Manager – Strategy & Operations

Manager – Strategy & Operations (Founder’s Office)About NxtWaveNxtWave is transforming tech education and employability for young Indians through its CCBP 4.0 programs. With local-language content and industry-focused learning, NxtWave has built a community of 200,000+ students across 3,000+ colleges, with graduates hired by 1,500+ companies, including Amazon, Accenture, IBM, TCS, and Deloitte. Know more about NxtWave: Role Overview 

We are looking for a high-impact Manager – Strategy & Operations to work closely with the Founder’s Office and leadership team. This role will drive strategic initiatives, solve critical business problems, and ensure execution across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced B2C startup environment.

Responsibilities

1. Founder’s Office & Strategic Initiatives: Partner with senior leadership to drive high-priority initiatives, translate ambiguous business problems into structured strategies, and own end-to-end execution of projects impacting growth, revenue, and efficiency.2. Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage business data to generate actionable insights, build dashboards, track KPIs, identify performance gaps, and independently solve critical analytical problem statements.3. Business Operations & Execution: Drive operational excellence across Sales, Product, Marketing, Tech, and Ops by identifying bottlenecks, implementing scalable solutions, and ensuring timely, measurable outcomes.4. Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead cross-functional initiatives, align stakeholders, drive accountability without direct authority, and work with leadership to prioritise initiatives and deliver business outcomes.Ideal Candidate Profile

• Education: B.Tech from IIT / BITS and/or MBA from IIM (Mandatory)

• Experience:

  • 4+ years of total experience

  • 3+ years in Strategy / Operations / Founder’s Office roles in Series A+ B2C startups (Edutech Preferred)

  • 3+ years of strong hands-on experience working with data as an IC

• Proven experience delivering business outcomes. Strong exposure to cross-functional project leadership

• High ownership, structured thinking, and problem-solving ability. Ability to thrive in ambiguity and high-growth environments.

• Experience managing a team is a plus.

Work Location: Hyderabad

Working Days: 6 Days