About the Role
Interface Education Services is a premium educational advisory firm helping ambitious students and families navigate the path to leading U.S., U.K., and international universities. Our approach goes beyond college applications, focusing on developing self-awareness, confidence, skills, and experiences for long-term success. We offer personalized college counseling, writing coaching, leadership development, career exploration, and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Build a sustainable pipeline of prospective families through referrals, networking, community engagement, strategic partnerships, events, and other business development activities.
- Develop relationships with schools, educational professionals, community organizations, parent networks, and other potential referral partners.
- Identify and pursue new opportunities to expand Interface’s presence throughout New York City and the broader tri-state area.
- Represent Interface at workshops, seminars, conferences, community events, and other programs.
- Develop and execute creative strategies for generating new business within your market.
- Manage prospective families throughout the full enrollment process, from initial inquiry through executed enrollment agreement.
- Conduct thoughtful discovery conversations to understand each family’s goals, priorities, concerns, and needs.
- Present Interface’s philosophy, programs, and services in a compelling and highly personalized way.
- Recommend appropriate programs and prepare proposals and enrollment recommendations.
- Maintain consistent, proactive follow-up throughout what can be a longer, relationship-driven sales cycle.
- Convert qualified opportunities into long-term Interface clients while delivering an exceptional prospective-family experience.
- Build trust and credibility with prospective families through excellent communication, responsiveness, and follow-through.
- Serve as a knowledgeable resource on Interface’s programs and educational philosophy.
- Develop relationships that generate referrals and strengthen Interface’s reputation within the local community.
- Ensure a seamless transition to our Customer Service and Counseling teams following enrollment.
- Maintain accurate and timely records of sales activity, client communication, pipeline status, and forecasts within our CRM.
- Track sales performance, conversion rates, lead sources, and business development activity.
- Provide regular pipeline updates and forecasts to company leadership.
- Partner closely with Counseling, Customer Service, Marketing, Operations, and Leadership to support enrollment and deliver a consistent client experience.
- Contribute to sales strategy and broader company growth initiatives.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in consultative sales, business development, enrollment, education, or another relationship-driven field.
- Demonstrated ability to generate new business rather than relying solely on inbound opportunities.
- Exceptional relationship builder who earns trust quickly and communicates effectively with sophisticated clients.
- Comfortable navigating high-consideration purchasing decisions and longer sales cycles.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, and highly self-directed.
- Organized and disciplined about follow-up, pipeline management, and CRM usage.
- Collaborative and comfortable working across teams.
- Genuinely interested in education, student development, and helping families make consequential decisions.
- Mandarin/English bilingual proficiency is a plus, but not required.
Skills
- Consultative sales
- Business development
- Enrollment
- Relationship building
- Communication
- Sales cycle management
- CRM usage
- Pipeline management
- Collaboration
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Proactive
- Self-directed
- Organized
- Disciplined
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- New York City metropolitan area
- New York City
- Surrounding region
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Market-facing
- Evening availability
- Occasional weekend availability
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Base salary: $60,000–$75,000
- Performance-based commission with on-target earnings (OTE) of $150,000–$200,000
Benefits
- Health stipend
- 15 days paid time off
- 10 paid public holidays
About the Company
- Interface Education Services is a premium educational advisory firm helping ambitious students and families navigate the path to leading U.S., U.K., and international universities.
- Our approach goes beyond college applications. We help students develop the self-awareness, confidence, skills, and experiences that position them not only for strong admissions outcomes, but for long-term success in college, their careers, and life.
- Through highly personalized college counseling, writing coaching, leadership development, career exploration, and mentorship, we partner closely with families throughout some of the most important years of a student’s development.
Equal Opportunity
- Interface Education Services is an equal opportunity employer.
- We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace.
