Director of Analytics and Consulting

Join the team transforming digital education

We are living in a defining moment in history. The window is open—briefly—for one bold, entrepreneurial team to fundamentally reshape how the world chooses education. At Studyportals, we believe the future of global education should be digital, transparent, and driven by data. That's why we're on a mission to make study choice more fact‑based, accessible and affordable for millions of students worldwide.

And we’re well on our way. Studyportals has become the world’s leading platform for international education choice. Every month, millions of students from every corner of the globe use our platforms to find and compare their ideal study options. With over 4,000 university partners in 118 countries, we’ve democratized access to higher education and brought unparalleled transparency to the study‑choice process.

But we’re not stopping there. For universities, we’ve created a scalable, digital model for global recruitment—one that offers guaranteed ROI and real‑time insight into what students want, what institutions offer, and increasingly, what the world needs.

We’re seeking a highly motivated and experienced leader to head our Analytics and Consulting team—a crucial force in driving smarter decisions and global reach for higher education institutions. You’ll be at the forefront of helping universities navigate complexity with clarity, powered by our unrivaled data and intelligence.

This role is based in the UK (remote) or our Eindhoven headquarters in the Netherlands, located in the old Phillips Clock building on Strijp‑S. We are open to hybrid roles: partly remote combined with significant office presence and travel. As an international company, our main language is English and proficiency in Dutch is not required.

Your main challenge will be growing our ACT team to its full potential, enhancing the team, and boosting the sales of all ACT data solutions and consulting services to both new and existing clients. Besides business development, you are also expected to provide the best market insights and strategic advice to our clients. We are an ambitious team, and with your help, we want to significantly grow our impact, our revenue, while maintaining our high client satisfaction.

• Formulating strategy, offering and execution of that plan
• Management and development of the team
• Growing order intake, revenue and contribution margin
• Help optimise the complete commercial cycle: from lead generation to project implementation in collaboration with the account managers in the regional business units
• Connecting with universities to help them diversify and grow their international student body, using real‑time data to support strategic decision making
• Connecting with consulting firms to help them serve universities using Studyportals data and insights
• Focus on acquisition of new clients and retention of existing clients
• Support your team in achieving its goals
• Support and bring new ideas on how to use our massive amount of data to its fullest potential
• Contribute to Studyportals’ thought leadership through whitepapers, webinars, and presentations at conferences
• Travel (internationally) several times per year to meet clients and to attend conferences

• Our mission and core values match your own and motivate you
• You get excited about providing the best solutions to meet our clients’ needs and committed to creating value for our clients
• You are experienced in consulting and business development and creating long‑term partnerships with clients
• You have at least 10 years of experience within the Higher Education industry, preferably in Consulting, Sales or Marketing & Recruitment and are well connected in international higher education
• You have a strong understanding of, and ideally established relationships with, senior executives within universities, government bodies, and related entities
• You have at least 5 years’ experience in managing a team
• You have at least a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in (International) Business or Marketing or a related field
• You have analytical and reporting skills and are a strategic thinker with an eye for business…