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Sophia Learning is seeking a Principal Strategist to lead and execute its transferability strategy, collaborating closely with executive leadership and driving key initiatives within the organization.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include developing and executing transferability strategies, creating business cases for growth opportunities, coordinating cross-functional projects, and conducting market research and analysis.

Skills: The role requires a hypothesis-driven mentality, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and proficiency in advanced data analysis and PowerPoint skills.

Qualifications: Candidates should possess 6-8 years of relevant experience in management consulting or similar fields, along with a Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related area.

Location: This position is located in the United States with the potential for up to 10% travel.

Compensation: $103900 - $155900 / Annually

Sophia Learning (part of Strategic Education, Inc.) is an industry-leading provider of low-cost, self-paced college courses for transfer credit. Our aim is to help students save time and money toward their degree.

Sophia is seeking a temporary strategy manager to help the team build and execute upon their transferability strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities

• Serve as ‘right hand’ to ETS Chief Product Officer, who oversees product and strategy for the ETS division
• Build and own Sophia’s transferability strategy (inclusive of analysis and beginning to drive execution)
• Drive forward a series of strategic initiatives (primarily within Sophia but may extend across other aspects of ETS)

Secondary responsibilities

• Establish clear business cases for growth opportunities with rationale for strategic investments by assessing marketing potential, customer needs, competitive landscape, and other relevant considerations
• Partner with Sophia CEO on ad hoc strategic questions
• Create processes opportunistically that make the organization more structurally sound
• Coordinate work across cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives are achieved and timelines are met (for strategic initiatives); conduct research, financial modeling, data gathering and analysis
• Stay up to date on market and competitive intelligence by conducting market research, competitive benchmarking, and synthesizing findings into actionable insights
• Crack complex problems and questions that weigh on the organization

Job Skills:

• Hypothesis-driven mentality with a track record of creative and analytical problem solving
• Knack for taking something that is ambiguous, putting some structure around it, and making meaning of it for the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence at all levels in the organization
• Ability to drive impactful work forward independently
• Pragmatic and practical – can focus on what really matters without getting distracted by noise, is realistic, and can look around corners to get ahead of future outcomes
• Advanced PowerPoint skills
• Advanced data analysis skills

Work Experience:

•  6-8 years of top tier management consulting experience / other relevant experience

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or other relevant field.

Other:

• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
• Typical office setting.
• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
• Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
• Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant.
• Access information using a computer.
• Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
• Effectively cope with stressful situations.
• Strong mental acuity.
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job.
• Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

SEI offers a comprehensive package of benefits to employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week. In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, SEI employees may take advantage of well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays, tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance as well as entertainment and retail discounts. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.

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SEI is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture where individuals can grow their careers and contribute fully. We strive to attract talent with broad experiences, skills and perspectives. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.

$103,900.00 - $155,900.00 - Salary

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected].