NxtWave - Senior Program Manager - Assessments

Senior Program Manager - Assessments

About NxtWave

NxtWave was founded by Rahul Attuluri (Ex-Amazon, IIIT Hyderabad), Sashank Reddy (IIT Bombay), and Anupam Pedarla (IIT Kharagpur). In February 2023, NxtWave raised - 275 crore, led by Greater Pacific Capital, a leading international private equity firm. The startup is also backed by Orios Ventures, Better Capital, and marquee angels, including the founders of some of India's unicorns.

NxtWave is one of India's fastest-growing Ed-Tech startups, revolutionising the 21st-century job market by transforming youth into highly skilled tech professionals irrespective of their educational background with its CCBP 4.0 programs.

As an official partner for NSDC under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, and recognized by NASSCOM, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and Startup India, NxtWave has earned a reputation for excellence. The startup has received accolades such as 'The Greatest Brand in Education' in a research-based listing by URS Media, a leading international media house. NxtWave has also been honoured with the "Startup Spotlight Award 2023" by T-Hub on its 8th Foundation Day.

Recently, NxtWave's founders, Anupam Pedarla and Sashank Gujjula, were honoured in the 2024 Forbes India 30 Under 30 for their exceptional contribution to transforming the tech education landscape in India.

The edtech brand eliminates the entry barrier to learning tech skills by offering vernacular content and interactive learning. Learning in one's mother tongue helps achieve higher comprehension, deeper attention, longer retention, and greater outcomes.

Presently, NxtWave has paid subscribers from 647+ districts across India. In just 2.5 years, NxtWave learners have been hired by 2000+ companies, including Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, Oracle, Deloitte, and more.

Job Description:

- 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:

- 2-6 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: