We are seeking a high-calibre, strategic, and "hands-on" leader to spearhead our largest business territory. Bangalore & Mumbai represents the core of our operations, and we need a sophisticated professional who can transition the region from founder-led oversight to professional management. This role is designed for a "Smarter & Sharper" leader who balances high-level strategic thinking with a relentless commitment to ground-level execution.

The Regional CEO will lead strategic direction and oversee operations for a group of schools within the region, with a focus on achieving academic excellence, driving enrolment growth, enhancing financial performance, and strengthening brand presence, while ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience for students and parents across all campuses.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Operations & Governance

- Organizational Transition: Move the current reporting structure of Zonal Heads away from the COO to this role, ensuring streamlined growth, communication and accountability.

- Operational Excellence: Identify bottlenecks in day-to-day school operations and implement scalable systems to improve efficiency and brand consistency.

- Business Growth: Not just "managing numbers" but identifying strategic levers to improve the Brand's market position and student experience.

- Maintain compliance with regulatory bodies and education standards.

- Standardize processes, policies, and SOPs across schools.

2. Sales, Admissions & Lead Management

- Field Sales Leadership: Drive the field sales teams to meet aggressive admission targets.

- Data-Driven Strategy: Analyse lead sources (BTL, Referral, etc.) and conversion funnels to optimize marketing spend and team efforts.

- BTL & Lead Generation: Focus on local marketing initiatives and field-level activities to ensure a consistent pipeline of walk-ins and inquiries.

3. Team Leadership & Mentorship

- Leading High-Potentials: Manage a team of Zonal Heads (many of whom are from Tier-1 institutes like IIM/MDI); must possess the "intellectual aura" and leadership presence to command respect.

- Capability Building: Upskill the current zonal team to shift from operational firefighting to strategic regional management.

4. Stakeholder & Expansion Support

- Collaboration: Work closely with the Expansion Team to provide operational insights for new school acquisitions/signings.

- Brand Stewardship: Act as the face of the brand in Bangalore/Mumbai, ensuring that every school meets the highest standards of the organization.

- Strengthen relationships with vendors, regulatory authorities, and community stakeholders.

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Strong strategic thinking and execution capabilities

- Business acumen with P&L ownership experience

- Leadership and team-building skills across multi-location setups

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

- Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving ability

Candidate Specification:

- Educational Background: MBA from a Tier-1/Tier-2 Institute (IIM, ISB, MDI, XLRI, IMT, etc.) is highly preferred.

- Experience: 12-15 years of experience, with a proven track record as a high-growth, operationally intensive distributed services/retail set ups. Proven track record of managing multi-campus operations and driving growth.

- The "Roll-up-Sleeves" Mandate: This is NOT a "cubicle job." The candidate must be willing to spend significant time on the ground, visiting schools and meeting field teams.

- Analytical Rigor: Ability to deep-dive into P&L, conversion metrics, and operational KPIs.

- Persona: Sophisticated communicator with a strong leadership presence yet humble enough to "get their hands dirty.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

1. Admission Targets: Achievement of student enrolment goals across the Bangalore/ Mumbai cluster.

2. Revenue Growth: Scaling the Bangalore/ Mumbai business beyond the current 40% contribution.

3. Lead Conversion Rate: Improvement in source-wise conversion metrics.

4. Operational Quality: Standardization of school operations and brand hygiene across all locations.

5. Retention: Staff and student retention across the zone