Inspira Education
Edtech
StudentSuccessManager
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“Student Success Manager at Inspira Education. Skills: Customer Success, Operations, Marketplace, Process Improvement. Lead customer escalation function. Ensure issue resolution”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve NPS; Improve CSAT; Improve retention; Reduce refund rates; Improve counselor performance; Improve student experience; Improve business efficiency; Optimize upsell performance
Industry & Context.
Creative problem-solving; Problem-solving
5 days a week attendance, Gramercy office attendance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3–7 years experience operations, 3–7 years experience customer success, 3–7 years experience program management, Handle customer escalations, Collaborate with internal stakeholders
Nice to Have
Managing service providers, Recruiting service providers, Startup experience, High-growth marketplace experience
What You'll Do.
Lead customer escalation function
Ensure issue resolution
Develop escalation protocols
Build processes to track NPS
Build processes to track CSAT
Build processes to track retention
Turn escalations into feedback loops
Inform process improvements
Inform product enhancements
Architect new processes
Implement new processes
Improve counselor performance
Improve student experience
Improve business efficiency
Leverage automation tools
Maintain data integrity
Build reporting systems
Provide visibility into utilization
Provide visibility into trends
Provide visibility into success
Lead operational planning
Lead operational execution
Collaborate cross-functionally
Ensure seamless launches
Ensure backend systems ready
Ensure counselor training ready
Ensure customer support ready
Design upsell strategies
Implement upsell strategies
Design cross-sell strategies
Implement cross-sell strategies
Train counselors on upsell
Train student success teams
Identify upsell opportunities
Track upsell performance
Optimize upsell performance
Build student feedback loops
Capture insights on performance
Capture insights on experience
Translate feedback into plans
Translate feedback into training
Translate feedback into refinements
Create mentorship programs
Create training programs
Support student success team
Collaborate with student success team
Contribute to accountability culture
Contribute to learning culture
Contribute to high performance culture
Contribute to development plans
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal teams; Sales teams; Marketing teams; Product teams; Tech teams; Student success team
Process & Methodology
Operational planning, Operational execution
Full Job Description
About Inspira Education Inspira Education Group is one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in the US. We started with a simple mission to democratize access to high-quality coaching so that every student in the world has an equal opportunity to access the best opportunities. As the world’s leading network of top admissions coaches in medical, legal, business, and college studies, we’re building software and services in one place—disrupting long-entrenched application processes with products and experiences that strive to provide an equal platform for candidates from diverse backgrounds worldwide. As one of the fastest-growing edtech firms in the world, we are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms and investors in the world, including Zeev Ventures, Quiet Capital, Craft Ventures, Jeff Fluhr (Founder of Stubhub), and David Sacks (Former COO of PayPal and Founder of Yammer). The Role As a Student Success Manager, you’re the strategic mastermind behind the entire supply operations of Inspria’s marketplace. You will be matching ambitious students with the perfect counselors to guide them through admissions and test prep journeys. You are the heartbeat of the student experience at Inspira, blending relationship management, operational excellence, and creative problem-solving to ensure every student’s success. You'll collaborate closely with internal teams, students, and families, acting as the trusted advisor who navigates each student through their personalized roadmap toward achieving their academic goals. Your energy, empathy, and proactive approach will directly shape students’ futures and Inspira’s continued growth. This is 100% onsite role based in NYC, requiring 5 days a week attendance in our Gramercy office. What You’ll Do Customer Success & Escalations Lead the customer escalation function to ensure fast, empathetic, and consistent issue resolution Develop SOPs and escalation protocols to improve quality and reduce refund rates Build out process
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