Education Strategy & Development Analyst / Associate (Education)

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria; flexible location across European offices or remote within Europe. Hybrid work is available in locations with offices, with 2 days in-office and 3 days remote.

Company

hirify.global is an international education, research, and technology ecosystem building digital education platforms, universities, and professional education partnerships across Europe, America, and Asia.

What you will do

• Maintain a pipeline of universities, colleges, K-12 groups, and campus locations across priority countries.
• Evaluate market-entry models, including acquisitions, partnerships, branch campuses, and facility repurposing.
• Lead institutional diligence covering academic and operating models, ownership, management, accreditation, regulation, and financial performance.
• Build financial cases with normalized P&Ls, student-level unit economics, enrollment and capacity scenarios, and comparable-transaction valuations.
• Study leading education institutions and apply benchmarks to group strategy, operating models, growth, locations, programs, and formats.
• Prepare recommendations and materials for group leadership and board discussions, support transactions, coordinate advisors, and maintain institutional review documentation.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in top-tier strategy consulting, transaction advisory, or corporate development/strategy at an education or other multi-site group.
• Strong analytical thinking and the ability to structure unfamiliar markets or institutions quickly and produce decision-ready analysis.
• Comfort with financial analysis and the numbers underlying institutions, markets, and transactions.
• Commercial judgment to distinguish an interesting institution from an attractive acquisition or campus opportunity.
• Proactive, self-sufficient approach to research, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to build relationships with academics, operators, and regulators across countries and cultures.
• Ability to present and defend recommendations to senior management.
• Fluent English required; experience with education institutions is helpful but not required.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of additional languages.
• Experience with education institutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Work directly with group leadership and executives responsible for acquisitions, expansion, and operating decisions.
• Flexible schedule, usually between 09:00/10:00 and 18:00/19:00.
• Choice of work equipment and paid leave.
• English classes through iTalki with a $130 monthly allowance.
• Newborn bonus of €500 per child and patent remuneration.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity environment with a gender-balanced board.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume in English only.