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 searching for an Associate Program manager for our Leap Scholar business.

The charter for this role will include:

Own analytical projects to solve different types of business problems
Collaborate with cross-functional internal partners in marketing, tech, and product to execute central projects
Regular interaction with internal/external partners and customer, to identify problems and prioritise between multiple projects
P&L ownership - conversion% target

Ideal Persona:

Should have 2-4 years of work experience in consumer internet companies - category/program/revenue management roles
Strong preference for folks with edtech experience
Strong command of excel/SQL/similar data analysis tools
Experience with building strong processes
0 -> 1 experience at a startup is a huge plus
Strong first-principles problem solving
Ability to operate in ambiguity

Everyone at Leap is entrepreneurial, moves fast, and operates with extreme ownership. There is minimal management and extreme autonomy. If the above defines you, you will fit in snugly

Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate :

Experienced founding team
Right to win - The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action
Barriers to entry - This is a specialized play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for significant value creation for all equity holders
Backed by marquee global investors
Exposure to all aspects of company building - exposure to investors, fund-raising, decision making, building the team & culture
All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a competitive market salary.

Let’s Chat!

We are now building our leadership team and would love to chat with you

This is a great time to join the rocketship and participate in the upside -

You will have super interesting & challenging problems to solve
In a super fast-paced environment that will challenge you
With enough resources to play offense
And mentorship from the founding team

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.

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