Director of Analytics and Consulting
Studyportals, Staten Island, NY, United States
Join the team transforming digital education
We are living in a defining moment in history. The window is open—briefly—for one bold, entrepreneurial team to fundamentally reshape how the world chooses education. At Studyportals, we believe the future of global education should be digital, transparent, and driven by data. That's why we're on a mission to make study choice more fact‑based, accessible and affordable for millions of students worldwide.
And we’re well on our way. Studyportals has become the world’s leading platform for international education choice. Every month, millions of students from every corner of the globe use our platforms to find and compare their ideal study options. With over 4,000 university partners in 118 countries, we’ve democratized access to higher education and brought unparalleled transparency to the study‑choice process.
But we’re not stopping there. For universities, we’ve created a scalable, digital model for global recruitment—one that offers guaranteed ROI and real‑time insight into what students want, what institutions offer, and increasingly, what the world needs.
We’re seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader to head our Analytics and Consulting team—a crucial force in driving smarter decisions and global reach for higher education institutions. You’ll be at the forefront of helping universities navigate complexity with clarity, powered by our unrivaled data and intelligence.
This role is based in the UK (remote) or our Eindhoven headquarters in the Netherlands, located in the old Phillips Clock building on Strijp‑S. We are open to hybrid roles: partly remote combined with significant office presence and travel. As an international company, our main language is English and proficiency in Dutch is not required.
The challenge Your main challenge will be growing our ACT team to its full potential, enhancing the team, and boosting the sales of all ACT data solutions and consulting services to both new and existing clients. Besides business development, you are also expected to provide the best market insights and strategic advice to our clients. We are an ambitious team, and with your help, we want to significantly grow our impact, our revenue, while maintaining our high client satisfaction.
Activities
Formulating strategy, offering and execution of that plan
Management and development of the team
Growing order intake, revenue and contribution margin
Help optimise the complete commercial cycle: from lead generation to project implementation in collaboration with the account managers in the regional business units
Connecting with universities to help them diversify and grow their international student body, using real‑time data to support strategic decision making
Connecting with consulting firms to help them serve universities using Studyportals data and insights
Focus on acquisition of new clients and retention of existing clients
Support your team in achieving its goals
Support and bring new ideas on how to use our massive amount of data to its fullest potential
Contribute to Studyportals’ thought leadership through whitepapers, webinars, and presentations at conferences
Travel (internationally) several times per year to meet clients and to attend conferences
Requirements
Our mission and core values match your own and motivate you
You get excited about providing the best solutions to meet our clients’ needs and committed to creating value for our clients
You are experienced in consulting and business development and creating long‑term partnerships with clients
You have at least 10 years of experience within the Higher Education industry, preferably in Consulting, Sales or Marketing & Recruitment and are well connected in international higher education
You have a strong understanding of, and ideally established relationships with, senior executives within universities, government bodies, and related entities
You have at least 5 years’ experience in managing a team
You have at least a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in (International) Business or Marketing or a related field
You have analytical and reporting skills and are a strategic thinker with an eye for business opportunities and are proficient in Excel
You are fluent in English (no Dutch required, but a plus)
You are an open and fun teammate—independent yet supportive—thriving in an entrepreneurial atmosphere
You are open and enjoy an environment of direct feedback, are a good team player and fun to work with
You can work independently in a dynamic and flexible environment, where priorities can suddenly change, and deadlines can suddenly be moved
You are ambitious, energetic, and charismatic as well as result‑driven and committed to success
You have EU or UK citizenship or a valid residency/work permit
Benefits
A position for 5 days per week
Competitive salary including a bonus and pension scheme
32 vacation days (including bank holidays) and you have the flexibility to take your holidays whenever you want (e.g., be off on Chinese New Year instead of King’s Day)
Possibility to buy/sell 5 vacation days out of your annual balance
An annual personal development budget because personal growth is KEY!
Reimbursement of your work‑related travel costs if you live further from the office
Possibility to work from abroad 2 times a year
A nice and fun office in the heart of Eindhoven; five minutes walk away from the station
A great company environment that is serious about fun with everything we do (incl. regular memorable team events, table tennis, etc.)
