Associate Director, Research Strategy & Market Enablement

We use cookies to provide the best possible experience on our site. If you do not agree to accept these cookies simply close this window. What are cookies and how do we use them? Click Here Continue View All Jobs Company Web Site Make a difference in a sector that matters to us all EAB is a special place to work. You'll find motivated employees, growth opportunities, and a deep commitment to our partners. We pride ourselves on hiring the best people—not just for the job, but for the firm and the future of education. Sign Up For Job Alerts If you are an EAB employee, please use your work email address to sign up or apply. Associate Director, Research Strategy & Market Enablement Location: Washington, D.C. Number: 609160 Job Category: Professional Services Job Department: Research Job Family: Research Growth Strategy Job Type: Full Time Level: Manager Apply About EAB At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve. At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards. For more information, visit our Careers page. The Role in Brief: Associate Director, Research Strategy & Market Enablement The Research Growth Strategy (RGS) team is responsible for supporting strong contract value expansion of existing products and identifying and launching new products and services. The Associate Director in this role would focus on products and services and commercial enablement for EAB’s domestic higher ed institutions. This role may manage an analyst. This role may be based in Washington D.C. or open to remote employment within the continental United States. This position may require occasional travel (10-15%) to office and team in-days as well as to partner college and university campuses for market listening experiences. This role is listed as Associate Director, Research Strategy & Market Enablement for posting purposes; the official and internal title of this hire is expected to be Associate Director, Research Growth Strategy to align with EAB business norms. Primary Responsibilities: Co-lead Research product strategy and innovation efforts, by: Working with RGS domestic higher ed colleagues to create new products and signature services that are market-responsive. Examples of past products and services from this team include: a set of leadership development workshops for higher ed leaders, a maturity index diagnostic to identify gaps in university administrative efficiency, a collaborative series for academic leaders, etc. Testing potential new products and services with prospects and partners Supporting the go-to-market process for new products and services Liaising with internal Research teams to gain content knowledge Supporting training for and communication to product teams Managing and coaching junior-level researcher staff by developing critical skills, providing actionable feedback, and assigning projects Serve as the collateral lead, through: Creating professional and external-facing decks and supporting deliverables for new products and services Creating or supporting creation of 1-pagers and slides used by Partner Development, Account Management, and Partner Success to talk about Resear ... (truncated, view full listing at source)