Associate Director - Program

Role Overview:

We are seeking a dynamic and driven Associate Director - Program to lead strategic initiatives with our University partners. This role is core to our mission of scaling high- impact programs, driving topline growth, and positioning our partner universities as industry leaders in the online higher education space.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive Strategic Projects: Lead and execute high-growth initiatives in collaboration with university partners to scale programs and improve topline performance.
• Cross-functional Leadership: Coordinate across internal teams - Sales, Marketing, Academics, Product, Operations, to align efforts and deliver on shared goals.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary interface with senior university stakeholders to ensure long-term alignment, trust, and success.
• Performance Management: Monitor and analyze key business metrics to ensure initiatives are meeting defined targets and identify new opportunities for improvement.
• Autonomous Execution: Take complete ownership of projects from ideation to execution with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Market and Industry Awareness: Stay updated on higher education trends, regulatory developments, and competitor movements to guide strategic direction.

Who Were Looking For

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in program/project management, business consulting, strategy, or operations, preferably in the education, B2B or high-value consumer tech space.
• Education: Graduate/MBA from a top-tier institution like IIT, IIM, BITS.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, involving coordination with University Partners.
• High ownership and ability to thrive in ambiguity.
• Bias for action and results-driven mindset.
• Passion for education and impact-led work.