About us
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In short, we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies
We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!
And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!
Founder Profile
Arnav Kumar
is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Leap is his second company and he
has raised more than $30M in capital for his startups. In his last
role, he was a VC investor with SAIF Partners (Now Elevation
Capital), which is an early investor in paytm, meesho, urban
company, unacademy and many other unicorns. He thinks and tweets
about Product, Business Models and Company Building,
here
Vaibhav Singh
is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. He spent his first 6 years at
DeutscheBank, across Singapore & Sydney to manage a $3Bn flow
book. He has built 2 fintech startups before, as a founding member
of CapitalFloat and Incred, both pioneering businesses valued
>$500Mn The Leap team has a fine balance of industry experience
(edtech, fintech, study abroad) and technical skills (engineering,
product, design)
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About the Role :
Leap is hiring a Product Design Manager to lead the design of experiences that help students make life-changing decisions with clarity and confidence. This role is about owning the entire design journey, creating intuitive, impactful products that make complex decisions feel effortless.
The charter for this role will include:
Transforming Student Experience – Craft user journeys that are simple, impactful, and meaningful, supporting students as they navigate complex choices.
Building Stickiness and Business Impact – Design interactions that drive user engagement and retention, directly influencing key business metrics.
Establishing a Culture of User-Centred Design – Foster a thoughtful design culture that prioritizes user needs and a seamless experience.
Ownership from Vision to Execution – Collaborate closely with founders and key stakeholders, taking responsibility for UX from the initial vision through to final execution, and delivering measurable outcomes.
Ideal Persona would:
Someone with 4-6 years of UX design experience, who comes from a deep background of mature design practice from a B2C setup, someone who can contribute to building design culture as well in addition to individual contribution.
Have hands-on experience managing / mentoring a team of junior designers and should have worked and managed multiple stakeholders. Experience of being fluent in design systems and working seamlessly with product, engineering, marketing, and business teams to translate ideas into impactful designs.
Led UX design for a product end-to-end, making complex interactions simple. Deeply aware of how every design decision impacts the user experience.
Either have been a founding designer or worked in startups, where you have driven UX decisions independently and seen the impact of thoughtful, user-driven design.
Passionate about building intuitive and engaging B2C products, understanding how to make digital experiences sticky, streamlined, and memorable.
Life @ Leap
Mutual Respect
We love people who are ‘relentlessly resourceful’. Find your way out. Focus on the possibilities instead of the problems.
Bias for action
We take calculated risks backed by data and information available and encourage fail fast to find the best solutions as soon as possible
Learn & get better
Continuous learning and improvement is the key. We don’t stop learning. We treat feedback as a gift and as an opportunity to get better.
Growth mindset
We operate with a growth mindset and not a mindset of fear or judgement. You are in control of your own ability to learn and improve. We love Resilience.