Job Title: Head of CounselingLocation: Remote Employment Type: Full-time Company Website: www.letsunbound.com Role OverviewWe are looking for an experienced and strategically driven Head of Counseling to lead our undergraduate admissions counseling program for students targeting top universities in the United States and United Kingdom. This is not a generic admissions consulting or application-processing role. The focus is on long-term student development, helping students discover their strengths, pursue meaningful academic and extracurricular initiatives, and build cohesive profiles that demonstrate intellectual curiosity, leadership, initiative, and impact.
The Head of Counseling will directly counsel and mentor students throughout their undergraduate admissions journey while overseeing the counseling function, leading admissions strategy, establishing counseling frameworks, ensuring the quality of student mentorship, and guiding a team of counselors in delivering high-quality undergraduate admissions support. Compensation: ₹18 LPA – 25 LPA, including stock options as part of the overall compensation package. 1. Student Counseling & Strategic Planning
• Directly counsel and mentor students through exploration, specialization, profile development, and application readiness.
• Develop individualized academic and extracurricular pathways aligned with students’ intended majors and university goals.
• Create structured timelines, milestones, and execution plans to ensure consistent progress.
• Help students identify their strengths, interests, and long-term academic aspirations.
• Monitor student progress, identify gaps, and ensure accountability through regular reviews. 2. Profile & Project Development
• Mentor students in developing passion projects, research initiatives, leadership experiences, community-impact projects, competitions, and academic enrichment activities.
• Help students build authentic, high-depth profiles rather than resume-padding activities.
• Guide students in developing portfolios, intellectual narratives, and meaningful extracurricular achievements.
• Ensure students pursue activities that demonstrate genuine interests,



initiative, intellectual curiosity, and measurable impact. 3. Undergraduate Admissions & Application Support
• Provide strategic guidance on undergraduate admissions, university selection, and application requirements.
• Support students with Common App, UCAS, extracurricular strategy, summer programs, and enrichment opportunities.
• Review and provide feedback on essays, personal statements, portfolios, resumes, presentations, and project documentation.
• Help students communicate their achievements, interests, and long-term aspirations effectively.
• Guide students in developing application strategies aligned with their academic profiles and university goals.
• Stay informed about evolving admissions expectations, application processes, and university requirements. 4. Counseling Leadership & Quality Assurance
• Lead and mentor a team of counselors while directly managing the counseling needs of assigned students.
• Establish counseling frameworks, processes, and best practices for student profile development and application readiness.
• Review student development plans and counseling strategies to maintain high standards of guidance.
• Set performance expectations, establish review mechanisms, and ensure accountability across the counseling team.
• Identify gaps in counseling delivery and implement improvements to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of the program.
• Develop training resources and internal knowledge-sharing practices to improve counselor performance. 5. Parent Communication & Stakeholder Management
• Communicate with parents and students regarding progress, challenges, milestones, and recommended next steps.
• Handle complex counseling situations and provide strategic direction where required.




• Ensure transparency, timely updates, and clear expectations throughout the counseling journey.
• Align students, parents, and counselors around individualized admissions strategies and execution plans. Required Qualifications
• Current or completed Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD from a reputed institution.
• Strong understanding of undergraduate admissions ecosystems.
• Prior experience in college counseling, admissions mentoring, student profile development, or academic advising.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage counseling processes, and maintain quality standards.
• Excellent communication, mentorship, strategic planning, and leadership skills.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, reliability, and ownership. Preferred Experience
• Experience guiding students applying to highly selective universities.
• Familiarity with Common App, UCAS, extracurricular strategy, and essay development.
• Experience mentoring research projects, leadership initiatives, independent explorations, or academic portfolios.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling abilities.
• Experience managing counseling teams, developing structured processes, and improving service delivery.
• Ability to build scalable counseling systems while maintaining personalized student mentorship. What Sets This Role Apart
• A leadership chance combining direct student counseling with team management and program development.
• Opportunity to work at the founder level and contribute directly to strategic decision-making and business growth.
• A compensation package that includes stock options, aligning the opportunity with the long-term growth of Lets Unbound.
• Focus on authentic student profile development rather than template-based admissions consulting.
• Opportunity to mentor ambitious students targeting leading global universities.
• Emphasis on intellectual depth, initiative, leadership, and long-term student growth.
• High autonomy in designing student mentorship pathways and counseling frameworks.

📌 Head of Counseling – Undergraduate Admissions (India)
🏢 Lets Unbound
📍 India