Senior Strategic Relationship Manager

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) – the leading destination for innovative management thinking. We reach lifelong learners to improve the practice of management in a changing world. This mission inspires each of us to unlock the leader in everyone – including you!

The opportunity

Harvard Business Publishing’s Corporate Learning division targets enterprises that recognize leadership development as a source of competitive advantage. The Corporate Learning (CL) team’s expertise is in creating rich, interactive learning experiences that develop leaders who shape their organizations’ futures by making smart decisions at critical moments.

We are seeking a Senior Strategic Relationship Manager (SSRM) to drive enterprise sales efforts with a strong emphasis on new business development (60%) and expansion of existing accounts (40%). This is a high-impact role ideal for a seasoned sales professional who excels at forming trusted relationships with C-level and VP-level stakeholders, thrives in a collaborative and intellectually curious environment, and consistently delivers strategic value in complex B2B environments and sales cycles.

What you'll do

As a SSRM, you will play four critical roles in driving client value and business growth:

• Business Advisor:
  Apply strong business acumen and a consultative approach to understand clients’ strategic priorities and operational challenges. Leverage Harvard’s thought leadership to help clients reframe their approach to leadership development and align learning investments with business outcomes.

• Strategist:
  Develop and execute tailored engagement strategies that align client needs with HBP’s solutions, delivering both client impact and commercial success. Bring creativity and insight into client challenges, emphasizing value over price in every solution.

• Account Team Leader:
  Lead cross-functional teams to drive account success. Establish and maintain deep, trusted relationships across client organizations, especially at the VP, SVP, and C-suite levels—to expand influence and identify net new opportunities and expand the breadth and depth of Corporate Learning’s Solutions portfolio.

• Revenue Generator:
  Own enterprise prospecting, account planning, and quota attainment. Drive pipeline growth by identifying new opportunities and expanding relationships within key enterprise accounts.

What you’ll bring

• 7+ years of experience selling complex professional services or enterprise learning solutions into large organizations (10K+ employees).

• Proven ability to engage, develop relationships, and sell to executive stakeholders at the VP level and above, with a consultative and strategic approach.

• Demonstrated track record of consistent success in acquiring new logos and expanding enterprise accounts, especially to the Top 2000 Corporations.

• Strong proficiency in developing and executing prospecting and account expansion plans that generate measurable revenue impact.

• Experience leveraging sales technologies (such as Demandbase, PROLIFIQ, SalesLoft, or similar tools) to enhance productivity, engagement, and pipeline velocity.

• Ability to interpret and apply intent data and behavioral signals to identify opportunities and engage senior decision-makers early in the buying cycle.

• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and persuasion skills; able to tailor value propositions to diverse executive audiences.

• Proven adaptability in a VUCA environment

You’ll stand out if you have

• A repeatable, high-performance enterprise prospecting method that has resulted in consistent wins with large, complex clients.

• A deep understanding of how to navigate long, consultative sales cycles, multistakeholder environments, and solution-based selling in enterprise contexts.

• A passion for leadership development and a desire to help organizations unlock the potential of their leaders.

What we offer

As a mission-driven global company, Harvard Business Publishing is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, trust, and engagement where everyone is welcome, valued, respected, and feels they belong. In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer meaningful programs focused on career development and employee wellness, such as education reimbursement and early-release Summer Fridays!

HBP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

$125,000-140,000

Above is the annualized pay range for this position. In addition, this position includes the opportunity to earn our annual Performance Based Variable Pay Program. Actual salary will be set based upon a range of factors, including external benchmark market data, individual knowledge, skills, experience, location and internal equity.