AGM/GM - NPD

About the job

We are hiring for the role of AGM/GM - NPD with a Edtech company. The role is open for Bangalore and Gurgaon. The Role: This is a senior, high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping the program strategy and portfolio direction across key growth areas. The role owns the end-to-end lifecycle of new and existing programs from opportunity identification and strategic prioritization to scale, optimization, and long-term sustainability. The incumbent will operate as a thought partner to senior leadership, drive cross-functional alignment, and play a critical role in determining where and how the business invests for growth. Key Responsibilities: Portfolio & Growth Strategy (Primary Ownership) • Own the program portfolio strategy, including identification, prioritization, and sequencing of new program opportunities. • Lead market opportunity assessment, demand forecasting, learner segmentation, and competitive intelligence to support investment decisions. • Define multi-year portfolio roadmaps aligned with business growth, revenue, and margin objectives. • Drive decisions on scale-up, redesign, or sunset of programs based on performance and strategic fit. Strategic New Product Development • Provide strategic leadership for new program creation, ensuring strong differentiation, academic rigor, and market relevance. • Shape program positioning, pricing logic, cohort sizing, and go-to-market hypotheses in partnership with Commercial and Marketing leaders. • Ensure programs are built with a scalable, repeatable, and profitable model from the outset. Senior Stakeholder & Partner Leadership • Act as the primary strategic interface with academic partners & faculty • Influence and align senior stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Delivery, Product, and Finance. Data, Insights & Governance • Establish structured frameworks for go/no-go decisions, portfolio reviews, and post-launch performance evaluation. • Leverage data and insights to guide pricing, investment, and risk trade-offs. • Ensure governance discipline around program launches, changes, and exits. Leadership & Capability Building • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing program strategy / NPD team. • Set quality standards for research, strategy, and execution rigor. • Actively develop future leaders within the team. Requirements: • 6–12+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, product, program management, analytics, or business leadership roles. • Strong foundation in management, analytics, economics, engineering, or related fields. • MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification strongly preferred. • Strong commercial acumen with comfort in ambiguity and complex decision-making environments. • Balances growth ambition with execution discipline. • Strong executive presence with the ability to challenge, align, and influence. • Passionate about building scalable, high-impact learning products.

Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification strongly preferred.