Academic Advisor: Data-Driven Growth Coach

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

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