Role Description We’re currently hiring Senior Academic Advisors across multiple Inspira Education Group brands. We’re looking for a driven, entrepreneurial Senior Academic Advisor with a strong ownership mindset. Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and is eager to help students achieve their academic dreams. You’ll play a key role in driving revenue growth through inbound sales, while also helping to build and refine the systems and processes that will allow our sales function to scale in the future. This is one of the most impactful roles at Inspira. As the first point of contact for parents and students exploring our programs, you’ll set the tone for their entire experience. The trust, empathy, and expertise you bring to these conversations often become the deciding factors in their choice to work with us. You’ll guide them through one of the most meaningful decisions of their lives - investing in their education and future success. What You'll Do - Lead consultative intro calls (inbound) with parents and students to understand their goals, explain the admissions process, and recommend the right Inspira programs and packages based on their needs. - Own the relationship with prospective students and families from first touch through enrollment by building trust, offering guidance, and ensuring a smooth and positive experience throughout their journey. - Follow up strategically and consistently to stay connected with prospects, anticipate questions or concerns, and help them confidently decide to partner with Inspira. - Experiment and innovate—test new scripts, refine messaging, and explore creative follow-up strategies to maximize conversion rates and continuously improve the enrollment experience. - Close deals across a range of programs and services, meeting or exceeding monthly and quarterly sales goals. - Collaborate cross-functionally with the marketing, counseling, and finance teams to ensure seamless handoffs, strong alignment, and an exceptional customer experience. - Stay informed on competitor offerings and market trends; provide real-time feedback to founders and leadership to shape product, pricing, and go-to-market strategy. - Leverage HubSpot CRM to manage the full sales cycle—tracking leads, logging communications, creating email templates, forecasting revenue, and maintaining data integrity across all stages. - Forecast enrollments accurately by managing deal stages, values, and close dates in HubSpot. - Support onboarding and customer success for newly enrolled students to ensure a strong start and high satisfaction. Qualifications - 3–5 years of experience in inbound sales within a service-oriented or consultative environment, ideally with sales cycles under 2–3 months. - Proven success selling premium or high-value service packages (ACV $5,000+), with a track record of exceeding targets and delivering exceptional client experiences. - Excellent communication skills. You’re confident presenting, writing, and speaking with clarity, empathy, and professionalism. - Strong CRM proficiency, preferably in HubSpot (or similar tools), with a knack for maintaining clean data and using systems to drive performance. - Comfort with data and reporting, including experience using Excel or Google Sheets to build and interpret dashboards. Requirements - Nice to Have: Prior experience in education, admissions, or academic consulting sales. Benefits - 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. Company Description Inspira Education Group is one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in the US. We started with a simple mission to democratize access to high-quality coaching so that every student in the world has an equal opportunity to access the best opportunities. As the world’s leading network of top admissions coaches in medical, legal, business, and college studies, we’re building software and services in one place—disrupting long-entrenched application processes with products and experiences that strive to provide an equal platform for candidates from diverse backgrounds worldwide. As one of the fastest-growing edtech firms in the world, we are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms and investors in the world, including Zeev Ventures, Quiet Capital, Craft Ventures and Jeff Fluhr (Founder of Stubhub).

• Develop and execute a comprehensive U.S. academic and provider engagement strategy aligned with CVI’s commercial priorities and portfolio growth objectives • Identify and prioritize target institutions, residency programs, and provider networks based on influence, graduate output, and clinical alignment • Position academic institutions as “Tier 0” strategic accounts within the U.S. commercial ecosystem • Advise internal leadership on academic trends, competitive dynamics, and future prescriber pipeline risks/opportunities • Partner with key stakeholders to expose optometry students to CVI products and technologies (curricula, labs, and clinical training environments) • Ensure CVI products are shared for hands-on training and patient care at student events • Build and maintain relationships with: - faculty leaders and residency directors - community-based clinical preceptors and provider networks • Serve as a trusted clinical advisor to key academic and provider stakeholders • Establish and participate in: - faculty advisory boards - provider forums - academic collaborations • Leverage these relationships to influence: - Understanding of CVI portfolio - clinical protocols - broader prescribing behavior across networks • Advance student and resident engagement initiatives, including: - ambassador programs - externships and rotations - experiential training opportunities • Partner with residency programs and clinical sites to integrate CVI into specialty and advanced care pathways • Support development of Centers of Excellence and high-impact training sites • Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Professional Affairs to align academic initiatives with U.S. commercial strategies and territory priorities • Enable structured pathways to convert: - students and residents → new prescribers → active CVI customers • Support transition strategies that reinforce early-career adoption and sustained portfolio utilization • Serve as a clinical and technical subject matter expert to the U.S. field sales organization • Provide support for: - complex product and application questions - advanced fitting and troubleshooting - clinical objections and competitive positioning • Deliver in-field education, customer consultations, and case support alongside sales teams • Contribute to tools and training that enhance sales team clinical capability and effectiveness • Establish feedback loops from: - students - faculty - residents - community providers • Translate insights into recommendations for: - product development - clinical strategy - portfolio positioning • Provide perspective on emerging clinical trends and evolving educational needs • Drive CVI’s reputation as the preferred manufacturer across U.S. academic and provider environments • Ensure consistent, high-impact representation of CVI in: - academic institutions - clinical training settings - conferences and professional forums • Represent CVI as a clinical thought leader within optometric education and practice communities