachers on this roller coaster ride to build the most loved brand for kids who will move the world!

Mission Statement

Help PlanetSpark scale to 10,000 teachers by June 2022

Roles and Responsibilities:

As the Associate Director for Teacher Supply, you will be leading a large high-performance team of over 50 associates and managers and help achieve the aggressive teacher scale-up plans. You will play a pivotal role in the growth journey of becoming the world's largest player in communication skills for kids.

Responsibilities:

- Be accountable for weekly targets of on-boarding 500 teachers

- Create weekly plans for BDMs and distribute targets

- Look at various channels for lead generation and increase the top of the funnel

- Build a positive work culture in the team and run incentive plans, reward and recognition programs and training and development programs

- Coach and mentor Business Development Managers to help them achieve their targets

- Work closely with the product team to improve processes and recommend product enhancements to enable scale and automation

What are We Looking For?

- 7 to 9 years of experience in business development at a consumer startup or a large consumer company with a high hustle culture

- Proven leadership experience and the ability to deliver targets in a weekly manner

- A very analytical and data driven mindset

- MBA from a Tier 1 bschool (old IIMs / XLRI / ISB / FMS)

- Living in or Relocatable to Gurgaon and willing to work 6 days a week

What are the behavioral attributes that we are looking for?

- A keen desire to grow the business for a fast-growing Series B funded startup

- An apparent Founder's mindset i.e. A mindset where the person can own up the teacher supply and shape it independently like a Founder