Senior Program Manager - DSA / CP

About the Role

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.
• 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.