Job Description
Atomic is growing a diverse and inclusive team of curious, creative people who love creating great software for our clients.
We’re looking for thoughtful problem solvers who are passionate about finding success for our clients, teams, and end-users through the human-centered design process.
Company
Atomic’s specialty is software product development—including new product development, product enhancement, product modernization, and AI + data.
We’re a close-knit team that believes it takes passionate people to create exceptional and innovative products that change the way people do business.
Since Atomic’s founding in 2001, we have grown to more than 120 employees and over $25 million in annual revenue. From our offices in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Raleigh we serve a national client base in many industries, ranging in size from well-funded startups to the Fortune 500.
Atomic is an employee-owned company.
Job Overview
POSITION
Atomic Object (Atomic) is seeking to hire a second Managing Partner to run our Chicago office.
Atomic believes in the power of pairs. The Managing Partner will get to work hand-in-hand with Jordan Schaenzle, a well-respected Managing Partner who has over 13 years of experience at Atomic. Together, the pair will be responsible for running the Chicago office and be primarily tasked with growing a local client base, recruiting and developing a top-notch team, keeping project teams busy with engaging work, and ensuring that we deliver client project success.
Client demand growth will be focused on establishing a healthy, local client base. Team growth and development includes hiring, developing, and managing employees (Atoms) while maintaining our core values and standards for excellent makers.
The Managing Partner will utilize Atomic’s established infrastructure, culture, and operations for growing and running the Chicago office.
The Chicago team currently has 10 makers. We expect to grow the Chicago team to an eventual office size of 40-50 makers.
The Managing Partner will report to Atomic’s Co-CEOs—Michael Marsiglia and Shawn Crowley—and be supported by Atomic’s operational leadership team.
DETAILS
Home base in Chicago, IL
Expectation to be generally present in the office five days per week
Work 40-45 hours most weeks. Some weeks will require more time than others.
Key Responsibilities
Managing Partners hold the following responsibilities. In offices with 20+ makers, some of the responsibilities can be delegated.
LEADERSHIP
Lead, manage, and assume accountability for overall office success
Steward, and serve as an exemplar of, Atomic’s culture
Uphold company rules, policies, and guidelines
Hold office P&L accountability
Ensure we deliver on our brand promise of providing a high-quality product with an outstanding client experience across all office projects
Create/maintain office vision: 1-year plan and 3-year picture
SALES AND MARKETING
Continuously drive local customer demand (e.g., local business development, local community engagement, speaking, hosting user groups, attending conferences, etc.)
Nurture and close sales leads using Atomic’s consultative sales process
Manage key client accounts
TEAM SCHEDULING
Maintain high maker team utilization
Manage a healthy portfolio of client projects
Create growth opportunities for Atoms through project assignments
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Manage Atoms (incl. hiring/firing responsibility)
Onboard new Atoms
Set compensation
Provide career development for Atoms
Resolve issues
OFFICE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Forecast team mix, results, office space needs, etc.
Manage office lease, layout, and equipment
Manage client rates and past due AR
Manage maker pay
In smaller offices, Managing Partners will occasionally take on part-time billable project assignments when needed for team capacity or experience reasons.
Desired Skills and Qualities
ENTHUSIASM, RESILIENCE, AND DRIVE
Positive team member
Able to get up after being knocked down
Strong work ethic
Excited by challenge
LEADERSHIP
Authentic and obvious personal integrity
Ability to influence and empower others
Demonstrated ability to build rapport with people
Trustworthy
Demonstrates confidence under pressure
Challenges the status quo; comfortable experimenting and leading the team in new directions
Gets satisfaction from seeing the team succeed
Demonstrated willingness and skills to successfully have difficult conversations
PRODUCTIVITY
Time management skills
Ability to make trade-off decisions on short-term deadlines
Ability to balance multiple initiatives and tasks at the same time
COMMUNICATION
Able to effectively create compelling presentations
Able to effectively present information
Strong writing skills
Excellent listening skills
FINANCE
Has general business acumen
STRATEGY
Anticipates future events and needs; plans accordingly
Ability to use data to make decisions and measure outcomes
Knows when and how to preserve options or act decisively
Requirements
P&L responsibility experience
Experience leading a team and managing direct reports
10+ years of career experience
Hands-on experience in business development and managing the sales process, including closing a sale as the main point of contact
Typical Schedule
Below are typical daily tasks and the approximate percentage of time that Managing Partners currently spend on each. Some days are focused on specific tasks; other days provide a variety of all tasks. The Managing Partner job requires daily prioritization and balance of short-term and long-term work.
