About us

We are building this and this and this
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)

About the Role:
Leap Scholar is a one-stop platform for any aspirant wishing to study abroad. It is a transaction platform for students to apply to the university of choice.

The charter for this role will include:

Conduct online telephonic and/or virtual counselling sessions with students interested in studying abroad
Guide students on what courses to opt for based on their profile and interest
Assist students on deciding on the universities/colleges and programs to opt for
Assist in preparing and filing of their applications
Guiding students on the visa process and visa applications
Participate in educational activities such as exhibitions and events as and when required

Ideal Persona would :

1+ years of experience in counselling students on admissions to universities and colleges in the USA, UK or Canada.
Understanding of various courses and career options across various disciplines
Experience of guiding students on the best course option based on the students’ profile and career interests
Sound understanding of the admission process for Diploma, Bachelors, Post-Graduation diploma, and Masters degrees in the USA, UK or Canada.

If you have the skills and experience required for this position and are passionate about international education, we encourage you to apply.

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.

Overseas Education Counsellor