PlanetSpark - Business Development Manager - 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 Business Development Manager - Teacher Supply, you will be leading a team of Business Development Associates to help PlanetSpark scale up the teacher supply by hiring the right teachers for the platform. This is a high impact role and directly contributes to the business growth of the company.

Responsibilities:

- Be accountable for weekly targets for teacher supply

- Distribute targets amongst team members and closely drive target completion

- Take morning and evening huddles with the team

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

- Analyze performance data to look at levers for improving performance

What are We Looking For?

- 2 to 4 years of experience in business development at a consumer startup or a large consumer company with a high hustle culture

- Demonstrated performance at delivering business development targets week on week

- Excellent team leadership skills and the ability to drive team members towards stretch targets

- An analytical and problem-solving mindset

- 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