Head of Academics | Academics Ops & Content Dev

• Opportunity to be part of a global leading edu-tech player
• Opportunity to build, lead, and motivate a 100+ member academic team
  
  
  

About Our Client

• The organisation is a a global leading edu-tech player
  
  

Job Description

Lead & Inspire: Build, lead, and motivate a 100+ member academic team including subject experts, content developers, reviewers, designers, and program managers.

• Execute at Scale: Translate curriculum frameworks into comprehensive, high-quality academic content-textbooks, lesson plans, assessments, digital assets, and teacher training materials.
• Ensure Excellence with Discipline: Establish and maintain high standards of quality, consistency, and timeliness through strong project management, process discipline, and quality assurance systems.
• Optimize for Outcomes: Use classroom observations, teacher and school feedback, and student learning data to refine content, ensuring superior in-class implementation and improved student learning outcomes.
• Collaborate Cross-functionally: Work closely with leadership, product, and technology teams to ensure academic programs are effectively integrated and scalable.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Implement systems and processes to enhance quality, operational efficiency, and innovation within the academic organization.
  
  
  

The Successful Applicant

A successful Head of Academics should have:

• Proven experience in managing large teams
• Strong academic pedigree
• Significant exposure in designing and scaling educational programs (Exposure with managing higher education curriculum will be preferred)
• Deep understanding of K-12 pedagogy and content design across multiple subjects.
• Strong operational execution discipline and process design capabilities.
• Excellent people management, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in leveraging technology and AI for academic design and operations.
• Ability to balance academic depth with practical execution and scalability
  
  

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to be part of a global leading edu-tech player
  
  
  

Contact: Purnendu Pradhan

Quote job ref: JN-112025-6875752