Big Data Mentor - Global Ed-tech Startup

Here is an opportunity for a fantastic career filled with learning and growth in a vibrant, intellectually challenging environment!

Our client is one of India's leading ed-tech company that offers high quality, impactful and industry relevant learning programs to working professionals through convenient technology-enabled blended and online modes, enabling them to develop new competencies and achieve career growth without disrupting their career. Apart from providing India's #1 rated analytics course popular executive MBA programs and specialized courses such as the Financial Risk Analytics program.

The team comprises of passionate individuals having an excellent blend of entrepreneurial and industry experience. Its founding team has been part of multiple successful startups in the US and India. The team members are alumni of leading institutions like Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, Kellog, IIT Mumbai, Duke, MDI, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Shillong and have previously worked in companies such as Tiger Global, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Boston Consulting Group, Zipdial, SAP, and Stratify.

The company has seen a 100 times growth in the number of registered learners in three years, and 30 times revenue growth in the last 3 years. The team has grown from five to 60 and now has offices in Bengaluru and Gurgaon. Their programs are offered in Gurgaon, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

As the Big Data Mentor, you will be responsible for working closely with the Technology team to configure and maintain the Big Data Lab environment.You will provide online learning assistance (via messenger and discussion boards) as students work through assignments on the Big Data Lab.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Setting up and managing the Big Data Lab online, working with external vendors and the technology team

- Sourcing, selecting and maintaining a variety of datasets for use in courses

- Co-designing technical content and problem sets, working closely with faculty

- Mentoring participants of the program (participants are working professionals with technical background) and guiding them through data analysis and programming assignments

- Guiding students on practical programming to support faculty's learning plan

- Collaborating with Program Managers to ensure a seamless experience and excellent learning outcomes

- Organizing and supporting technical challenges to enhance learning outcomes

- Staying informed on latest technology developments and plugged into the technology community to ensure that the tech stack is contemporary

Candidate Profile:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science from premier engineering college

- Demonstrable experience of 1-3 years on a cloud environment using tools like Hadoop, Spark, Tableau, Python and R

- Academically inclined and interested in the learning process - teaching, training and assistance, problem solving etc.

- Fluent in at least one programming language and should have sparingly worked on others

- Should be comfortable switching between different computing environments

- Should be familiar with Big Data technologies

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Flexible for 6 days a week working structure