Program Manager

Description:
Program Manager
New Orleans, LA

Here's a great opportunity to join our Advanced Designation team, and have an important impact on our business!

Kaplan Financial Services is a leading provider of education, training and certification for securities, insurance, and financial services professionals and corporations.

Kaplan Financial Services is a key business within Kaplan Professional, a leading provider of licensing and continuing education training, certification, professional development courses, and compliance tracking for securities, insurance, financial services, legal, IT, and real estate professionals and corporations. Kaplan Professional is a unit of Kaplan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.

As a Program Manager, you will:Build relationships with leading financial services firms for the purpose of meeting their business objectives by selling courses and related materials for CFP(R) Certification and other advance business designationsDevelop market awareness using various media sources: Print advertising, Internet searches, emails, direct mail, phone calls and information sessionsContact and market to current and prospective business customers through emails, direct mail and phone callsWork closely with management to develop and implement marketing strategies, which will include the placement of print advertising and contacting financial service firms to setup on-site workshop sessionsConduct presentations for business clients to sell and educate them on the value and success of our financial planning programs and materials

Qualifications:
Four-year degree in marketing, business administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience3+ years of inside sales experience selling into professional business environmentsStrong administrative skills, organizational skills, and interpersonal skillsKnowledge of Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access desiredSome travel may be required to present our financial planning programs to current business partners and key prospectsYou'll receive great benefits, health and life insurance, 401K plan, medical savings account, vacation, personal days, and more.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment that is focused on the employee and customer then apply online with your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements.

RESUMES WITHOUT SALARY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED!!!

For further information, please see our website: http://www.kaplanfinancial.com

***Due to the expected volume of responses, we'll contact only those candidates in whom we have further interest.***

Kaplan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience
Kaplan's global success is highlighted by growth from $100mm USD to $1.4b USD in just 9 years. That success is directly based upon our unique ability to attract and retain highly-qualified/-motivated professionals, a group of highly-talented individuals rewarded for both individual- and team-based achievements.
We'll provide you with the tools, challenges, opportunities and rewards to take your career into a great new direction. If you want to be part of an incredible success story, and a company driven to provide high-value business solutions for world-class clients, then we're the place for you!

Job Location: New Orleans, LA

Job Number: 3708BR

Company URL: http://www.kaplan.com/kaplanprofessional

Company Profile:
Learning transforms lives - welcome to Kaplan Professional!

We're a world leader in licensing, continuing education training, certification, professional development courses, and compliance tracking for students, professionals and key corporations in financial services, insurance, information technology, real estate, and legal.

Kaplan Professional is a unit of Kaplan, Inc., a worldwide education services provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). www.kaplan.com