Full-Time

Account Manager

Updated on 6/17/2026

BME

BME

1-10 employees

Offers Black leadership fellowships and advocacy

Compensation Overview

$90k - $120k/yr

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role with ~70% fieldwork and ~30% remote from home office.

Category
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Salesforce
Requirements
  • Minimum of 5 years of HVAC sales experience.
  • Proven success selling commercial or light commercial HVAC solutions.
  • Experience working within Commercial, Industrial, and Mechanical (CIM) markets.
  • Strong consultative sales skills with the ability to uncover customer needs and present value-driven solutions.
  • Demonstrated track record of prospecting, developing, and closing new business opportunities.
  • Experience managing complex sales cycles and building long-term client relationships.
  • Proficiency with CRM systems such as Salesforce.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
  • Valid driver's license and ability to travel locally throughout the assigned territory.
  • Experience in selling value-based solutions with financial justification
  • Ability to understand mechanical systems and basic HVAC control programs
Responsibilities
  • Developing and maintaining trusted client relationships that drive long-term revenue growth.
  • Prospecting and generating new business through networking, referrals, cold outreach, and strategic business development activities.
  • Identifying customer challenges and recommending HVAC service, maintenance, repair, retrofit, and energy-saving solutions.
  • Conducting site visits, facility assessments, and solution presentations.
  • Developing pricing strategies, proposals, maintenance agreements, and service contract opportunities.
  • Collaborating with operations teams to ensure exceptional customer experiences and successful project execution.
  • Managing the complete sales cycle from prospecting through contract execution.
  • Maintaining accurate opportunity pipelines, forecasting, and customer activity within Salesforce or CRM platforms.
  • Creating compelling business cases and lifecycle cost analyses that demonstrate measurable customer value.
  • Staying informed on industry trends, technologies, and best practices within the commercial HVAC marketplace.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
  • Equivalent industry experience may be substituted for a degree.
  • Industry certifications are highly valued.
  • Experience selling HVAC service agreements, maintenance programs, retrofit projects, or energy efficiency solutions

BMe Community is a nonprofit that strengthens Black leadership and communities in the United States by offering fellowships, resources, and a platform to amplify Black voices. It supports Black leaders, activists, and organizers with programs that foster leadership, promote economic prosperity, and advocate for social justice, funded through fundraising campaigns, grants, and partnerships. The organization mobilizes Black leaders to advance the Agenda for Black L.O.V.E. (Live, Own, Vote, Excel), guiding efforts to create more caring and prosperous communities. Its edge comes from a targeted focus on Black communities, collaborative advocacy, and a mix of fellowships, capacity-building resources, and public campaigns that work with other nonprofits and sponsors to maximize impact.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$3.6M

Headquarters

Miami, Florida

Founded

1979

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What believers are saying

  • Corporate partnerships with Domino's, McKnight Foundation, NBA Foundation expand funding and reach.
  • Florida voting rights victory for 1.4 million formerly imprisoned people demonstrates policy impact.
  • Launched digital platforms including mobile app and BMe House expand accessibility beyond retreats.

What critics are saying

  • DEI funding backlash post-2024 threatens 80% of grant revenue from major sponsors.
  • Competing narrative frameworks from Black Male Engagement Network erode Asset-Framing differentiation.
  • Co-founder leadership fractures could splinter Vanguard network and halt fellowship programs.

What makes BME unique

  • Asset-Framing® cognitive science approach uniquely positions Black leaders as assets, not problems.
  • Established network of 400+ BMe Vanguard recipients creates unmatched peer collaboration infrastructure.
  • Multi-city presence across Miami, Detroit, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Akron enables localized impact.

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PR Newswire
Jul 8th, 2024
Top Foundations Convening On "Next Narratives" For High-Impact Philanthropy

