The Role
Owns end-to-end execution, profitability, and continuous improvement of executive courses and programs. Responsibilities include managing admissions, sales, program operations, fellow experience, curriculum development, community engagement, performance metrics, and growth strategy. The role leads sales and operations teams, owns program P&L, identifies expansion opportunities, and coordinates stakeholders to deliver high-impact learning experiences.
Summary Generated by Built In
Inc42 is on a mission to help founders, investors & operators accelerate their companies and careers with its executive programs & courses.
As a Program Manager, Courses at Inc42, you will be responsible for driving end-to-end execution and continuous improvement of our executive programs and courses. This includes owning the P&L, managing the sales and program operations teams, designing impactful programs with the L&D team, ensuring exemplary fellow experience, and identifying growth opportunities.
You will lead through hands-on engagement, rallying multiple stakeholders towards the North Star metrics. With an innovative mindset, you will help shape the future of 21st century learning at Inc42 Courses.
About Inc42 Media
Inc42 is India’s #1 startup media & intelligence platform that informs, educates and empowers startup & business leaders through its incisive reporting, insightful reports, curated events & communities, and industry-leading executive courses & programs.
Since launching in January 2015, and having risen to become the authoritative voice on India’s startup economy, we've moved markets, gotten the early scoop on billions of dollars of transactions and told you what's happening deep inside some of the fastest growing startups & industries alike. Our stories have been followed by the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, TechCrunch and other major outlets hundreds of times.
We also track over 50,000+ startups and provide market research and intelligence through our in-depth research reports, and we organise some of the most sought-after conferences and events for startup & business leaders across India.
The Inc42 Impact
- Inc42 stories reach over 50 Mn+ people monthly
- Published more than 55,000 stories
- Successfully conducted 150+ events
- Launched 100+ research reports
- Receives 500+ startup applications monthly
- Worked with 350+ brands
Why This Role Is Unique
- Impact: You'll be the maestro behind these programs, transforming how industry leaders learn and grow.
- Network: You'll be the face and voice of our programs, engaging with a high-calibre community of founders, senior executives, and investors.
- 10X Be part of a 10X path by helping us build a multi-million education business over the next 3 years.
- Brand Inc42 has a top tier reputation within the tech & startup community. Former employees have gone on to build their own startups or work at other leading companies.
What You'll Do
- Program Ownership: Own the complete fellow journey – from admissions to onboarding, program conduction and post-program community engagement – ensuring excellent experience.
- Continuous Innovation: Design, launch and refine programs, curriculums and learning modules based on market trends, fellow feedback and latest pedagogical best practices along with the L&D team.
- P&L Ownership: Take complete ownership of program P&L, revenues, costs and profitability
- Sales Leadership: Directly manage the Inside Sales team, own admissions funnel and drive revenue
- Operations Leadership: Directly manage Program Ops team responsible for seamless fellow experience & program conduction
- Performance Tracking: Track detailed metrics and provide regular updates to key internal stakeholders
- Community Building: Foster vibrant learning communities through creative engagement initiatives with the Program Ops & Community team.
- Growth Identification: Rigorously analyse admissions funnel to uncover expansion and new opportunity areas
- Strategy Creation: Translate identified growth opportunities into detailed strategic plans and drive the execution for the same
What You'll Need
Startup Fit
- You're excited by the prospect of joining a dynamic, growing team.
- You're comfortable with ambiguity and can adapt your strategies on the fly.
- You're driven by impact and the opportunity to create something groundbreaking.
Operational Excellence
- You excel in fast-paced environments and are adept at juggling multiple tasks.
- You're detail-oriented, ensuring that every aspect of the program is executed flawlessly.
Leadership Abilities
- Inspire, rally diverse teams towards audacious goals
- Comfortable handing high-stakes responsibility
- Brilliant problem-solver with solutions-oriented approach
Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of program management, preferably in an educational or community-building setting.
- Exceptional communication & structured writing skills, capable of hosting and emceeing live sessions.
- Subject matter expertise or the willingness to quickly build knowledge in the course areas.
- Experience with managing sales and ops teams
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing P&Ls
Program Link-
https://d2cx.co/
https://foundations.d2cx.co/
Skills Required
- 5+ years of program management experience, preferably in education or community building
- Exceptional verbal communication and structured writing skills
- Ability to host and emcee live sessions
- Subject matter expertise or willingness to quickly build knowledge in course areas
- Experience managing sales and operations teams
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing P&Ls
- Ability to work effectively in dynamic, ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Strong multitasking and attention to detail
- Leadership ability to inspire and align diverse teams
- High-stakes ownership and strong problem-solving skills
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The Company
What We Do
Inc42 is India’s startup media and intelligence platform, serving tech leaders and business decision-makers with incisive reporting, startup and technology news, research, market intelligence, and industry insights. Its broader offering includes Inc42 Plus membership, conferences and events, BrandLabs branded content, Datalabs reports and deal data, and executive courses for founders, investors, and operators, helping inform and connect India’s technology and startup ecosystem.
