Associate Vice President – Technology (EdTech)

Associate Vice President Technology (EdTech, Higher Education)

Organization: CNV Labs and Technologies Pvt Ltd

Domain: Higher Education Technology (University ERP, Digital Evaluation, Examination Systems)

Experience: 1218 Years

Location: India

Role Overview

The AVP Technology will lead the architecture, scalability, and innovation of enterprise-grade platforms for universities and colleges. This role requires deep experience building mission-critical academic systems that handle examinations, student lifecycle, and institutional workflows at scale.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technology Leadership

Define and drive the long-term technology roadmap for higher education platforms.

Architect scalable, secure, multi-tenant SaaS systems for universities.

Ensure performance during peak academic events (exams, results, admissions).

2. Platform Modernization

Lead transition toward cloud-native, API-first, and microservices architecture.

Implement AI-driven automation in evaluation, analytics, and student services.

Ensure interoperability with LMS, accreditation, and government systems.

3. Engineering Excellence

Manage cross-functional engineering teams (Backend, Frontend, Mobile, DevOps).

Establish coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and security compliance.

Drive high availability, disaster recovery, and data governance frameworks.

4. Academic Domain Alignment

Translate university workflows into robust technical solutions.

Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Optimize systems for large affiliated college ecosystems.

5. Innovation & Differentiation

Introduce AI/ML for predictive analytics, exam integrity, and automation.

Build analytics-driven dashboards for institutional decision-making.

KPIs

Platform scalability & uptime during critical academic cycles

Release velocity & product stability

Security and compliance benchmarks

Successful rollout across multi-campus universities

Engineering productivity & innovation adoption

Ideal Candidate

Built large SaaS platforms used by universities or government education bodies

Strong in cloud architecture, data security, and high-scale systems

Combines enterprise engineering discipline with EdTech understanding

Can lead both modernization and execution