Associate, Seramount Assessment & Strategy

About EAB

At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, advancement, and the workplace.

Seramount is a global talent services firm that helps HR leaders prepare for the workplace of tomorrow. We have over four decades of experience creating employee-centric strategies that align with business outcomes for our 600 partner organizations. By combining data-driven insights, expert research, advisory services, and innovative technology, we help unlock what's possible with a truly engaged workforce.

At EAB and Seramount, we serve not only our partner institutions and organizations but each other-that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.

For more information, visit our Careers page.

The Role in Brief:

Associate, Seramount Assessment & Strategy

We serve forward thinking organizations with integrated tools that provide a strategic and holistic map for setting new standards for workplace culture. Over the past four decades we've built deep, data-powered intelligence on the employee experience, which allows us to address specific client workplace challenges. We excel in serving as our members' go to partner in developing and progressing their talent strategies. Our business is in growth mode and offers the right person the opportunity to be part of a diverse, dynamic, creative, and highly skilled team partnering with leading companies to unlock what's possible with a truly engaged workforce.

We are hiring an Associate with excellent project management, analytical, and presentation skills. This role will be part of a team that ensures partner obligations are accurately met on schedule, as well as providing support for the creation, implementation, and deployment of talent solutions for our partners. The cornerstone of our work is using evidence-based approaches to conduct in-company research to develop culture change strategies. The role requires both strong analytical and quantitative skills, and innovative thinking and communications to help support client engagements in crafting cutting-edge strategies for tackling complex culture and talent challenges for senior leadership.

This hire may be based in Washington, D.C., Richmond VA, or open to remote candidates within the continental U.S. This position may require occasional travel (10-20%) to partners, events, or conferences.

Primary Responsibilities:

Researcher

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses, interpret findings for team members, and pull out meaningful, data-informed conclusions to larger research questions
• Contribute and support research studies that synthesize complex ideas into actionable advice for partners

Project Management

• Support in managing partner processes on time (e.g., identifying and scheduling interviews, completing data analysis, creating partner presentations, etc.)
• Meet deadlines to deliver high-quality internal and external project deliverables on time
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to manage processes related to partner-facing events, deliverable production, web publishing, etc.
• Leverage technology to create efficiencies while maintaining quality

Communication and Delivery

• Write and edit clear internal and external deliverables, including emails, blog posts, insight pieces, white papers, interview notes, lit reviews, and other partner or research documents
• Support the storyboarding and creation of partner-facing presentations to communicate research findings and use feedback from managers to improve final deliverables
• Communicate ideas clearly and logically using executive-focused language, tone, and channel through written deliverables, webinars, and presentations
  
  
  
  • Support the business and technology operations of the team, which may include but not limited to:
  • The creation/setup of virtual workshop/focus group rooms and support of those rooms
  • The creation and maintenance of registration forms for virtual sessions
  • The programming of virtual focus group rooms
  
  
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 1-2+ years of corporate work experience, or a graduate degree with at least 1 year of corporate work experience
• Experience preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials
• Excellent organizational, oral, and written communications
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects concurrently under tight deadlines, exhibiting a high level of initiative, motivation, and flexibility to meet ever-changing partner and team demands
• Experience displaying resilience and comfort with ambiguity; ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment
• Track record of proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and removing impediments that jeopardize success of deliverables
• Execute effectively by using resources efficiently, meeting deadlines, and keeping others informed
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail
• Highly detail - oriented, organized, able to multi - task, follow through and work independently as well as within a highly collaborative team structure
• Proven business acumen and proficient with Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to learn basic technical support & setup for virtual focus group sessions
• Experience with at least two of the following:
  
  
  
  • Management or strategy consulting
  • Project management
  • Long-term and/or primary and secondary research
  • Creating partner-facing written and/or data-based deliverables
  
  
  
  

Ideal Qualifications:

• Experience working in a consulting, talent services, or research setting
• Experience working in a team environment and as an individual contributor
• Excellent prioritization and time management especially in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn usage of Asana and Salesforce
• Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB's mission, values, and aspiration

If you've reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other's unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation:

The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $46,500 - $64,500 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role.

This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, such as individual and organizational performance.

Benefits:

Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
• 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
• Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
• Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
• Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
• Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
• Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
• Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
• Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members
• Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program
• Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities

Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com/careers/benefits.

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to "make education smarter and our communities stronger" we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.