About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Associate – UG Premium Counseling who will play a critical role in delivering high-quality, personalized counselling services to undergraduate aspirants targeting top global universities. This is a client-facing, outcome-driven role requiring deep expertise in undergraduate admissions, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to independently handle high-value student portfolios
The charter for this role will include:
- Own end-to-end premium counselling for undergraduate students aspiring to study abroad (US, UK, Canada, Europe, etc.)
- Conduct in-depth profile evaluations and craft personalized admissions strategies
- Guide students on:
Academic and extracurricular profile building
College shortlisting and application strategy
Essays, SOPs, LORs, and application narratives
- Drive admissions outcomes by ensuring quality, timeliness, and strategic rigor
- Manage a portfolio of high-intent, premium clients with strong service ownership
- Maintain high standards of client satisfaction and conversion
- Collaborate with internal teams (sales, ops, content, product) to improve counselling experience
- Stay updated on global admissions trends, policies, and university requirements
Ideal Persona:
- 2–5+ years of experience in undergraduate admissions counselling, preferably in premium/Ivy League-focused markets
- Strong understanding of global UG admissions ecosystems
- Proven success in handling high-value students and complex profiles
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to operate independently with high ownership and accountability
- Exposure to process design, tools, or tech-enabled counselling platforms is a plus
- Background in premium education consulting firms or international education startups
Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate :
- Experienced founding team
- Right to win - The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action
- Barriers to entry - This is a specialised play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for significant value creation for all equity holders
- Backed by marquee global investors
- Exposure to all aspects of company building - exposure to investors, fund-raising, decision making, building the team & culture
- All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a competitive market salary.
What is Leap
We are building this and this and this.
In short we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies. We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!
And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!
Your move !:)
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