Senior Education Consultant

Athena Education; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Athena Education in Mumbai is seeking a Technical Director, Consulting to lead the end-to-end journey for a focused cohort of 20–25 scholars, from profiling to final admissions outcomes. You will craft differentiated applications for Ivy League and top-tier universities, guiding roadmaps and interdisciplinary projects to build standout portfolios.

You will maintain strong relationships with scholars and parents, ensuring high-touch engagement during peak admissions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing end-to-end programs for cohorts of students
• Ability to design differentiated admissions strategies for top-tier universities
• Strong relationship management with scholars and parents
• Capability to create customized roadmaps and interdisciplinary projects
• Experience monitoring milestones and driving corrective actions

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end journey for 20–25 scholars, from onboarding to admissions outcomes
• Manage high-touch engagements with scholars and parents throughout the admissions cycle
• Develop admissions strategy and differentiated profiles for Ivy League and top-tier universities
• Create customized roadmaps and interdisciplinary projects across CS, AI, Business, Economics, Physics, Liberal Arts
• Track progress through milestone reviews and implement targeted interventions

Skills

Scholars management

Admissions strategy

Stakeholder management

Roadmapping

Project ideation

Job description

Athena is India’s largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 13 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:

About the role:

The Technical Director, Consulting leads the end-to-end journey for a focused cohort of 20–25 scholars, from strategic profiling and roadmap design to execution and final admissions outcomes. This is a deeply hands-on, impact-driven role requiring close engagement to deliver exceptional academic, extracurricular, and admissions results.

A core responsibility is admissions strategy and profile differentiation. The Technical Director conducts rigorous evaluations of each scholar’s academic background, interests, and long-term goals to craft compelling, differentiated applications for Ivy League and top-tier global universities, while staying ahead of evolving admissions trends.

The role also involves developing high-impact roadmaps and interdisciplinary projects across Computer Science, AI, Business, Economics, Physics, and Liberal Arts, strengthening scholars’ narratives through depth, originality, and real-world impact.

Through structured milestone reviews, the Technical Director monitors progress, addresses gaps, and ensures sustained growth, while remaining accountable for scholar engagement, project quality, client satisfaction, and admissions outcomes. Strong, trusted relationships with scholars and parents ensure a seamless, high-touch experience throughout the application lifecycle, especially during peak admissions seasons.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities:

Scholar Ownership & End-to-End Management

• Managing 20–25 scholars independently, owning all aspects of their engagement—from onboarding and strategic planning to execution and final admissions results.
• Ensuring operational excellence, consistency, and high-impact outcomes for every scholar.

High-Touch Stakeholder Management

• Building strong, trust-based relationships with scholars and parents through clear communication, transparency, and consistent delivery.
• Acting as the primary point of accountability throughout the admissions journey, especially during the high-intensity application season (October–December).

Admissions Strategy & Profile Differentiation

• Conducting deep diagnostic evaluations of scholar profiles to maximize outcomes for Ivy League and top-tier university admissions.
• Designing and executing differentiated application strategies aligned with evolving global admissions trends.

Tailored Roadmaps & Project Ideation

• Creating highly customized roadmaps for each scholar based on interests, strengths, and long-term aspirations.
• Ideating and guiding unique, interdisciplinary projects across domains such as Computer Science, AI, Physics, Economics, Business, and Liberal Arts to build standout academic and extracurricular portfolios.

Scholar Progress Monitoring & Corrective Action

• Tracking scholar progress through structured milestone reviews and outcome-based assessments.
• Implementing targeted interventions to address academic gaps, execution challenges, or strategic misalignment.

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.
• The Executive Center, Level 3, Ascent, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400025, India.

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! :)