Associate Director - Academics

About Newton School :

Come be part of a rocketship that's creating a massive impact in the world of education! On one side you have over a million college graduates every year with barely 5% employability rates and on the other side, there are thousands of companies struggling to find talent. Newton School aims to bridge this massive gap through it's personalised learning platform.

We are building an online university and solving the deep problem of employability of graduates. We have a strong core team consisting of alumni from IIT's and IIM's, having several years of industry experience in companies like Unacademy, Inmobi among others.

On this mission, we are backed by some of the most respected investors around the world, - Nexus Venture Partners, RTP Global, Steadview Capital and a slew of angel investors including CRED's Kunal Shah, Flipkart's Kalyan Krishnamoorthy, Unacademy founders, Udaan's Sujeet Kumar among others.

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We are looking for an Associate Director of Academic Programs to lead and scale our Agentic AI and Generative AI educational tracks.

In this role, you will move beyond managing single modules to owning the entire program strategy. You will bridge the gap between deep AI engineering and high-level leadership—defining what we teach, scaling a team of curriculum experts, and ensuring our programs deliver massive value to both our learners and the business.

• Program Strategy & Vision: Own the curriculum roadmap for both technical and generalist AI tracks. Ensure our content stays ahead of the curve by rapidly integrating new breakthroughs (e.g., Multi-Agent frameworks, MCP, complex RAG pipelines).
• Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and manage a high-performing squad of program managers, content creators, and subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Quality & Delivery: Oversee the creation of production-grade capstone projects, assignments, and evaluation frameworks that mirror real-world AI engineering challenges.
• Cross-Functional Growth: Partner with marketing, admissions, and enterprise sales to position the program effectively. Work closely with placement teams to align our curriculum with what global employers are hiring for.
• Data-Driven Outcomes: Track learner engagement, graduation rates, and feedback to continuously improve program quality and student success.

• Experience: 7+ years of total experience, with 3+ years leading teams in EdTech(Preferred), higher education, or corporate technical training.
• AI Expertise: Strong, practical knowledge of Python, LLMs, prompt engineering, agentic workflows (e.g., CrewAI, LangGraph), and API deployments. You don't need to code daily, but you must speak the language fluently.
• Curriculum Design: A proven track record of building technical educational products or deep-dive learning experiences from scratch.
• Execution & Leadership: Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, handle a budget, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Education: A degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or a related field is preferred.