Strategic Leader - Transfer and Recruitment Success, Senior Associate

Job Description

Job Description

About EAB

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.

At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.

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The Role in Brief :

Strategic Leader – Transfer and Recruitment Success, Senior Associate

The Strategic Leader is the primary relationship manager and consultant for our college and university partner institutions, playing the lead role in embedding our Transfer Portal and emerging Navigate360 technology (Recruitment Success, Advancement Success) across campus and ensuring our partners see value in our technology. In addition to partnering with executives and senior leaders to set and execute strategic goals, the Strategic Leader will work with leadership across departments (primarily Enrollment Management, Admissions, Marketing, Registrar, and Advancement) to drive depth and breadth of use of the platform, leverage data to identify new areas of opportunity and identify and overcome systemic obstacles to transfer, student enrollment, and alumni engagement. The EAB Technology division is committed to a diverse and inclusive community, and we are looking for individuals excited to contribute to this community and who bring experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be excited to lead an established technology focused on strategic support at scale (Transfer Portal – 50% of time) and quickly pivot to a startup technology mindset and the development of early-stage technologies (Recruitment Success – 40% of time, Advancement Success – 10% of time).

This role is ideally based in Washington, DC and is also open to candidates based in Richmond, VA.

Primary Responsibilities

Transfer Portal (50%)

Embedding Transfer Portal Adoption and Utilization :

• Manage the end-to-end relationship with universities and community colleges utilizing EAB’s Transfer Portal technology, from initial onboarding to continued platform adoption and utilization, through goal-setting and consulting on strategic use
• Consult with campus executives on establishing and maintaining an effective leadership team responsible for the success of the Transfer Portal technology, setting clear expectations for utilization and accountability towards set goals
• Assess existing prospective transfer student recruitment practices, onboarding processes and student experience; Identify opportunities to develop optimal workflow integration of the platform
• Collaborate with leaders across campus on change management strategies
• Partner with EAB technical / data support staff and launch consultants to ensure smooth implementation of our technology platform

Driving Transfer Portal Impact

Contributing to Renewals and Cross Sells

Recruitment Success (40%) and Advancement Success (10%)

Designing a Delivery Model for Early Stage Technology

Developing Strategies to Improve Adoption and Utilization

Monitoring Partner Health, Contributing to Renewals, and Uncovering Opportunities for Impact

Basic Qualifications :

Ideal Qualifications :

If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome diversity of background and experience. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation :

The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $65,000 to $80,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role.

This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, such as individual and organizational performance.

Benefits :

Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include :

Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com / careers / benefits.

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Salary : $65,000 - $80,000