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:
We are seeking an individual for the Center of Excellence (CoE) role, who will spearhead strategic initiatives and lead high-impact projects aimed at enhancing the People and Culture efforts at Leap.

The charter for this role will include:

Support the development and implementation of HR policies and programs
Conduct data analysis to provide insights for strategic decision-making
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address HR-related challenges
Assist in talent acquisition, onboarding, and employee development initiatives
Identify areas for process improvement and contribute to HR process optimization
Act as a problem-solving resource for HR-related issues

Ideal Persona would:

MBA in HR from a premium business school
1-5 years of experience in an HR generalist role or a similar position dedicated to managing projects and
initiatives with the HR division
Strong analytical skills with a great understanding of data
Excellent problem-solving abilities using first principle thinking
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Strong communication and interpersonal skills

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.

CoE