Vice President, Palladian Partners (Contingent, 75% Appointment)

USA (Hybrid)

$128K/yr – $161K/yrSenior Level10+ years expPart time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own client portfolio outcomes by leading cross-divisional growth, coaching Account Directors, and shaping winning proposals that balance client value with firm profitability.

  • Client Ownership: Build trusted relationships, guide strategy, and ensure high satisfaction across the portfolio.
  • Growth & Collaboration: Drive cross-enterprise collaboration to expand capabilities and win new business.
  • Proposals & Governance: Lead bids, recompetes, and pricing with market-aware design and risk management.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strive for a deliberative, results-oriented, transparent and mission-driven workplace
  • Work together with senior leaders to retain and grow current clients, attract new clients, and expand capabilities and offerings
  • Build and nurture client relationships by providing team leadership and strategic guidance to clients
  • Develop appropriate strategies for the best possible outcome for clients and the firm
  • Lead proposals, bids, extensions and recompetes, and help ensure market-appropriate and competitive proposal design and pricing
  • Apply a growth mindset to cross-enterprise collaboration with other Altarum operating divisions
  • Maintain a strong grasp on market environmental conditions, pricing strategies, and technological advancements
  • Build and develop talent to drive the future success of the organization
  • Strategically recruit, hire, and develop people and teams, to include coaching Account Directors on growth and client relations
  • Provide oversight and quality control for all client accounts in their portfolio

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, public health, or related field
  • At least 10 years of relevant technical experience; health focus strongly preferred
  • Experience managing large, complex teams
  • Prior communications firm and/or government or government consulting experience strongly preferred
  • Master's degree or Ph.D. is a plus
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively on a team and with key stakeholders and clients
  • Action-oriented, organized, proactive, and adaptable approach
  • Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to customer service
  • Experience n federal contracting rules and standards

Preferred

Benefits

  • Competitive Medical, Dental and Optical plans
  • Generous Paid Time Off, 8 Company observed holidays plus 3 floating holidays
  • Tuition Assistance
  • 401K Plan (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing)
  • Life, AD&D & Disability coverage
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Palladian Partners, Inc.

At Palladian Partners, we believe that exceptional communication improves lives. We translate research into strategically targeted communications that inform, educate, and empower. Since 1996, we have partnered with government and nonprofit clients to drive positive change through communication.We help our clients develop effective strategies to promote behavior change. We create integrated, evidence-based communication strategies that improve millions of lives.We believe that everyone should be able to access important health and science information.

Founded in 1996
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
48 employees (16 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
487
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.6%
Direct
41.8%
Referral
12.7%
Social
10%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~48

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (25% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3