Director of Revenue Strategy & Analytics

At 2U we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission to eliminate the back row in education and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX the worlds leading online learning platform 2U powers more than 4000 online higher education offerings from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges universities and corporate partners we are helping to unlock human potential.

What Were Looking For:

The Director of Executive Education Analytics leads a dedicated Cape Town-based analytics team responsible for the full performance of 2Us Exec Ed portfolio. Reporting directly to the VP of Analytics this is a senior leadership role with broad scope: you will oversee a team of analysts and managers own the analytical strategy for the Exec Ed business and serve as the most senior analytics voice in partner and leadership conversations for this segment. The role sits at the intersection of people leadership investment management and business performance - and requires someone who can operate with authority at both the strategic and operational level.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:

1. Team Management & Development

• Lead and manage the Cape Town Exec Ed analytics team including a Senior Manager Lead Analyst (Portfolio) and Senior Analysts.

• Set clear expectations for performance output quality and professional development across the team.

• Own the hiring onboarding and capability development of direct reports and the broader team beneath them.

• Create a high-performance team culture that is analytically rigorous partner-oriented and accountable to outcomes.

• Serve as the escalation point for people performance and stakeholder issues within the Exec Ed analytics function.

2. Spend Management & Investment Oversight

• Own the analytical oversight of Exec Ed media investment ensuring spend plans are grounded in performance data aligned to program goals and executed correctly by media teams.

• Hold the team accountable to monthly spend plan production and budget management for every program in the Exec Ed portfolio.

• Partner with the Demand Generation and Media teams to ensure investment decisions are informed by full-funnel analytics not channel metrics alone.

• Provide leadership-level visibility into spend performance variance from plan and the analytical rationale behind investment decisions.

3. Analytics & Program Performance

• Ensure the team delivers rigorous timely program performance analytics across all Exec Ed offerings - covering funnel performance submit-to-registration conversion and cohort-level outcomes.

• Own the registration forecasting function for Exec Ed ensuring forecasts are accurate consistently produced and clearly communicated to business stakeholders.

• Drive the team toward analytical best practices including the use of consistent methodologies clean data hygiene and a push toward automation where appropriate.

• Lead or sponsor program performance conversations with senior internal stakeholders stepping in where Director-level presence is required.

4. Portfolio Performance & Partner Reporting

• Maintain a portfolio-level view of Exec Ed program health - tracking trends identifying systemic risks and ensuring leadership has a clear picture of the business at all times.

• Oversee partner reporting ensuring that analytics delivered to university partners are accurate well-presented and reflect the full scope of program performance.

• Oversee contact strategy analytics and customer journey analytics for Exec Ed ensuring the team is building the right frameworks to measure and optimize the learner experience.

• Partner with the VP of Analytics and CMO on portfolio-level strategy cross-functional priorities and Exec Ed business planning.

5. . Cross-Functional Leadership

• • Serve as the senior Exec Ed analytics representative in cross-functional forums involving Finance Media Demand Generation and Partner teams.

  • Partner with the Finance team on program-level financial reporting forecast alignment and budget planning.

  • Coordinate with the Degree Analytics team particularly the Portfolio Analytics function to ensure consistency in methodology and reporting standards across the organization.

  • Represent the analytics function in partner-facing conversations where a Director-level presence is required.

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

• 8 years of experience in analytics with at least 3 years leading a team of 4 or more analysts or managers.

• Demonstrated ownership of a business analytics function with accountability for both people and outcomes.

• Strong command of demand generation analytics media spend management and enrollment or registration funnel performance.

• Experience engaging with external partners or clients in an analytics capacity - you are comfortable in the room with senior stakeholders.

• Ability to operate with autonomy in a Cape Town-based role while maintaining close alignment with US-based leadership.

• Excellent communication skills - you present analytical findings clearly and confidently to executive and partner audiences.

• Proficiency in analytics and BI platforms (Tableau Looker or equivalent) and strong SQL or equivalent querying skills.

Benefits & Culture

Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators dreamers and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If youre excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education then join us and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow

We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time ZA benefits include:

• 2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year
• Subsidised medical aid with Discovery Health Medical Scheme
• 4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organization study leave sports leave and a company-wide festive season break

2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At 2U we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging respect and inclusion. We are proud of the steps weve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life ideas genders ages races cultures sexual orientations abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different as well as by how we are alike.

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About 2U LLC

For more than a decade 2U Inc. has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX a leading global online learning platform 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges universities and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4000 digital education offerings from free courses to full degrees and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit .

About edX

edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global online learning platform from 2U LLC. Together with the majority of the worlds top-ranked universities and industry-leading companies we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers from free courses to full degrees. And were not stopping there were relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more at .

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