Operations Associate

About Newton School

Come be part of a rocket ship 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 tofind talent. Newton School aims to bridge this massive gap through its personalized learningplatform. We are building an online university and solving the deep problem of theemployability of graduates.We have a strong core team consisting of alumni from IITs and IIM, having several years ofindustry experience in companies like Unacademy, Inmobi, Ola, and Microsoft - amongothers. On this mission, we are backed by some of the most respected investors around theworld, - RTP Global, Nexus Venture Partners, and a slew of angel investors includingCRED’s Kunal Shah, Flipkart’s Kalyan Krishnamoorthy, Unacademy and Razorpay founders,Udaan’s Sujeet Kumar among others.

About The Role

This role required a dynamic Operations Specialist, able to take ownership of the academicand placement journey of our students. This role demands strong analytical thinking,customer empathy, and operational excellence.You'll be given autonomy and full ownership over your student cohorts—this is a strategicrole that demands decision-making, initiative, and a deep understanding of our mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Regularly analyze and work on student and batch data to identify trends
  

and predict risks.

• Design data-driven strategies and interventions to improve batch metrics
  

such as attendance, assignment submissions, contest clearances, and
project completion rates.

• Constantly track and improve batch KPIs through structured engagement
  

initiatives, setting specific improvement targets for core metrics.

• Own and drive the complete placement journey for your batch, including
  

grooming, mock interviews, and supporting students until final offers are
secured, ensuring measurable placement outcomes.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, marketing, and academic teams
  

to implement student-centric solutions and drive batch success in internal
meetings.

• Leverage student psychology to identify blockers and motivate progress,
  

while balancing empathy and assertiveness to set expectations and maintain
discipline.

• Communicate persuasively with both students and internal teams to drive
  

buy-in for initiatives to ensure seamless execution and alignment towardshared goals.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 0–2 years in operations, consulting, program management, customer-
  

facing or growth roles.

• Education: Graduation completed
• Good communication and problem solving ability is a must
• Tech Skills: Excel – must be proficient in analyzing, tracking, and reporting data
  

Core Competencies

• Strong business acumen and problem-solving ability
• High analytical thinking and ability to conduct root cause analysis, identify trends
  

and make predictions

• Excellent communication skills and customer-first approach
• Initiator mindset – brings new ideas and takes ownership
• Hunger for learning and adaptability
  

You think like an owner, not an executor. You're proactive, not reactive. You anticipateproblems and act before they escalate, You are the perfect candidate for us!

Bonus Learning & Growth

• Work on cross-functional projects in marketing and product
• Experience early decision-making responsibility
• A chance to taste leadership through batch ownership and outcome accountability
• Opportunity to work directly with leadership and work on strategic initiatives
• Fast-track growth based on performance, initiative, and business impact
• Drive independent projects that contribute to business efficiency, student outcomes,
  

and product innovation
If you're someone who thrives on responsibility, wants to drive real change, andenjoys working across people and data – we’d love to meet you.