IDP Education operates a 50+ year-old international student placement and English-language testing business across 20+ countries, now scaling with a sales-heavy hiring focus (39 open sales roles) while modernizing backend infrastructure. The tech stack reveals enterprise operational backbone (SAP, SuccessFactors, Oracle EBS) paired with modern analytics (Python, AWS Redshift, Tableau, Alteryx) and recent adoption of OpenAI API — signaling efforts to automate testing, placement, and customer engagement workflows. Active projects around subscription products, test-center risk assessment, and eLT-first data architecture indicate a shift from batch reporting toward real-time student and partner insights.
IDP Education is a public company headquartered in Docklands, Victoria, Australia, with 5,001–10,000 employees. The business operates three core functions: international student placement (matching students to schools and universities globally), English language testing services (primarily IELTS administration), and English language teaching. The company maintains partnerships with educational institutions and agents in 20+ countries, including major markets in China, India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Commonwealth nations. Operationally, the organization is structured around sales, operations, education delivery, finance, and support, with ongoing investment in data infrastructure and customer-facing digital capabilities.
Core systems: SAP, Oracle EBS, SuccessFactors, Concur, Ariba. Analytics and data: Python, AWS Redshift, PostgreSQL, Tableau, Alteryx, Google Analytics. Security and monitoring: Microsoft Defender, Intune, Splunk, Netskope, CloudWatch. Recently adopted OpenAI API.
Projects include: IQ subscription suite launch, student placement quality framework, global finance transformation, test-centre risk assessment, partner training programs, internal reporting modernization, and shift from ETL to ELT-first data architecture.
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