Overseas Education Counsellor

About the Role

We are looking for an Associate – UG Premium Counselling who will play a critical role in delivering

high-quality, personalized counselling services to undergraduate aspirants targeting top global

universities. This is a client-facing, outcome-driven role requiring deep expertise in undergraduate

admissions, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to independently handle

high-value student portfolios.

The charter for this role will include:

• Own end-to-end premium counselling for undergraduate students aspiring to study abroad (US, UK, Canada, Europe, etc.)
• Conduct in-depth profile evaluations and craft personalized admissions strategies
• Guide students on:

Academic and extracurricular profile building

College shortlisting and application strategy

Essays, SOPs, LORs, and application narratives

• Drive admissions outcomes by ensuring quality, timeliness, and strategic rigor
• Manage a portfolio of high-intent, premium clients with strong service ownership
• Manage submissions across application platforms like Common APP, UCAS, UC and Others
• Maintain high standards of client satisfaction and conversion
• Collaborate with internal teams (sales, ops, content, product) to improve counselling experience
• Coordinate with Expert mentors to align mentored-student projects like research or capstone
• Stay updated on global admissions trends, policies, and university requirements

Ideal Persona:

• 2–5+ years of experience in undergraduate admissions counselling, preferably in premium/Ivy League-focused markets
• Strong understanding of global UG admissions ecosystems
• Proven success in handling high-value students and complex profiles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with application portals across countries
• Ability to operate independently with high ownership and accountability
• Project management skills to guide and track students on various high school projects
• Exposure to process design, tools, or tech-enabled counselling platforms is a plus
• Background in premium education consulting firms or international education start-ups

Everyone at Leap is entrepreneurial, moves fast and operates with extreme ownership.

There is minimal management and extreme autonomy.

If the above defines you, you will fit in snugly.

What is Leap

Leap is a global student mobility platform that empowers students' aspirations for a global career

and education. We have built Leap Finance and Leap Scholar and Yocket

We work at the exciting intersection of fintech & edtech

And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!

How far along are we

We are the leaders in our space by a mile!

We are backed by Sequoia, Jungle Ventures, Owl Ventures & Harvard!

Who are we as people

We have a lean, rockstar team.

We have come this far with a lean team because we love to increase the talent density with every new member we add. Yes, we are more picky than the usual company.

We hire slowly and deliberately

Broadly,

• You will have tearing-your-hair level complex & challenging problems to solve
• With massive upside if you solve them
• In a super fast paced environment that will challenge you
• With enough resources to be audacious
• And mentorship from an experienced founding team

Take out a few minutes and write a standout email to us at - [HIDDEN TEXT]

Skills Required
Stakeholder Management, Project Management