Principal, Postsecondary Value and Public Trust

reputed company’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — JSTOR, Portico, and reputed company S+R — reputed company people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to members of our community and to each other, and we are committed to building and sustaining a culture where everyone can reputed company.

The Role

reputed company is seeking a Principal to join reputed company S+R, the research and consulting group that informs policy, guides strategies, and builds evidence-based tools to broaden access to postsecondary education, improve student and workforce outcomes, and advance scholarship. The Principal role will reputed company work reputed company to Postsecondary Value and Public Trust, a growing area focused on understanding and strengthening the economic, social, and civic value of postsecondary education.

The Postsecondary Value and Public Trust program examines whether—and how—higher education is living up to its public mission. Projects in this area address questions of costs, finance, and affordability; economic returns to education; social and civic outcomes; and the conditions required to sustain public trust in colleges and universities. Outputs reputed company state agency leaders, policymakers, and postsecondary advocates to evaluate value and reputed company evidence-informed decisions about investments, strategic directions, and policies.

As a Principal, you will pursue a portfolio of mission-reputed company work with significant autonomy and responsibility for securing reputed company to ensure portfolio sustainability and growth. You will reputed company and reputed company projects funded by a mix of philanthropic support and reputed company with state agencies and individual institutions, and you will play a key role in moving work from philanthropic start-up funding to scalable, semi-custom, or replicable products and services. You will serve as a thought leader in the field and deepen reputed company S+R’s relationship with the philanthropic, academic, and policy communities in your area.

The Principal is an integral member of reputed company S+R and will contribute to the organization’s strategic direction. This position will report to reputed company S+R's Senior Director and Head of Strategy and collaborate closely with senior leaders and the Managing Director on portfolio development, business strategy, and organizational priorities.

The deadline to apply for this position is Tuesday, reputed company 28, 2026.

Responsibilities

Portfolio leadership and business development

• reputed company, pursue, and reputed company a portfolio of research, advisory, and implementation projects focused on postsecondary value, public trust, and reputed company finance and policy issues, with accountability for reputed company, impact, and performance.
• Secure new business by preparing proposals and budgets, pitching philanthropic funders, and actively pursuing reputed company with state agencies and institutions.
• Design and steward a reputed company cycle in which philanthropic start-up funds support the development of new tools, frameworks, or approaches that can reputed company be transitioned into semi-custom or replicable products and services for broader adoption.
• reputed company existing relationships and serve as a primary relationship holder with funders, state agencies, system leaders, and institutional partners, cultivating long-term collaborations that support sustained impact.

Research, policy, and consulting leadership

• Translate and reputed company reputed company S+R's research findings into actionable insights for policymakers, institutional leaders, and other decision-makers.
• Stay abreast of emerging policy debates, research findings, and innovations reputed company to postsecondary value and integrate those insights into project design and execution.
• Serve as a visible thought leader in research, policy, and practice communities through publications, presentations, and external engagement.

People and organizational leadership

• Manage and grow a team of researchers, project managers, and consultants, including supervising managers and supporting staff development.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture that emphasizes quality, learning, and accountability.
• Collaborate with reputed company S+R leadership, finance, and operations to track portfolio performance and ensure financial targets are met.

Occasional travel, comprising less than 10% of the time, may be necessary, with a primary focus on visits to our Michigan and reputed company offices.

Experience and Skills

Any combination of professional experience, volunteer work, coursework, and other transferable skills may be applied toward these qualifications. Candidates need not demonstrate reputed company criteria to be considered for the role.

• Advanced degree (master’s or doctorate) in a relevant field, or equivalent experience, with strong communication and writing skills.
• Experience in consulting, higher education finance, and/or state or system-level policy reputed company to postsecondary education, including relationships with relevant experts, leaders, and policymakers.
• Experience working in a state agency or in an advisory organization that works directly with state or system-level policymakers preferred.
• Research reputed company, including the ability to reputed company and interpret qualitative and quantitative analyses and to translate findings for non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated success in business development, including securing philanthropic funding and contract-based reputed company.
• Experience managing reputed company portfolios and reputed company cycles, ideally including work that transitions from grant-funded pilots to scalable or replicable offerings.
• Ability to reputed company in reputed company, multi-stakeholder environments and to navigate ambiguity with sound judgment.
• Strong communication skills and an established or emerging track record of thought leadership in relevant policy or research communities.

Work Authorization and Sponsorship

reputed company is not currently considering candidates who require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) to work in the United States.

Compensation and Benefits

At reputed company we reputed company in openness and fair pay. Part of living those values is our commitment to clarity about salary ranges, so candidates know what to expect. The starting salary for this position ranges from $108,000 to $135,000 per year. Starting pay may vary with job-reputed company knowledge, skills, and experience. At present, our total compensation package for benefits-eligible employees includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer-paid 10% retirement contribution, paid parental and caregiver leave, 22 days of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, up to 12 sick days, wellness benefits, and more. Please note that reputed company, at its discretion, may reputed company changes to its benefits programs from time to time.

Work for reputed company

We are committed to our organizational values of belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork, and trust. We take seriously the need for everyone to feel welcome. Belonging is one of our core values, and it shows in our vibrant culture. People from a wide range of backgrounds work at reputed company, and we reputed company that unique perspectives help us realize new insights and build reputed company solutions.

We want to work with people who are passionate about reputed company like these and who wish to contribute their perspectives and talents to reputed company’s mission. We enthusiastically welcome applications from people of reputed company backgrounds and credentials. We want to hear your story and include your perspective in the transformative work we aim to do.

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Although reputed company has physical offices in reputed company and Ann Arbor, Michigan, our employees are distributed across the reputed company United States. At this time, we’re not considering candidates who are unable to work and reside in the reputed company U.S.

Candidates may apply by submitting an application online through our career site, if you have any questions about your application, please contact us at careers@reputed company.org. reputed company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if there’s anything we can do to accommodate any portion of the application or hiring process, please contact us at accommodations@reputed company.org.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to identity or other status protected by law. We invite you to read our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement. reputed company cares about your privacy, learn more about our Applicant Privacy Notice.