Technical Program Manager Jobs

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, Ola, Microsoft - among others. On this mission, we are backed by some of the most respected investors around the world, - RTP Global, Nexus Venture Partners and a slew of angel investors including CRED’s Kunal Shah, Flipkart’s Kalyan Krishnamoorthy, Unacademy and Razorpay founders, Udaan’s Sujeet Kumar among others.

Role Description :

The ideal candidate is collaborative, process & data-driven, good at stakeholder management, and passionate about Customer Success. He/ She should be proficient in building out new processes and procedures that make our business run smoother, quicker, and smarter while thriving in a complex environment.

Responsibilities :

• Owning up Academic Success: Building up student journeys and learning paths aligning them with the short and long-term company vision. Identify, analyze, and address academic risks and issues that students may face. Develop and implement strategies to help students overcome these challenges
• Tutoring and Student Support: Provide one-on-one or group tutoring to students who need additional help understanding course material. Serve as a point of contact for students, answering questions about course materials, assignments, and course expectations
• Owing and running labs: The candidate is expected to teach practical concepts of computer subjects and should be able to explain concepts related to lab assignments. He should be able to develop complex concepts like writing the scheduler of a mock Operating system to develop a mock operating system
• Cross-Functional Team Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration between different roles in the program, including professors, students, and the academic team. This ensures that all aspects of the course are aligned. Maintaining operational efficiency
• Course Development and Planning: Assist in the development and planning of the technical course syllabus, aligning the scope, goals, and deliverables with educational objectives and performance metrics
• Stakeholder Management: Regularly update stakeholders, such as faculty and students, on the course's progress. This includes presenting reports on academic achievements, course milestones, and challenges

Key Skills :

• Should be able to write code cleanly and debug issues in code
• Should be able to understand and teach math for computer science (Probability and Stats, Discrete Maths, etc.)
• Should be able to deliver complex projects of web development
• You should be able to pick up and learn core computer science subjects like Networks, Databases, etc
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms to students
• Should be exceptional at DSA and problem-solving. Should be able to train students for ICPC
• 3+ years of experience as a Software Developer
• Understanding either of Python is a must, and one must be able to learn new languages quickly

Good to have:

• Understanding of teaching methodologies and tools
• Teaching experience to undergraduate or graduate students
• Mobile Application Development

Our Way Of Working

• A fast-paced environment to learn and grow. High transparency in decision making
• High autonomy; freedom to take risks, to experiment, and to fail
• Market competitive salary
• An opportunity to work on something that really matters

We promise a meaningful journey with smart people, with opportunities to learn & grow. Plus, you can sleep peacefully knowing you are impacting lives in a big way, every day!

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