MIAMI, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Many of the nation's top philanthropic foundations including Robert Woods Johnson, Annie E. Casey, McKnight, Prudential, New Commonwealth Fund, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Comcast Foundation, and Omidyar Network are cosponsoring a summit for 200 of their peers to share replicable strategies that have united people across political and social divides and raised billions for social causes by appealing to aspirations rather than to pity or fear.Hosted by nonprofit leadership network, BMe Community , the Next Narrative Summit aims to showcase why modern philanthropic initiatives that use social psychology create far greater Power , Opportunity , and Community to transform lives and systems than their traditional peers.Imagine if every foundation knew how to apply cognitive and social psychology to get greater engagement and results. Post this"Foundations often rely too heavily on worn tropes of crises, pity, and fear," says Trabian Shorters, Co-founder and CEO of BMe Community. "This aging practice inevitably breeds resentment and underinvestment in the very communities that we aim to help. Philanthropies that take much more dignifying approaches are experiencing breakthrough successes that are replicable."This shift from solely focusing on deficits to starting with people's aspirations and contributions before highlighting their challenges is called Asset-Framing. Though it sounds simple at first blush, Asset-Framing elegantly applies breakthroughs in cognitive and social psychology that prove human decision-making is narrative-driven, not fact-driven.At the Summit, leaders from Robert Woods Johnson Foundation to Prudential Insurance Co

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Feb 13th, 2024
Oneunited Bank Launches The Onelove Card

Promotes Love and Belonging for Black History Month During Divisive TimesMIAMI, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a world that seems increasingly divided, OneUnited Bank, the nation's largest Black-owned bank, proudly introduces the OneLove™ Card. This card is not just a financial tool but a beacon of unity, symbolizing the Bank's unwavering commitment to fostering love, belonging, and understanding within the Black community and across the nation during Black History Month.In 2024, the OneLove Card carries a theme that resonates deeply in today's society – the need to feel love and belonging amid growing divisiveness and resistance against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This visionary card, featuring designs from the internationally acclaimed artist and OneUnited Bank Artist-in-Residence, Addonis Parker, encapsulates the essence of unity and love, visually narrating the importance of togetherness in today's fragmented world.The OneLove message is comprehensive, embracing self-love, romantic love, parental love, and love for community, country, and humankind. It is a clarion call to the Black community and the world at large, spotlighting the crucial role of unity and belonging in healing divides and building an inclusive society that works for all.This initiative draws inspiration from the pioneering work of john a. powell law professor and chair of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley

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Jun 28th, 2023
The Most Powerful Black Social Impact Network That You'Ve Never Heard Of Just Turned 10 And Is Changing Minds On Equity

DETROIT, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2013, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation spun off BMe Community, an innovative Black leadership network. Since then, its members have created hundreds of award-winning social impact programs, achieved extraordinary policy breakthroughs, and are leading a paradigm shift in philanthropy's approach to equity.On July 1, 2023, BMe Community will celebrate its 10th anniversary by launching the "Build More Equity" tour to teach its high-impact paradigm shift, called "Asset-Framing®," to more foundations and social impact leaders."It's the best equity training I've ever experienced," says Interfaith American founder Eboo Patel. Tweet this BMe Community Vanguard BMe Community Co-Founders; Benjamin Evans, Sarah Multidor, and Trabian ShortersAsset-Framing is a cognitive science-based approach to building equity that focuses on defining people by their aspirations and contributions before noting and addressing their challenges. The impact of this approach, along with the achievements of BMe members is prompting leaders to reassess their approach to equity-building."Learning about Asset-Framing is like discovering that you've been trying to walk up the down escalator," says Blue Meridian Partners' Chief Investment Officer, Jim Shelton.The Black leaders in BMe Community have:Changed the Florida constitution in 2018 to allow 1.4 million formerly imprisoned people to vote thanks to the Florida Restoration Rights Coalition , led by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Desmond Meade .constitution in 2018 to allow 1.4 million formerly imprisoned people to vote thanks to the , led by Nobel Peace Prize nominee

PR Newswire
May 7th, 2023
Bme Community Amplifies Black Love And Power With $370,000 In Grants To 37 Bme Vanguard Awardees

MIAMI, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This Juneteenth week, BMe Community celebrates Black leadership by awarding $370,000 in grants to 37 BMe Vanguard Award honorees. Sponsored by the McKnight Foundation, NBA Foundation, The Skillman Foundation, and The Ballmer Group, each honoree receives a $10,000 grant, plus enrollment in an advanced leadership enrichment program and access to BMe's expert knowledge and peer networks. $370,000 in grants sponsored by the McKnight Foundation, NBA Foundation, The Skillman Foundation, and The Ballmer GroupBMe Community 2023 Vanguard Honorees | www.bmecommunity.orgBMe Community 2023 Vanguard Awardees. BMe Community 2023 Black L.O.V.E. (Live, Own, Vote, Excel)