Coursera
Scaling fastCoursera expanded headcount by 69 over the past quarter with zero recorded departures, pointing to aggressive scaling or a reporting lag. The growth concentrates in customer service (the fastest-growing function) alongside leadership, communications, finance, HR, and marketing. Senior hires include a VP of Total Rewards, VP of Financial Planning & Analysis, and multiple Customer Success directors covering Enterprise EMEA and regional operations. Talent origins include two hires from Udemy, plus individuals from Accenture, Activision Blizzard, and academic institutions—suggesting Coursera is reinforcing enterprise customer success infrastructure and corporate backbone functions while selectively pulling from direct e-learning competitors.
- +2% of watched staff
- Net headcount · 90d
- +51
- mostly Customer Service
- New hires · 90d
- 69
- vs 69 hires
- Departures · 90d
- 18
- quiet
- Leadership moves · 90d
- 0
Figures cover the 2,500 Coursera employees Inkling watches — a slice of a company of roughly 6,564, not company-wide totals.
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Hiring paceCooling
New hires per month among the 2,500 employees we watch, last 12 months. 517 total hires.
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Notable moves
Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.
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5 people left Aggregate
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3 people joined Customer Service Aggregate
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3 people left Aggregate
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2 people joined Aggregate
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2 people left Aggregate
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