Student Success Manager

Inspira Education; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Inspira Education is seeking a Student Success Manager in New York City, responsible for ensuring a positive student experience and effective admissions processes. This position involves leading a customer escalation function, designing operational workflows, and collaborating with multiple departments for new launches.

The ideal candidate will have 3-7 years of experience in customer success or program management, preferably in a startup environment. We offer competitive compensation, health benefits, and a chance to impact students' lives.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in operations, customer success, or program management.
• Proven ability to handle customer escalations.
• Experience in a startup or high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate the student experience and ensure successful admissions.
• Lead customer escalation function for issue resolution.
• Build processes to improve counselor performance and business efficiency.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer success management

Operations scaling

CRM optimization

Empathy and communication

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

Airtable

Job description

About Inspira Education

Inspira Education Group is a fast‑growing edtech startup dedicated to democratizing high‑quality coaching for students worldwide.

Position Overview

As a Student Success Manager, you’ll orchestrate the student experience, matching students with counselors and ensuring successful admissions and test‑prep journeys.

This is a 100% onsite role in NYC (Gramercy office) – 5 days a week attendance.

What You’ll Do

Customer Success & Escalations

• Lead the customer escalation function to ensure fast, empathetic, and consistent issue resolution
• Develop SOPs and escalation protocols to improve quality and reduce refund rates
• Build out processes to track and improve NPS, CSAT, and retention metrics
• Turn escalations into feedback loops that inform process improvements and product enhancements

Process Design & Operational Excellence

• Architect and implement new processes to improve counselor performance, student experience, and business efficiency
• Leverage CRM and automation tools (HubSpot, etc.) to streamline workflows and maintain data integrity
• Build reporting systems that provide visibility into counselor utilization, escalation trends, and upsell success

New Product & Vertical Launches

• Lead operational planning and execution for new products, services, or verticals
• Collaborate cross‑functionally across sales, marketing, product, and tech to ensure seamless launches
• Ensure backend systems, counselor training, and customer support are ready to scale with each new launch

Upsells & Cross‑Sells

• Partner with sales and lifecycle marketing to design and implement upsell/cross‑sell strategies
• Train counselors and student success teams to identify upsell opportunities during client interactions
• Track and optimize upsell performance as a key driver of revenue per student

Student Feedback & Counselor Development

• Build structured student feedback loops to capture insights on counselor performance and overall experience
• Translate feedback into continuous improvement plans, counselor training, and operational refinements
• Partner with senior counselors to create mentorship and training programs that elevate overall quality

Team Leadership & Growth

• Support and collaborate with a small student success team, contributing to a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and high performance
• Help identify skill gaps and contribute to development plans that strengthen the team over time
• For the right person, there is potential to grow into a leadership role as Inspira scales — but above all, we’re looking for someone who executes with excellence first

Who You Are

• 3–7 years of experience leading and scaling teams in operations, customer success, or program management, ideally within a high‑growth service, education, or marketplace environment
• Proven ability to handle customer escalations and collaborate with internal stakeholders with empathy and clarity
• Background in managing or recruiting service providers (e.g., coaches, tutors, consultants) is a strong plus
• Hands‑on experience working in a startup or high‑growth marketplace business
• Familiarity with building and optimizing workflows in CRMs such as HubSpot, Salesforce, or Airtable
• Detail‑oriented with a high bar for excellence, while knowing how to keep momentum and avoid getting stuck
• Thrive on ownership and autonomy, continuously improving processes and outcomes week over week
• Comfortable wearing many hats and able to discern when to build something new vs. optimize what already exists
• Energized by working with people and passionate about solving for both sides of a marketplace
• Collaborative, humble, and hardworking. You bring zero ego and a strong “roll‑up‑your‑sleeves” mentality

What You’ll Get

• A front‑row seat at a fast‑growing, mission‑led company
• Autonomy to run an entire function, and real influence on the company’s future
• Founders who care deeply about impact, and give you space to run
• A chance to help thousands of students realize their dreams
• Competitive compensation, performance upside, and a clear growth path

Why You'll Love Inspira

• Amazing people with a great vision and values
• Mission‑driven team culture focused on student success
• Your work directly impacts the lives and careers of students across the globe
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, base plans 100% employer paid
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match

More About Us

For more information about our company, visit Inspira Education Group.

EEO Statement

Inspira Education Group does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in providing employment opportunities and benefits.