Fast Facts

Ellucian is seeking a Vice President of Enablement to lead a cross-functional team focused on global enablement across sales, services, and customer success, aligning initiatives with corporate strategy.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include developing enablement strategies, designing training programs, managing resources, establishing performance metrics, and leading collaboration with various departments to enhance productivity.

Skills: Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership, organizational skills, and data analysis capabilities, with experience in enablement or training, preferably in higher education.

Qualifications: A minimum of 10 years in enablement or related fields with at least 4 years in leadership roles is required, along with proficiency in AI and learning technologies.

Location: This position is based in Reston, Virginia, and is hybrid in nature.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $170,000 - $250,000.

About Ellucian

Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

Values Rooted in Purpose

We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.

About the Opportunity

The Vice President of Enablement will lead a cross-functional Center of Excellence tasked with driving enablement globally, all groups, at Ellucian. They will be responsible for all areas of enablement across the company, including sales, services, customers success and partner enablement, leading both the strategy and execution of those programs, with the goal of driving productivity and efficiency across the organization. They will also be responsible for establishing metrics to measure the success and impact of those enablement initiatives. The Vice President will also play a critical role in prioritizing our enablement focus, with the goal of aligning it with the company’s overall corporate strategy, as well as customizing enablement to fit the needs of all the international regions that are critical to Ellucian’s business

This role is crucial for ensuring that our teams are equipped with the necessary tools, training, and resources to achieve their goals, and critical to driving sales performance and accelerating the modernization of our customers to SaaS. The Vice President of Enablement will report to the Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer.

Where you will make an impact 

• Develop and Implement Enablement Strategy: Craft and execute a comprehensive enablement strategy that aligns with Ellucian's objectives and drives performance improvement.
• Training Programs: Design, develop, and deliver training programs for sales, customer success, and other key departments to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Scaling through Technology: Utilize Artificial Intelligence and other learning technologies to efficiently scale and increase the effectiveness of the company’s enablement efforts.
• Resource Management: Ensure that teams have access to the necessary resources, including tools, documentation, and support, to effectively perform their duties.
• Performance Metrics: Establish track performance metrics to measure the success of enablement initiatives and identify areas for further improvement.
• Collaboration: Work closely with leaders in sales, services, customer success and partner leaders to understand their needs and challenges and provide tailored enablement solutions.
• Content Creation: Develop high-quality content, such as training materials, webinars, and guides, to support enablement programs.
• Continuous Improvement: Regularly assess the effectiveness of enablement programs and make necessary adjustments to ensure ongoing improvement.
• Strategic Alignment: Make sure enablement programs are aligned with company-wide strategic priorities.
• Leadership: Lead and inspire a team of enablement professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.

What you will bring

• Independent, self-starter who is resourceful and assertive. Business ownership, outcomes-oriented mentality
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in enablement, training, or a related field, with at least 4 years in a leadership role.
• Experience using AI to drive and improve enablement, as well as experience implementing and utilizing learning platforms.
• Experience working higher education preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally while building productive relationships with core stakeholders and team members.
• Ability to analyze performance data and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to adapt style based on audience.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to ruthlessly prioritize.
• Strong management and leadership skills.

What makes #Ellucianlife

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision 
• Flexible time off 
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
• Parental Leave
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Telemedicine
• Wellness
• Headspace Care (mental health)
• Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups 
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
• Education Assistance Program 
• Professional development opportunities

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