Student Onboarding Specialist at Guild Education

Guild is hiring a Student Onboarding Specialist. This role is responsible for helping students to maintain momentum and overcome barriers in the enrollment process of their chosen university. You will do this via phone, text, and email outreach.  You will work with internal and external teams to curate an incredible student experience.

As Student Onboarding Specialist, you will:

• Engage with newly approved students within 24 hours of their approval using text and phone outreach
• Create a two way connection with students to become a trusted partner they can turn to when they are stuck in the enrollment process
• Manage a student caseload of approximately 50 new students per week, ensuring that they are aware of their next steps, while also digging to understand what barriers might be preventing them from moving forward with their application
• Consistently iterate on your process and the student experience to provide a speedy and seamless student experience through your funnel
• Collaborate cross-functionally internally and externally -- across Student Enrollment, Client Success, and University Partnerships teams
• Improve your approach through feedback and coaching, training programs, mentorship, and collaboration

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

Required Competencies

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management
• Ability to ask probing questions to understand the true barriers to student success
• Willingness to persevere through challenges, while remaining positive and engaged
• Demonstrated experience in achieving metrics on daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
• Determination to uncover solutions on your own, using the tools provided to you
• Desire to champion change and not be satisfied with “good enough”

Preferred Competencies

• Experience using Salesforce and Google Suite
• Data driven mindset and the ability to use insights from qualitative and quantitative sources to create a better student experience
• Creative ability to connect with students, trying different outreach strategies until you find what works for that particular student

About Guild:

Guild is increasing economic mobility for working adults by partnering with the largest employers in the country to offer education as a benefit to their employees via our marketplace of nonprofit universities and education institutions. Guild’s proprietary technology platform facilitates the administration of this innovative benefit and our team of coaches helps each employee navigate the path back to school, providing individualized support from day one through program completion. 

We also just became the latest female-led company to hit a $1billion valuation and the only B-corp with those qualifications.  Our Series D round was led by Ken Chenault, General Catalyst Partners chairman and former CEO of AMEX, and joined by Emerson Collective, LeadEdge Capital, and Iconiq. 

Guild Education is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.