Director, Research Advisory Services (Advancement & Financial Sustainability)

About the role

The Role In Brief
Director, Research Advisory Services (Advancement & Financial Sustainability)
EAB is the leading global provider of research and advice to higher education and K-12 institutions.
RAS staff work directly with boards, presidents, and other senior academic and business leaders to help them make meaningful and strategic progress toward their most pressing financial and mission-consequential issues.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain issue expertise across research terrains, with a special focus on those most important to members across the university executive cabinet at educational institutions and the teams they lead each day.
• Work directly with partners to diagnose their problems, challenge their assumptions, guide decisions, and suggest solutions.
• Collaborate with the research customer success team to execute on a scalable and impactful partner delivery model and deliver high-impact client interactions.
• Leverage terrain expertise to generate original insight and content in assigned areas.
• Support sales in new partner development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with an excellent academic record and 6 - 8+ years of post-graduate professional experience.
• Experience working with client executives, either at a college, university, district, or school or as a consultant or advisor.
• Superior verbal, written, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to create a compelling narrative through data visualization, graphics, and slides.
• Excellent relationship building and collaboration skills; ability to build relationships with and engage and challenge senior-level executives.

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of education industry and the specific role that senior institutional leadership has in setting strategy and decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to distill market and terrain insights, drawing on client interactions.
• Experience producing written content and deliverables for an executive-level audience (e.g., blogs, social media feeds, reports, briefings).
• Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB’s mission, values, and aspiration.

Skills

• Strong communication and storytelling skills.
• Expertise in research and advisory services.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Knowledge of higher education industry and its unique organizational dynamics.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Dependents and domestic partners eligible for 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays.
• Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution.
• Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans.
• Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family.
• Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation.
• Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel.
• Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members.
• Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program.
• Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities.

Pay

The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $76,500 - $115,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location.

Schedule

This position is open to remote employment within the continental United States. This position is also posted at the Associate Director level; candidates are being considered across both levels for the current opening.