Senior Program Manager - Assessments

Job Description: Program Manager

About NxtWave

NXTWave is one of India's fastest-growing ed-tech startups, revolutionizing the 21st-century job market. We're transforming youth into highly skilled tech professionals through our CCBP 4.0 programs, regardless of their educational background.

NxtWave was founded by Rahul Attuluri (Ex-Amazon, IIIT Hyderabad), Sashank Reddy (IIT Bombay), and Anupam Pedarla (IIT Kharagpur). Backed by Orios Ventures, Better Capital, and marquee angels, we raised $33 million in 2023 from Greater Pacific Capital.

Recognized as an official partner of NSDC (under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India) and by NASSCOM, NxtWave continues to drive excellence in tech education.

Notable Achievements:

• Named a Technology Pioneer 2024 by the World Economic Forum one of only 100 startups globally.
• Won the Startup Spotlight Award of the Year by T-Hub in 2023.
• Recognized as the Best Tech Skilling EdTech Startup of the Year 2022 by Times Business Awards.
• Featured as The Greatest Brand in Education in a research-based listing by URS Media.
• Founders Anupam Pedarla and Sashank Gujjula were featured in Forbes India 30 Under 30 (2024).

We break learning barriers by offering vernacular content for better comprehension and retention. With paid subscribers from 650+ districts across India, our learners are hired by 2500+ companies including Amazon, Accenture, IBM, Bank of America, TCS, Deloitte, and more.

About Role

At NxtWave, as a Senior Program Manager Assessments, you will take complete ownership of assessment design, execution, integrity, and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for ensuring that assessments accurately measure student capabilities, reflect industry expectations, and scale reliably across all programs.

This role requires strong program management skills, an analytical mindset, collaboration with SMEs and product teams, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality evaluations.

Key Responsibilities:

Assessment Design & Execution:

• End-to-end ownership of assessment design, student evaluation, and feedback implementation.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to refine assessment frameworks, blueprints, and interview processes.
• Maintain high standards of reliability, validity, and fairness across assessments.

Quality Assurance & Integrity:

• Continuously audit completed assessments to detect malpractice or anomalies. Also, automate the audit process by working with the product team.
• Develop and implement mechanisms to prevent cheating and uphold assessment authenticity.
• Maintain a centralized repository of questions asked in company assessments and interviews, with detailed tagging.

Feedback Management & Improvement:

• Collect structured feedback from companies on candidate performance and propagate it to internal teams.
• Work closely with SMEs to identify gaps in the assessment process and drive improvements.
• Coordinate with the product team to implement fixes, enhancements, and new assessment features.

Interviewer & Evaluation Management:

• Onboard, train, and manage interviewers responsible for evaluating shortlisted candidates.
• Standardize the interview process and ensure high-quality, unbiased, and consistent candidate assessments.
• Build scalable systems for interviewer performance monitoring and continuous improvement.

Qualification & Skills:

Required

• 26 years of experience in program management, assessment design, evaluation systems, or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of assessment frameworks, question design, and evaluation mechanisms.
• Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience collaborating with SMEs, product teams, and operational teams.
• Ability to build scalable processes and drive end-to-end ownership.

Preferred

• Experience in EdTech, hiring assessment platforms, or talent evaluation programs.
• Exposure to technical hiring, coding assessments, or interview process design.

Qualities we'd love to find in you:

• High ownership and responsibility-driven mindset.
• Strong attention to detail with a bias for process excellence.
• Ability to handle cross-functional coordination with ease.
• Data-driven thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Passion for building reliable, fair, and scalable assessment systems.
• Ability to adapt quickly and thrive in a fast-paced environment.