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The Role in Brief:

Senior Strategic Leader, Enroll360

The Senior Strategic Leader operates as the account executive for EAB Enroll360 partners (clients). This hire will work directly with assigned institutional partners – as their most critical EAB point of contact – to oversee all components of their undergraduate enrollment marketing partnership with EAB. Core duties include executive relationship management, campaign strategy and oversight (including product portfolio optimization), renewal and cross-selling, and team leadership. The Senior Strategic Leader is supported by multiple account managers who support campaign execution and relationship management, as well as by a team of creative and technical team members who support campaign creation and tracking. The Senior Strategic Leader is critical to ensuring the achievement of business objectives as well as the long-term growth and success of the company as a whole via outstanding service, strong campaign results, and savvy customer retention skills.

This role is based in Richmond, VA but open to strong remote candidates in the continental United States.

Primary Responsibilities:

Executive Relationship Management

Establish strong relationships and trust with enrollment leaders and senior administrators on campus
Lead regular meetings and conference calls with partners
Deliver outstanding service and superior guidance and counsel
Collaborate and listen, building a customized and highly synergistic partnership

Campaign Strategy and Oversight

Develop a deep understanding of each partner’s goals, opportunities, and weaknesses
Advise partners on product optimization, strategic targeting, and creative execution
Ensure internal teams map strategies to partner goals and preferences
Systematically measure campaigns to identify opportunities and demonstrate effectiveness

Renewal Success

Develop thriving, successful, long-term partnerships
Properly align products, price, and strategy pillars to institutional goals
Drive partnership growth through consultative processes and strategy
Meet overall renewal rate targets in support of larger business objectives

Team Leadership

Mentor and develop account managers assigned to core team
Serve as a dynamic liaison between campus partners and in-house resources
Connect institutional goals and mission back to EAB’s mission

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree
4+ years’ experience in consultative, strategic, leadership positions managing accounts and/or relationships with key decision makers
Experience leading high-performing teams, coaching, and mentoring
Experience aligning strategic insights and solutions to client or partner goals
Ability to well-convey/present to clients and colleagues EAB's commitment to forward-leaning, innovative strategies that successfully achieve their desired outcomes
Proven relationship-building, collaboration/teamwork orientation, and ability to influence for win-win outcomes
Relevant professional experience in marketing or higher education enrollment
Preferably this role is to be based in Richmond, VA and travel up to 20% (up to 30% travel for candidates based remotely)
Valid driver's license

Ideal Qualifications:

Graduate degree
7+ years’ experience in consultative, strategic, leadership positions managing accounts and/or relationships with key decision makers
Higher education experience, particularly within higher education admissions
EAB institutional knowledge and experience
Direct response marketing experience
Ability to approach situations in an entrepreneurial way and find opportunity for improvement/change
Ability to work independently and in a team environment and to plan, organize, set, and achieve priorities
Passion for both client success and tackling new and emerging opportunities
Proficient with PC, Internet and Microsoft Office products
Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise

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.

Benefits:

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

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; dependents and domestic partners eligible
401(k) retirement plan with company match
20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm holidays
Daytime leave policy for community service or fitness activities (up to 10 hours a month each)
Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
Phase Back to Work program for employees returning from parental leave
Infertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
Wellness programs including gym discounts and incentives to promote healthy living
Dynamic growth opportunities with merit-based promotion philosophy
Benefits kick in day one, see the full details here.

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.

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Counselor Engagement Specialist

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Thanks for checking out the Senior Strategic Leader, Enroll360 opening.

Senior Director, Research Partner Success

Director, Higher Ed Research Advisory Services, Generalist

Counselor Engagement Specialist

Counselor Engagement Senior Specialist

Consultant – Student Success, Senior Associate