Manager, Student Engagement

Location: United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is an education technology company supporting more than 100 universities and colleges with online degree programs focused on workforce needs and affordable access to education.

What you will do

• Own operational success and commercial performance for assigned university partners, including recruitment, enrolment, and revenue targets.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Student Engagement team.
• Improve recruitment processes and optimise the student journey from enquiry through enrolment.
• Build trusted relationships with university stakeholders and act as a strategic operational advisor.
• Analyse performance data, identify trends and risks, and translate insights into improvements.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Admissions, Academic Services, Student Support, and other internal teams to resolve challenges and deliver seamless outcomes.

Requirements

• Must reside in the United Kingdom.
• Experience leading customer engagement, admissions, recruitment, or sales teams.
• Demonstrated success managing operational performance against commercial or revenue targets.
• Strong commercial, analytical, communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience coaching and developing autonomous, high-performing teams.
• Experience driving process optimisation, continuous improvement, and technology-led initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in higher education, EdTech, or student recruitment.
• Experience managing university or strategic client partnerships.
• Knowledge of postgraduate recruitment and admissions processes.
• Experience across international markets and familiarity with CRM, recruitment technology, and performance reporting tools.
• Experience supporting organisational change or business transformation, plus an undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role with comprehensive benefits.
• Continuous professional and leadership development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and their dependents.
• Inclusive and diverse workforce supported through equal employment opportunity practices.