BYJU'S - Lead - Strategy - IIM/ISB/FMS/MDI

BYJU'S - Lead Strategy - IIMs/ISB/FMS/MDI

About BYJU'S (Think & Learn Pvt Ltd) :

Byju's pioneered the EdTech space in India. Byju's did so by standing for conceptual clarity and joy in learning as opposed to being obsessed about marks and topping an exam which the offline coaching industry stood for.

Byju's thus made students fall in love with learning and become the most loved after schools education brand.

In the process Byju's came to be the most sought after choice for studying at home, in particular for parents - kids who were keen on instilling/ building conceptual clarity and learn in a joyous / fun way.

Early Learning @ BYJU's

- Nobel prize winning economist James Heckman's research has conclusively shown that high quality pre-school / early education significantly improves outcomes for a child as well as a society and is potentially the strongest point of intervention for education.

- As an EdTech player, the Early Learning segment (broadly age 4 to 8) is thus a very strategic segment for BYJU's where it already enjoys market dominating presence with the Disney-BYJU Early Learning app.

- The app integrates timeless stories and Disney characters to make learning much more enjoyable and personalized while the digitally enabled worksheets allow kids to 'learn by doing'. The app enjoys massive user love with over 10M+ downloads and industry leading retention.

- In addition, BYJU's has an ecosystem of other products and services focusing on the Early Learning segment such as the award-winning Epic service to encourage reading, the coding platform Tynker which introduces kids to Coding in a delightful manner and Osmo which is a 'phygital' offering allowing kids to have tactile learning Experiences.

The Role :

The role will be a part of the BYJU'S Early Learn Team and would involve working on a variety of key Business Strategy projects for the company.

Key Responsibilities :

- Role will require ability to ideate and design projects/ initiatives across multiple areas like sales & marketing strategies, GTM initiatives, financial modelling, understanding around M&A, P&L, pilots around value proposition, etc.

- Strategic thinking ability at fast pace will be key

- Stakeholder and change management will be crucial given that in many initiatives it will require working with the specific functional teams - it will need strong influencing skills

- You will be collaborating with multiple functions within and outside the organization to facilitate execution of key decisions

Candidate Profile :

- Must have experience in B2C clients/projects

- Must have Consulting and/ or start up experience; enough of strategic projects design experience

- MBA (Fulltime) from Tier 1 institute with 5-8 years of expertise