The Role

Drive strategic insight, rankings excellence and high‑impact projects

London Business School (LBS) is seeking an experienced Senior Rankings and Project Manager to play a pivotal role within the Deputy Dean’s Office. This is a highly visible role supporting strategic planning, academic projects and the School’s performance in global rankings, working closely with senior leadership, faculty and professional services colleagues.

As Senior Rankings and Project Manager, you will support the Director of Strategic Planning and the Deputy Dean across a wide portfolio of strategic and tactical projects.

A core element of the role is responsibility for rankings activity across Degree Education, working closely with the Associate Dean, Degree Education on rankings strategy, data submission and performance analysis. You will also provide central support on strategy development, project delivery and ad‑hoc initiatives that cut across the School.

This role requires confidence working with senior stakeholders and faculty, strong analytical capability, and excellent project management skills.

The Strategic Planning team sits within the Deputy Dean’s Office and supports Degree Education, Digital Learning and Quality Assurance. The team is responsible for departmental strategic planning, project leadership across the Deputy Dean’s remit, academic‑focused initiatives, and market research and insight.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Degree Education rankings activity, including data collection, submission and analysis
• Work closely with the Associate Dean, Degree Education on rankings strategy and insights
• Support the Director of Strategic Planning and Deputy Dean on strategic and operational projects
• Provide project leadership and delivery support across initiatives within the Deputy Dean’s remit
• Undertake market research, benchmarking and insight to inform academic and strategic decision making
• Prepare high quality briefings, analysis and recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Collaborate across Degree Education, Digital Learning, Quality Assurance and central teams
• Respond to ad hoc strategic requests requiring discretion, judgement and analytical rigour

Who we are looking for

• Significant experience in strategic planning, project management, analytics or a related role
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate it into insight
• Experience working with senior stakeholders in a complex organisation
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, senior level outputs
• High levels of attention to detail, discretion and professionalism
• Experience working in higher education, professional services or a similarly complex environment (desirable)
• Experience with rankings, benchmarking or performance metrics (highly desirable)

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill. 

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging  

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

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