Managing Partners are ultimately responsible for managing their own schedules.
TYPICAL DAILY TASKS
~25% Business Development (we follow the Activator model)
~25% Sales (sales meetings, proposals, budget models, etc.)
~25% Management (1:1s, scheduling teams, office huddle, hiring, employee connectedness, etc.)
~12.5% General communication (email, Slack, etc.)
~12.5% Office initiatives, other
MONTHLY
Proactively drive 4-8 business development meetings with new or existing customers
Attend 2-4 networking/community events to grow and maintain local brand presence
Make incremental progress on office initiatives
Attend office Spindown (Atomic’s monthly office social gathering)
QUARTERLY
Plan and assign new office initiatives based on yearly goals
Lead quarterly, open-book, office presentation and attend party
YEARLY
Provide compensation reviews and raises for Atoms
Engage in annual planning with other Atomic leaders
Organizational Architecture
Atomic’s organizational architecture is based on regional teams, serving their local customers. We have centralized marketing, operations, and administrative teams to support our regional teams. Managing Partners have significant autonomy and control over their location.
Atomic delivers the most value to our clients when our cross-functional teams work together in our offices.
We have a high-degree of workplace flexibility, but believe our best work is done collaboratively. Generally, Atoms spend a minimum of 60% of their time in-person with their team(s), or in any Atomic office, in any given week. Managing Partners work from the office by default.
Our office environment is collaborative, team-oriented, fun, and serious about getting work done to provide client value.
We strive to maintain an environment where the best ideas are heard and implemented.
Leaders at Atomic foster this environment by being highly communicative, valuing and encouraging high trust, living our values, and creating a diverse and inclusive environment where Atoms feel psychologically safe.
Compensation & Benefits
Atomic pays on-market salary based on experience level and provides generous benefits:
Quarterly and Annual cash profit sharing
Paid time off and holidays
Atomic-sponsored health insurance (including dependents) with HSA contributions
Access to Dental & Vision Insurance with Competitive Premiums
Employee ownership
Sustainable working pace
Regular 401(k) company contributions (3%)
Parental leave
Long and short-term disability insurance
Support for professional development
We’re looking for thoughtful problem solvers who are passionate about finding success for our clients, teams, and end-users through the human-centered design process.
Company
Atomic’s specialty is software product development—including new product development, product enhancement, product modernization, and AI + data.
We’re a close-knit team that believes it takes passionate people to create exceptional and innovative products that change the way people do business.
Since Atomic’s founding in 2001, we have grown to more than 120 employees and over $25 million in annual revenue. From our offices in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Raleigh we serve a national client base in many industries, ranging in size from well-funded startups to the Fortune 500.
Atomic is an employee-owned company.
Job Overview
POSITION
Atomic Object (Atomic) is seeking to hire a second Managing Partner to run our Chicago office.
Atomic believes in the power of pairs. The Managing Partner will get to work hand-in-hand with Jordan Schaenzle, a well-respected Managing Partner who has over 13 years of experience at Atomic. Together, the pair will be responsible for running the Chicago office and be primarily tasked with growing a local client base, recruiting and developing a top-notch team, keeping project teams busy with engaging work, and ensuring that we deliver client project success.
Client demand growth will be focused on establishing a healthy, local client base. Team growth and development includes hiring, developing, and managing employees (Atoms) while maintaining our core values and standards for excellent makers.
The Managing Partner will utilize Atomic’s established infrastructure, culture, and operations for growing and running the Chicago office.
The Chicago team currently has 10 makers. We expect to grow the Chicago team to an eventual office size of 40-50 makers.
The Managing Partner will report to Atomic’s Co-CEOs—Michael Marsiglia and Shawn Crowley—and be supported by Atomic’s operational leadership team.
DETAILS
Home base in Chicago, IL
Expectation to be generally present in the office five days per week
Work 40-45 hours most weeks. Some weeks will require more time than others.
Key Responsibilities
Managing Partners hold the following responsibilities. In offices with 20+ makers, some of the responsibilities can be delegated.
LEADERSHIP
Lead, manage, and assume accountability for overall office success
Steward, and serve as an exemplar of, Atomic’s culture
Uphold company rules, policies, and guidelines
Hold office P&L accountability
Ensure we deliver on our brand promise of providing a high-quality product with an outstanding client experience across all office projects
Create/maintain office vision: 1-year plan and 3-year picture
SALES AND MARKETING
Continuously drive local customer demand (e.g., local business development, local community engagement, speaking, hosting user groups, attending conferences, etc.)
