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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!
Founder Profile
Arnav Kumar is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Leap is his second company and he has raised more than $30M in capital for his startups. In his last role, he was a VC investor with SAIF Partners (Now Elevation Capital), which is an early investor in paytm, meesho, urban company, unacademy and many other unicorns. He thinks and tweets about Product, Business Models and Company Building
Vaibhav Singh is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. He spent his first 6 years at DeutscheBank, across Singapore & Sydney to manage a $3Bn flow book. He has built 2 fintech startups before, as a founding member of CapitalFloat and Incred, both pioneering businesses valued >$500Mn The Leap team has a fine balance of industry experience (edtech, fintech, study abroad) and technical skills (engineering, product, design)
About the role:
We are looking for counsellors for scaling our premium counselling division. You will work with Managers and Senior Leaders to build a premium counselling division. We are looking for people who will define the charter for this vertical
The charter for this role will include :
- Conduct online telephonic and/or virtual counseling sessions with students interested in studying abroad
- Guide students on what courses to opt for based on their profile and interests
- Assist students in deciding on the universities/colleges and programs to apply to
- Assist in preparing and filing their applications
- Maintain follow-ups and a high conversion pipeline to meet enrollment targets
- Use CRM tools to manage leads efficiently and ensure timely follow-up and closure
- Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure smooth student experience
- Consistently meet or exceed monthly and quarterly targets for student conversions
Ideal Persona would :
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of CRM
- Consistent performer and has met targets in the previous organization
- Prior experience in study abroad or Edtech industry is preferred
- Be a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
Life @ Leap
Mutual Respect
We love people who are ‘relentlessly resourceful’. Find your way out. Focus on the possibilities instead of the problems.
Bias for action
We take calculated risks backed by data and information available and encourage fail fast to find the best solutions as soon as possible
Learn & get better
Continuous learning and improvement is the key. We don’t stop learning. We treat feedback as a gift and as an prospect to get better.
Growth mindset
We operate with a growth mindset and not a mindset of fear or judgement. You are in control of your own ability to learn and improve. We love Resilience.