Global Operations Director overseeing international university admissions and success operations. Leading teams across multiple locations and driving digital transformation initiatives for QS’s university partners.
Responsibilities
Lead global operations across KL, Bangalore, London, and Melbourne, ensuring seamless delivery of admissions, conversion, and student-success services.
Ensure all teams are resourced, trained, supported, and performance-managed to consistently achieve service-level agreements (SLAs), KPIs, and quotas.
Drive operational discipline, workflow optimisation, resource modelling, and process improvements across multi-time-zone teams.
Oversee daily service delivery for university partners where QS operates as an extension of their brand, ensuring our teams embody each institution's voice, values, and identity.
Lead implementation and adoption of new CRM systems and technology upgrades, aligned with QS’s broader digital transformation strategy.
Partner with the digital transformation programme team to embed AI-enabled workflows, automation, and predictive insights into operational processes.
Champion best-practice use of data, analytics, and technology to increase efficiency, visibility, and student outcomes.
Serve as the operational lead for a portfolio of prestigious university partners across ANZ, the UK, and North America.
Work closely with Client Delivery Team and Account Managers to ensure operational delivery aligns with partner expectations.
Monitor KPIs and reporting dashboards to identify risks, opportunities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure high satisfaction and retention by offering proactive, insight-led operational recommendations to partners.
Uphold the highest standards of compliance across international and domestic admissions.
Implement rigorous controls and governance frameworks to safeguard institutional integrity and student outcomes.
Lead, inspire, and develop a global team of admissions professionals, conversion specialists, student-success advisors, and operational managers.
Foster a culture of high performance, accountability, coaching, and continuous improvement.
Support workforce planning, succession, and recruitment in high-growth, high-demand environments.
Any other duties to ensure operational success of university branded services.
Requirements
Demonstrated knowledge and experience
Demonstrated leadership experience, effectively managing and delivering a university recruitment and admissions service.
Previous experience working within a cross-functional team in the areas of domestic or international student recruitment.
Demonstrated experience in reporting, with an understanding of data analytics
Experience in establishing and articulating a vision, setting goals, developing and executing strategies, tracking and measuring results.
Experience of managing budgets.
Experience working within the higher education or education management industry in the area of international student recruitment and admissions is essential.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (postgraduate qualification preferred), or equivalent experience.
Experience building commercial models and costing operations.
Strong operational background or experience
Willingness to work in a global environment across time zones
Strong organisation and project management skills.
Demonstrated team leadership ability.
Ability to understand critical issues and bring appropriate resolution to complex issues.
Ability to gather and document quality business requirements.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, verbal and written.
Benefits
Free subscription to the Calm App – the #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
A focus on welfare which is led by our global wellness team, with mental health first aiders globally
Access to a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives and groups
Strong recognition and reward programs – including a peer-to-peer recognition platform, quarterly and annual QS Applaud Awards, Connect with your Career annual PD event
Support for volunteering and study leave
Free subscription to LinkedIn learning – with over 5000 courses and programmes at your fingertips
Options to join our outstanding global Mentorship programme
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