Senior Associate/Associate Manager- Education Consulting

Who we are:

Athena is India's largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 12 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 29 countries.

Athena's vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena's transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally.

Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others.

Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education.

If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you

Learn more about Athena:

Role Summary:

The Associate Manager / Manager – Education Consulting
mentors and guides high-achieving high school students
through their study-abroad journey, helping them craft compelling profiles and achieve admission into top global universities, including Ivy League institutions. They combine strategic thinking, personalized guidance, and creativity to maximize student outcomes.

A key focus of the role is
profile development and admissions strategy
. You will conduct in-depth evaluations of each student's strengths and opportunities, provide actionable recommendations, and design strategies that make their applications stand out. This includes advising on subject selection, standardized testing, essays, extracurriculars, and independent projects.

The role also involves
roadmap planning and project ideation, guiding students through unique, interdisciplinary initiatives that showcase their interests, skills, and potential impact
. You will monitor student progress closely, conduct milestone assessments, and implement corrective measures to ensure academic, personal, and extracurricular growth.

Additionally, this position emphasizes
impact tracking and stakeholder management
. You will ensure students and parents experience a smooth, structured, and results-driven process, while tracking key metrics such as student engagement, project execution, and application success.

Lastly, the role involves contribution to a
mentorship-driven team environment, collaborating with peers, supporting junior consultants, and fostering a culture of growth, resilience, and excellence during the intensive college application season.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of study abroad - Processing and communicating Athena's study abroad Consulting process effectively - College List, Essays, Recommendations, Interviews, etc.

• Profile development strategy/ ATS by having deep know-how of what it takes to build a differentiated profile to gain admission into Ivy League colleges, compose complete ATS independently.

• Strategic planning of a student's profile to maximize chances of admission to Ivy League colleges. Build a deep know-how of what it takes to build a differentiated profile to gain admission.

• Help a student identify their life vision and develop a detailed plan for them to work towards it.

• Recommend best subject selection and strategic academic/standardized testing decisions to ensure students' future success.

• Develop creative, and unique profile strategies that exhibit a student's unique brand.

• Ideate independent projects that will help the student build their profile.

• Guiding the students through the implementation of creative projects - ranging from the sciences and social sciences to the arts and humanities.

• Ensure student success by achieving project OKRs and admissions results.

• Monitor and review student growth and suggest corrective measures to ensure students' future success.

Why should you be interested?

Impact

• Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.

Team and Culture

• We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
• The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.

Location & Work Environment

• The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India
• We have built a creative space in a top corporate building in Gurgaon. The office is on M.G. Road, a 2-minute walk from the M.G. Road Metro Station.
• This role may involve travel to the Mumbai and Bangalore offices.

Our team comprises creative and diverse people, all goal-oriented, proactive, and looking to transform students' lives. We love to work hard, play hard Our work environment encourages you to be an independent thinker, an intellectually curious team member, and be an objective decision maker. To top it all, we love to share food :)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package which includes health insurance, gym and mental health support, etc.