Senior Level Enrollment Counselor Jobs
Senior level enrollment counselor jobs center on owning the full recruitment cycle, leading counselor teams, and driving institutional enrollment strategy from planning through results. Opportunities cover on-site, remote, and hybrid settings across Fintech, Education, and Insurance, with employers like Corpay, Centene, and Kalamazoo College hiring at this level now.
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Position Purpose: Oversee department staff including hiring, performance management and career development to ensure alignment with defined goals.
- Develop budgets and priorities, ensuring plans and resource allocations are consistent with those budgets and priorities.
- Coordinate for the plans and activities of the organization with senior leaders inside and outside IT, as well as strategic suppliers.
- Anticipate and analyze the needs of customers and recommend and develop priorities for feasibility studies, systems design, and implementation to develop new and modify the company’s information processing systems and policies and procedures.
- Maintain operational reliability, quality and compliance across enrollment, eligibility, billing and payment platforms.
- Create a credible target state, migration roadmap and decommissioning discipline for a fragmented platform landscape.
- Improve delivery predictability, engineering flow, quality, operational stability and continuous improvement.
- Translate product, operations and business priorities into technology investments and measurable outcomes.
- Apply emerging technology to engineering productivity, testing, incident resolution, knowledge management, operations or member experience.
- Manage investment choices, capacity, strategic suppliers and contingent workforce resources as one operating system.
- Apply process and business expertise to impact business results.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, related field or equivalent experience required.
10+ years of diverse IT experience required.
Previous experience managing staff, including hiring, training, managing workload and performance.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Pay Range: $171,900.00 - $326,900.00 per year
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
Position Purpose: Oversee department staff including hiring, performance management and career development to ensure alignment with defined goals.
- Develop budgets and priorities, ensuring plans and resource allocations are consistent with those budgets and priorities.
- Coordinate for the plans and activities of the organization with senior leaders inside and outside IT, as well as strategic suppliers.
- Anticipate and analyze the needs of customers and recommend and develop priorities for feasibility studies, systems design, and implementation to develop new and modify the company’s information processing systems and policies and procedures.
- Maintain operational reliability, quality and compliance across enrollment, eligibility, billing and payment platforms.
- Create a credible target state, migration roadmap and decommissioning discipline for a fragmented platform landscape.
- Improve delivery predictability, engineering flow, quality, operational stability and continuous improvement.
- Translate product, operations and business priorities into technology investments and measurable outcomes.
- Apply emerging technology to engineering productivity, testing, incident resolution, knowledge management, operations or member experience.
- Manage investment choices, capacity, strategic suppliers and contingent workforce resources as one operating system.
- Apply process and business expertise to impact business results.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, related field or equivalent experience required.
10+ years of diverse IT experience required.
Previous experience managing staff, including hiring, training, managing workload and performance.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Pay Range: $171,900.00 - $326,900.00 per year
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Senior Level Enrollment Counselor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level enrollment counselor job?
Employers at this level want candidates who have led recruitment initiatives end to end, not just executed assigned tasks. Demonstrate ownership of enrollment targets, experience coaching junior counselors, and familiarity with CRM-driven outreach strategy. A portfolio of measurable outcomes, such as improved yield rates or expanded pipeline segments, sets candidates apart more than credentials alone.
Which companies hire senior level enrollment counselors?
Companies hiring senior level enrollment counselors right now include Corpay, Centene, and Kalamazoo College, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level comes primarily from colleges and universities, for-profit education providers, and ed-tech companies running high-volume enrollment operations.
Are there remote senior level enrollment counselor jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by institution type. About 25% of senior level enrollment counselor openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with fully remote roles more common at online universities and ed-tech companies than at traditional residential campuses that require in-person recruitment events.
What makes an enrollment counselor role senior level?
Senior level roles carry ownership over enrollment goals rather than individual caseloads. Expectations typically include managing or mentoring other counselors, designing outreach programs, interpreting recruitment data to adjust strategy, and collaborating with marketing or admissions leadership. The defining shift is accountability for outcomes across a territory, segment, or team rather than a single pipeline.
Which industries hire the most senior level enrollment counselors?
Senior level enrollment counselor roles concentrate in Fintech, Education, and Insurance, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they operate large, structured enrollment funnels that require experienced professionals to manage complex recruitment goals and lead counseling staff.