Newton School - Program Lead

About Newton School :

Come be part of a rocketship that's creating a massive impact in the world of education!

On one side you have over a million college graduates every year with barely 5% employability rates and on the other side, there are thousands of companies struggling to find talent. Newton School aims to bridge this massive gap through it's personalised learning platform. We are building an online university and solving the deep problem of employability of graduates.

We have a strong core team consisting of alumni from IIT's and IIM's, having several years of industry experience in companies like Unacademy, Inmobi among others. On this mission, we are backed by some of the most respected investors around the world, - Nexus Venture Partners, RTP Global, Steadview Capital and a slew of angel investors including CRED's Kunal Shah, Flipkart's Kalyan Krishnamoorthy, Unacademy founders, Udaan's Sujeet Kumar among others.

Role description:

The Newton School of Technology campus head steers the student experience, from academics to activities. They're the financial captain, managing the budget and collaborating across departments, ensuring clear communication. They would identify and eliminate obstacles to create a thriving learning environment.

Responsibilities :

1. Lead the Newton School of Technology campus.

2. Manage its strategy, identify and eliminate obstacles that prevent the team from achieving its goals, and ensure effective communication within and across teams

3. Manage P&L and cross-functional teams at campus and coordinate initiatives with the central program team

4. Work closely with academics and student success teams to derive clear visibility of students' progress and drive outcomes. This role requires working in close synergy with the academic team

5. Setup processes and constantly look for ways to improve engagement levels and performance of the students through improvement in pedagogy, content, and class delivery

6. Manager campus student's experience charter, campus-level marketing, and branding

7. Work closely with placement and training cell to partner with industries, deliver internship and placement outcomes

8. Manage strong collaboration and bonding with the partner university

Requirements :

1. Minimum experience of 6+ years of experience in Category Management

2. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, with prior software development experience is preferred

3. Goal-driven and works well in fast-paced environments

4. Balance between setting up long-term processes while also hacking your way through achieving goals in the short term

5. Empathy toward students and desire for aspirational outcomes for all students

6. Excellent communication & interpersonal skills. Adept at building relationships and liaising with multiple stakeholders.

Location: Pune (with travel between Pune and BLR)