Commercial Manager, Postgraduate Global

Commercial Manager, Postgraduate Global

Permanent contract / Central London, United Kingdom

Sommet Educationis a hospitality management and pastry & culinary arts education group of more than 1200employees that is home to five leading brands:Glion Institute of Higher Education,Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, Ecole Ducasse, Invictus Group and the Indian School of Hospitality. Our headquartersare based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with additional hubs in Marbella, Spain (Accounting) and London, UK (Enrolment, Marketing and Digital).

You share our values: Development, Distinctiveness, Joint commitment, Openness and Sense of service.

We are seeking a Commercial Managerto join our dynamic and forward-thinking Postgraduate (PG) Enrolment Team. This is an exciting new opportunity to shape global PG strategy for two leading institutions in hospitality education.

Are you a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach? Do you enjoy driving innovation, building partnerships, and working collaboratively across teams?

You share our values: Development, Distinctiveness, Joint commitment, Openness and Sense of service.

Your Role

As the Commercial Manager, PG Global, you will play a pivotal role in driving the growth of Glion and Les Roches' Postgraduate portfolios globally. You'll lead strategic channel development and go-to-market initiatives, foster partnerships with higher education and industry, and support the launch of innovative programs. This is a highly collaborative and cross-functional role, acting as a key connector between enrolment, marketing, academic and career teams.

Your Role

• Lead and grow academic partnerships to support pathway and joint initiatives
• Identify, develop and deploy postgraduate programs that are aligned with industry and market needs globally.
• Shape and execute go-to-market strategies for new PG programs across key global markets
• Provide enrolment teams with commercial toolkits and activation assets
• Ensure consistent positioning and messaging across markets
• Act as the internal ambassador for the PG customer, driving feedback into journey improvements
• Support the development and roll-out of experiential and feeder programs to strengthen the PG pipeline
• Drive commercial

About You

Bachelor's degree or higher with significant experience in a commercial, strategic partnerships, or business development role, ideally within higher education or a related service sector; alongside a strong track record of managing global projects and engaging stakeholders across regions. With excellent communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills, you're confident translating strategy into action and navigating cross-functional environments. You'll have a solid understanding of higher education channels, B2B2C go-to-market strategies, and customer journey optimisation. Fluency in English is essential, and additional languages are a plus.

Application Deadline: 2 September 2025

Competitive salary/package

Role requirements

The role may require occasional international travel and flexibility to work across time zones.

If you're an innovative and motivated individual with a collaborative spirit, this is your chance to help shape the global future of postgraduate hospitality education. Interested in this opportunity? Don't delay - apply today!

Please Note: Our organisation is unable to offer sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.