Academic Advisor

Egreenservices; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dollar Tree is seeking an Academic Advisor in Schaumburg, IL who values practical learning and hands-on impact. You will help manage freelance obligations, provide clear metrics to leadership, and make principled, timely judgments without overburdening the process.

The role emphasizes growth, accountability, and stakeholder trust in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates demonstrate 1+ years in continuous learning, a strong ability to prioritize urgent tasks, and collaboration to support

Qualifications

• Experience at the junior level inside a freelance role.
• Humility to revise strong opinions when data argues back.
• 1+ years of Continuous Learning reps, not just exposure.
• Fluency across Process Improvement and Self-Motivation, with strong opinions on both.
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly.
• A collaborator who makes the junior review feel less like an exam.
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent.

Responsibilities

• Keep Dollar Tree's freelance commitments visible and on track.
• Keep Dollar Tree leadership honest with numbers they can act on.
• Earn the trust to make gloriously-unglamorous judgment calls without a committee.
• Hand off Communication work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice.
• Convert Attention to Detail chaos into a backlog someone can actually work.
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escalate.
• Defend the Growth Mindset fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them.

Skills

Junior freelance experience

Humility to revise opinions

Continuous Learning (1+ years)

Process Improvement

Self-Motivation

Deliver bad news clearly

Prioritization under urgency

Job description

We value people who care about the craft, and we're searching for an Academic Advisor who feels the same way. The thing worth noting is how much Dollar Tree trusts you here — $48,000 - $71,000, general ownership, and a long runway, all from 1 years in.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep Dollar Tree's freelance commitments visible and on track
• Keep Dollar Tree leadership honest with numbers they can act on
• Earn the trust to make gloriously-unglamorous judgment calls without a committee
• Hand off Communication work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice
• Convert Attention to Detail chaos into a backlog someone can actually work
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they **escalate**
• Defend the Growth Mindset fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them

What You'll Bring

• Experience at the junior level inside a freelance role
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• 1+ years of Continuous Learning reps, not just Continuous Learning exposure
• Fluency across Process Improvement and Self-Motivation, with strong opinions on both
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• A collaborator who makes the junior review feel less like an exam
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent

The data-honest people at Dollar Tree have spent years proving that world-class Stakeholder Management can absolutely come out of Schaumburg. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

We pay $48,000 - $71,000 and protect it with coaching, coverage, and a flexible setup so your Problem Solving grows without burning you out.

We're looking for the person who reads general job posts and thinks I could fix that.