Senior Director, Network and Partnerships Development

Company: EAB (Education Advisory Board)
Location: Washington
Posted on: January 28, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Director, Network and Partnerships DevelopmentAt 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.Forage provides best-in-class virtual job simulations and career preparation tools to students worldwide. The simulations offer students a real-world look at a wide variety of companies and career paths so they can make more informed choices after college. Forage's job simulations help over 100 companies build brand awareness with students, identify and nurture high-intent applicants, and increase efficiency in the recruiting process.The Role in Brief:EAB is looking to hire an exceptional leader to grow Forage's student network. Our ambition is to become the premier way for motivated students to find great jobs. To do this, we need to build and execute on a student acquisition strategy where highly motivated students can discover and engage in our job simulations.This isn't a traditional marketing role - you don't need to be an SEO specialist, a digital marketing wizard or partnerships' pioneer. But you do need to be an exceptional problem-solver. We want someone who is drawn to the challenge of identifying, testing and building out a mix of channels which results in millions of students in the US (and eventually globally) discovering and interacting with our job simulations.This is a 'player/coach' role - you will be leading a smart, hungry and dedicated team but you should also be excited and willing to roll up your sleeves and contribute yourself. This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of building and executing on Forage's ambition to have the largest student job-seeking ecosystem globally.Primary Responsibilities:

• Student acquisition strategy: You will play an instrumental role in executing on our existing student acquisition strategy, as well developing it further to meet our ambitious goals.
• Data reporting: You will be responsible for tracking the overall performance of our student acquisition strategy, including understanding the performance of each specific channel.
• EAB network activation: You will lead the execution of this project, including liaising with EAB stakeholders and figuring out how to convert this ecosystem into active and engaged Forage users.
• Classroom strategy: You will lead the execution of our classroom strategy, where we integrate our job simulations into the classroom as part of higher ed curriculum.
• Partnership strategy: Build and execute on our partnerships' strategy, focusing on finding ways to partner with platforms where we can increase the footprint of students that discover and engage with our simulations.
• Cross-functional collaboration: You will collaborate with other functional leaders across the Forage business.
• Leadership strategy: You will be a member of Forage's leadership team - you will play an important role in developing and executing the business' short-term and long-term strategy.Basic Qualifications:
  • 8-10+ years of professional experience.
  • 4+ years of experience being an individual contributor working on complex, cross-functional projects.
  • 1+ years of managing a team while playing an active individual contributor role.
  • Experience using data to inform decisions about which channels we prioritize.
  • Experience leading a team around hitting company targets.
  • An understanding of the US higher education system.
  • Proven track record of working on complex, cross-functional projects.
  • Experience balancing and triaging competing priorities.Ideal Qualifications:
    • Experience working in a technology business.
    • Familiarity with traditional organic consumer acquisition channels.
    • Experience originating, closing and executing on external partnerships.
    • Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an equitable working environment.Compensation:The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $100,000 - $135,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include relevant experience, skills, and location.This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation.Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package.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.EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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