Jill Zakarian

Risk, Compliance + Operational Resilience | Eternally Curious💡| Growth + Partnerships Leader | TPRM, GRC + Cybersecurity | SaaS | Connector 🤝🌎 |

Role
Strategic Growth Manager Industry Engagement at Path Forward It
Location
Philadelphia, PA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Jill Zakarian

With a background in education, marking & business development, I operate at the intersection of GTM execution and strategic input: supporting plays, refining them, and bringing them to market through partnerships, pipeline, and aligned cross-functional work. I’ve driven net-new growth across commercial, MM + large enterprise in every vertical, including financial services (banks, credit unions, lenders, insurance, fintech, etc), healthcare, SaaS, legal, pharmaceuticals/life sciences, oil & gas, energy & utilities and manufacturing. I lead with context + endless curiosity to turn market noise into actionable GTM signals. What I bring: Vertical-focused GTM execution that resonates : Alignment across partnerships, sales & marketing : The ability to turn nuance into traction

Experience

  1. Strategic Growth Manager Industry Engagement

    Path Forward It

    Oct 2025 — Present

    As a technology partner, we help healthcare organizations strengthen care delivery, streamline operations and protect what matters most: patient safety.At Pathforward IT, part of the Blue Alliance family, I focus on building the connections and programs that drive growth across our healthcare ecosystem. That means aligning with partners, developing initiatives that reduce risk + complexity and creating opportunities for healthcare organizations to modernize efficiently & securely.

Education

  • Villanova University

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English; Minor in Psychology

  • Holy Family University

    Master of Education (M.Ed.)

  • Universidad de Cádiz

    Study Abroad

Skills

  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Literacy
  • Classroom Management
  • Tutoring
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Public Speaking
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Volunteering
  • Social Media
  • Online Marketing
  • Educational Technology
  • Educational Leadership
  • Non-Profit Volunteering
  • Classroom
  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language
  • Teacher Training
  • Staff Development
  • Curriculum Development
  • Lesson Planning
  • Teaching
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Curriculum Design
  • Higher Education

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