The opportunity to make our world a little better by increasing international access to education and being at the core of a study‑choice giant that the world education market is desperately waiting for
Studyportals is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 13 (Climate Action), promoting equal access to education while minimizing our environmental impact through digital innovation and responsible operations
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We are living in a defining moment in history. The window is open—briefly—for one bold, entrepreneurial team to fundamentally reshape how the world chooses education. At Studyportals, we believe the future of global education should be digital, transparent, and driven by data. That's why we're on a mission to make study choice more fact‑based, accessible and affordable for millions of students worldwide.
And we’re well on our way. Studyportals has become the world’s leading platform for international education choice. Every month, millions of students from every corner of the globe use our platforms to find and compare their ideal study options. With over 4,000 university partners in 118 countries, we’ve democratized access to higher education and brought unparalleled transparency to the study‑choice process.
But we’re not stopping there. For universities, we’ve created a scalable, digital model for global recruitment—one that offers guaranteed ROI and real‑time insight into what students want, what institutions offer, and increasingly, what the world needs.
We’re seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader to head our Analytics and Consulting team—a crucial force in driving smarter decisions and global reach for higher education institutions. You’ll be at the forefront of helping universities navigate complexity with clarity, powered by our unrivaled data and intelligence.
This role is based in the UK (remote) or our Eindhoven headquarters in the Netherlands, located in the old Phillips Clock building on Strijp‑S. We are open to hybrid roles: partly remote combined with significant office presence and travel. As an international company, our main language is English and proficiency in Dutch is not required.
The challenge Your main challenge will be growing our ACT team to its full potential, enhancing the team, and boosting the sales of all ACT data solutions and consulting services to both new and existing clients. Besides business development, you are also expected to provide the best market insights and strategic advice to our clients. We are an ambitious team, and with your help, we want to significantly grow our impact, our revenue, while maintaining our high client satisfaction.
Activities
Formulating strategy, offering and execution of that plan
Management and development of the team
Growing order intake, revenue and contribution margin
Help optimise the complete commercial cycle: from lead generation to project implementation in collaboration with the account managers in the regional business units
Connecting with universities to help them diversify and grow their international student body, using real‑time data to support strategic decision making
Connecting with consulting firms to help them serve universities using Studyportals data and insights
Focus on acquisition of new clients and retention of existing clients
Support your team in achieving its goals
Support and bring new ideas on how to use our massive amount of data to its fullest potential
Contribute to Studyportals’ thought leadership through whitepapers, webinars, and presentations at conferences
Travel (internationally) several times per year to meet clients and to attend conferences
Requirements
Our mission and core values match your own and motivate you
You get excited about providing the best solutions to meet our clients’ needs and committed to creating value for our clients
You are experienced in consulting and business development and creating long‑term partnerships with clients
You have at least 10 years of experience within the Higher Education industry, preferably in Consulting, Sales or Marketing & Recruitment and are well connected in international higher education
You have a strong understanding of, and ideally established relationships with, senior executives within universities, government bodies, and related entities
You have at least 5 years’ experience in managing a team
You have at least a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in (International) Business or Marketing or a related field
You have analytical and reporting skills and are a strategic thinker with an eye for business opportunities and are proficient in Excel
You are fluent in English (no Dutch required, but a plus)
You are an open and fun teammate—independent yet supportive—thriving in an entrepreneurial atmosphere
You are open and enjoy an environment of direct feedback, are a good team player and fun to work with
You can work independently in a dynamic and flexible environment, where priorities can suddenly change, and deadlines can suddenly be moved
You are ambitious, energetic, and charismatic as well as result‑driven and committed to success
You have EU or UK citizenship or a valid residency/work permit
Benefits
A position for 5 days per week
Competitive salary including a bonus and pension scheme
32 vacation days (including bank holidays) and you have the flexibility to take your holidays whenever you want (e.g., be off on Chinese New Year instead of King’s Day)
Possibility to buy/sell 5 vacation days out of your annual balance
An annual personal development budget because personal growth is KEY!
Reimbursement of your work‑related travel costs if you live further from the office
Possibility to work from abroad 2 times a year
A nice and fun office in the heart of Eindhoven; five minutes walk away from the station
A great company environment that is serious about fun with everything we do (incl. regular memorable team events, table tennis, etc.)
The opportunity to make our world a little better by increasing international access to education and being at the core of a study‑choice giant that the world education market is desperately waiting for
Studyportals is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 13 (Climate Action), promoting equal access to education while minimizing our environmental impact through digital innovation and responsible operations
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