Nurture and close sales leads using Atomic’s consultative sales process
Manage key client accounts
TEAM SCHEDULING
Maintain high maker team utilization
Manage a healthy portfolio of client projects
Create growth opportunities for Atoms through project assignments
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Manage Atoms (incl. hiring/firing responsibility)
Onboard new Atoms
Set compensation
Provide career development for Atoms
Resolve issues
OFFICE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Forecast team mix, results, office space needs, etc.
Manage office lease, layout, and equipment
Manage client rates and past due AR
Manage maker pay
In smaller offices, Managing Partners will occasionally take on part-time billable project assignments when needed for team capacity or experience reasons.
Desired Skills and Qualities
ENTHUSIASM, RESILIENCE, AND DRIVE
Positive team member
Able to get up after being knocked down
Strong work ethic
Excited by challenge
LEADERSHIP
Authentic and obvious personal integrity
Ability to influence and empower others
Demonstrated ability to build rapport with people
Trustworthy
Demonstrates confidence under pressure
Challenges the status quo; comfortable experimenting and leading the team in new directions
Gets satisfaction from seeing the team succeed
Demonstrated willingness and skills to successfully have difficult conversations
PRODUCTIVITY
Time management skills
Ability to make trade-off decisions on short-term deadlines
Ability to balance multiple initiatives and tasks at the same time
COMMUNICATION
Able to effectively create compelling presentations
Able to effectively present information
Strong writing skills
Excellent listening skills
FINANCE
Has general business acumen
STRATEGY
Anticipates future events and needs; plans accordingly
Ability to use data to make decisions and measure outcomes
Knows when and how to preserve options or act decisively
Requirements
P&L responsibility experience
Experience leading a team and managing direct reports
10+ years of career experience
Hands-on experience in business development and managing the sales process, including closing a sale as the main point of contact
Typical Schedule
Below are typical daily tasks and the approximate percentage of time that Managing Partners currently spend on each. Some days are focused on specific tasks; other days provide a variety of all tasks. The Managing Partner job requires daily prioritization and balance of short-term and long-term work.
Managing Partners are ultimately responsible for managing their own schedules.
TYPICAL DAILY TASKS
~25% Business Development (we follow the Activator model)
~25% Sales (sales meetings, proposals, budget models, etc.)
~25% Management (1:1s, scheduling teams, office huddle, hiring, employee connectedness, etc.)
~12.5% General communication (email, Slack, etc.)
~12.5% Office initiatives, other
MONTHLY
Proactively drive 4-8 business development meetings with new or existing customers
Attend 2-4 networking/community events to grow and maintain local brand presence
Make incremental progress on office initiatives
Attend office Spindown (Atomic’s monthly office social gathering)
QUARTERLY
Plan and assign new office initiatives based on yearly goals
Lead quarterly, open-book, office presentation and attend party
YEARLY
Provide compensation reviews and raises for Atoms
Engage in annual planning with other Atomic leaders
Organizational Architecture
Atomic’s organizational architecture is based on regional teams, serving their local customers. We have centralized marketing, operations, and administrative teams to support our regional teams. Managing Partners have significant autonomy and control over their location.
Atomic delivers the most value to our clients when our cross-functional teams work together in our offices.
We have a high-degree of workplace flexibility, but believe our best work is done collaboratively. Generally, Atoms spend a minimum of 60% of their time in-person with their team(s), or in any Atomic office, in any given week. Managing Partners work from the office by default.
Our office environment is collaborative, team-oriented, fun, and serious about getting work done to provide client value.
We strive to maintain an environment where the best ideas are heard and implemented.
Leaders at Atomic foster this environment by being highly communicative, valuing and encouraging high trust, living our values, and creating a diverse and inclusive environment where Atoms feel psychologically safe.
Compensation & Benefits
Atomic pays on-market salary based on experience level and provides generous benefits:
Quarterly and Annual cash profit sharing
Paid time off and holidays
Atomic-sponsored health insurance (including dependents) with HSA contributions
Access to Dental & Vision Insurance with Competitive Premiums
Employee ownership
Sustainable working pace
Regular 401(k) company contributions (3%)
Parental leave
Long and short-term disability insurance
Support for professional development
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Managing partner position is now open for candidates interested in the Helper Jobs sector. This role in Chicago offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Helper Jobs is a plus.
