Senior Program Manager - Learning Outcomes

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 - DSA & Competitive Programming, you will play a critical role in shaping students into top-tier problem solvers ready for world-class software careers. You will be responsible for driving outcomes in data structures, algorithms, and competitive programming across NIAT campuses. This includes ensuring strong student performance, building a thriving competitive programming culture, running coding contests, improving platform ratings, and managing performance of DSA instructors.

This role demands strong program management, deep understanding of DSA/CP ecosystems, and the ability to motivate, monitor, and guide students toward excellence in coding competitions and placements.

Key Responsibilities:

Student Learning & Outcomes:

- Ensure students become placement-ready by strengthening their problem-solving and DSA foundations.

- Oversee the delivery of DSA semester courses, ensuring high teaching quality and strong learning outcomes.

- Continuously monitor student attendance, learning progress, and coding contest performance; take interventions where needed.

Competitive Programming Culture & Performance:

- Drive student participation and rating improvement on platforms such as LeetCode, Codeforces, and CodeChef.

- Organize weekly coding contests across all NIAT campuses and design reward mechanisms to encourage excellence.

- Build and nurture a strong CP ecosystem by inviting industry experts for podcasts, sessions, and masterclasses.

- Identify top-performing students in each campus and run dedicated CP training programs for them.

- Ensure effective student preparation for global coding competitions such as ACM-ICPC, Meta Hacker Cup etc.

People & Process Management

- Oversee the hiring, onboarding, and training of DSA Instructors and ensure consistent quality standards.

- Track student feedback and implement continuous program improvements.

- Collaborate with internal academic, content, and operations teams to achieve outcome-focused execution.

Qualification & Skills:

Required

- 2-6 years of experience in program management, tech education, competitive programming training, or similar roles.

- Strong analytical ability to track performance metrics and drive data-informed decisions.

- Excellent communication and people management skills.

- Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and drive high accountability.

Preferred:

- Demonstrated ability to build learning communities or student engagement programs.

- Hands-on experience with coding platforms (LeetCode, Codeforces, CodeChef, AtCoder).

- Experience mentoring students for coding interviews or competitive programming contests.

- Experience conducting or managing coding contests at scale.

- Good ratings or proven contest experience is a plus.

Qualities we'd love to find in you:

- High ownership and outcome-oriented mindset.

- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.

- Ability to motivate learners and drive large-scale engagement.

- Passion for CP, DSA, and student success.

- Ability to motivate learners and drive large-scale engagement.

- Creative problem-solving mindset and continuous improvement attitude.

- Openness to feedback and eagerness to keep growing.

Additional Details:

Work Location: Hyderabad

Job Type: Full time

Working Days: 6 days a week