Academic Alliances Business Development Consultant

Build Institutional Alliances for Spottal

Role Snapshot

• Location: United States (field-based, campus-facing)
• Engagement: Independent contractor/freelance
• Compensation: 100% commission (no salary)
• Focus: College and training provider partnerships

Primary Responsibilities

• Visit and engage in person with community colleges, trade schools, and career institutes in your territory.
• Deliver targeted presentations of Spottal’s enrollment and placement platform to:
  • Enrollment Directors
  • Admissions Teams
  • Workforce Development and Career Services leaders
• Translate platform capabilities into clear institutional value: increased enrollment and improved program outcomes.
• Book and coordinate demos or follow-up meetings with Spottal’s core team as needed.
• Close partnership agreements and lead onboarding for new institutional partners.
• Track visits, conversations, and pipeline status with concise reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience selling into higher education (colleges, universities, or training institutes).
• Working knowledge of admissions, enrollment, and workforce placement processes.
• Strength in relationship-driven, face-to-face field sales.
• Existing higher-ed network preferred.
• Comfort operating as a freelancer/independent contractor.

Commission Plan

• No salary ; compensation is purely performance-based.
• 50% commission on Spottal’s per-student fee for the first batch enrolled at each new partner institution.
• 20% commission on all subsequent enrollments from that institution for 12 months , contingent on active relationship management.
• No cap on the number of institutions, students, or total commissions.

Commission Trigger

• Commission is earned once a student is successfully enrolled and accepted through Spottal.

If you bring a higher-ed network and a hunter mindset, this role lets you scale impact—and earnings—without limits.