Fast Facts

Niche seeks a Sr. Enrollment Operations Analyst to enhance college partner engagement through data analysis and support product implementations based on user insights.

Responsibilities: Analyze enrollment data and provide insights to college partners; lead the implementation of Niche Direct Admissions product; improve processes and support data-driven decision-making.

Skills: Experience in higher education admissions, SQL, R or Python proficiency, strong communication and presentation skills.

Qualifications: 5+ years experience in enrollment data analysis or operations; deep understanding of the college enrollment funnel; experience with business intelligence tools preferred.

Location: This is a remote position; primarily hiring in the USA including states like PA, CA, NY among others.

Compensation: $85000 - $105000 / Annually

About Niche

Niche is the leader in school search. Our mission is to make researching and enrolling in schools easy, transparent, and free. With in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, 140 million reviews and ratings, and powerful search tools, we help millions of people find the right school for them. We also help thousands of schools recruit more best-fit students, by highlighting what makes them great and making it easier to visit and apply.

Niche is all about finding where you belong, and that mission inspires how we operate every day. We want Niche to be a place where people truly enjoy working and can thrive professionally.

Job Purpose/About The Role

You’ll develop scalable processes to connect to colleges’ CRMs and compile and analyze their enrollment data along with Niche’s deep user database. You’ll regularly join calls with our college partners to give data-driven insights and recommendations. You’ll be the point person for data implementation in meetings with Niche Direct Admissions colleges and other partners.

Duties and Responsibilities/What You Will Do

Analyze data from structured reports to surface insights to internal stakeholders and external partners
Utilize SQL and R to clean, query, and analyze Niche platform and college enrollment data
Join calls with college partners to provide data-informed insights and recommendations
Lead partner implementations of Niche Direct Admissions product including CRM configuration and data integration
Use experience and insights to improve processes and help shape company products

Qualifications/What We Are Looking For

You have worked in an analytical, operations, or strategy role in higher education admissions and have a passion for helping students find the school where they belong. You use data to make informed decisions and are comfortable making data-driven recommendations to senior university leaders. You have deep experience with the traditional college enrollment funnel and can spot opportunities and trends in data. You excel at establishing and improving standard processes, but you’re also able to find quick and scrappy solutions when needed.
Qualifications include:
5+ years of experience in higher education admissions, with a deep expertise in enrollment data, analysis, and/or operations
Passion for using data and analytics to solve problems
Strong communicator/presenter - able to make data-driven recommendations to senior leadership and break down complex data into straightforward takeaways
Experience with business intelligence tools, statistical software and analysis
Useful experience: SQL, R, or Python experience
Useful experience: Slate captain or other education CRM power user

Are you excited about the position and its responsibilities, but hesitant because your experience doesn't align 100% with the posted requirements? We believe you are more than a resume, so go for it! You won’t want to miss the opportunity to play a part in helping students find where they belong.

Compensation

Our national target base salary range is $85,000-$105,000, plus participation in our Annual Bonus and Stock Option Program. Base compensation will be commensurate with experience and skills.

At Niche, our Total Rewards Philosophy is centered around creating a workplace environment that attracts, motivates, and retains top talent by providing a comprehensive and competitive rewards package. This philosophy is built on the principles of performance-based compensation, best-in-class benefits and work-life balance, and employee well-being.

Interview Process

Candidate experience is a top priority for our talent and hiring teams. We believe in providing a transparent, authentic and comprehensive interview process where you have the opportunity to learn about us while we get to know you and your experience. The interview process is outlined here:

Phone Screen with Talent Acquisition Partner - 30 Minutes
Video Interview with Hiring Manager - 45 mins
Team Interview - 60 Minutes
Leadership Interview - 30 Minutes

Why Niche?

We are a fully flexible workforce empowering our employees to choose to work remotely, in our Pittsburgh office or whatever combination suits you
Full time, salaried position with competitive compensation in a fast-growing company
Best-in-class 100% paid employee health plan, including vision and dental and supplemental coverage
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
Stipend that allows you to build your work from home office in a style and function that suits your personal preferences
Parental leave for all employees (12 weeks fully paid) in addition to short term disability for birthing parents
Meaningful 401(k) with employer match
Your ideas and work will make an immediate impact on our company and millions of users
You will join a team that cares about you, our mission, our work - and celebrates our wins together!

Niche will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for this opening.

We are currently hiring in states where we currently have employees: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, DC, WV.

Candidates only. No recruiters or agencies, please. Sorry, we do not offer relocation assistance.

Niche is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

All interviews are being held remotely. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

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