Location: Bengaluru (On-Site + Regional Travel)

Department: College Excellence Program

Reports to: Business Head

Experience: 10 years

Role Type: Leadership | Multi-College Academic Delivery & Training Quality

About The Role

EduBridge is implementing a 3-year College Excellence Program across engineering and degree colleges—powered by CSR partnerships with Capgemini & SAP—to transform institutions into future-ready campuses.

As the Senior Manager – Training Excellence, you will lead the complete academic and training delivery ecosystem across all partner colleges. You will manage the training calendar, all trainers (full-time, freelance, specialist), ensure delivery of technical + career-building modules, and guarantee that program outcomes (placements, certifications, engagement, quality) are consistently achieved.

You will be the academic anchor of the entire program—ensuring discipline, quality, and execution excellence across every intervention.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Lead Training Delivery Across All Programs & Interventions
  
  

You will own the delivery of all training components listed in the College Excellence Program:

Core Program Interventions You Will Manage

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) – Employability Gap Workshops
• Academic Leadership Accelerator (Principals, Deans, HODs, Faculty)
• Placement Readiness Bootcamps
• Aptitude
• Technical fundamentals
• Communication & behavioural skills
• Interview preparation
• Future Skills Certification Series (hands-on, project-driven)
• AI/ML
• Cloud
• IoT
• Data Science
• EV Systems
• BIM
• Smart Manufacturing
• Innovation Challenges & Hackathons (mentor support + project evaluation)
• Career Compass (assessments + counselling integration)
• Industry Immersion Workshops (expert-led seminars, future skills talks)
• Industry Mentorship Sessions
• Pre-internship & Pre-placement training
• Faculty development sessions
• Student-led project showcases
  
  

You will ensure that each of these interventions is delivered with consistency, quality, and alignment to timelines.

• Master Calendar Ownership (Multi-College Delivery)
• Create & manage the master training calendar across 5–10 colleges (depending on cluster).
• Allocate the right trainers for each module based on expertise.
• Ensure zero missed sessions & timely substitutions.
• Build standardised delivery rhythms across all institutions.
• Trainer Leadership & Ecosystem Management
• Manage all full-time trainers, freelance trainers, subject experts, and industry trainers.
• Oversee onboarding, allocation, academic governance, and performance monitoring.
• Conduct weekly reviews of:
• Training quality
• Pedagogy alignment
• Assessment scores
• Student engagement
• Feedback ratings
• Coach trainers, conduct remedial sessions, and ensure TTT/recertification compliance.
• Training Quality, Audits & Academic Discipline
• Conduct class audits (physical + virtual).
• Standardize lesson plans, curriculum delivery, assessments, and ELITE usage.
• Ensure quality across:
• Soft skills training
• Technical modules
• Leadership programs
• Faculty development
• Industry-led sessions
• Maintain average course rating ≥ 4.5/5.
• Learner Engagement, Retention & Success
• Monitor all engagement KPIs across all colleges.
• Identify at-risk students early and implement retention interventions.
• Ensure strong participation in:
• Bootcamps
• Certification programs
• Projects
• Hackathons
• Internship prep sessions
• Drive completion, attendance, and learning quality.
  
  

This directly supports internship and placement outcomes.

• Assessment Management & Competency Tracking
• Ensure adherence to assessment schedules for every program component.
• Oversee evaluations of:
• Technical modules
• Aptitude
• Communication
• Capstone projects
• Hackathon submissions
• Maintain data integrity on ELITE and MIS dashboards.
• Faculty & Leadership Engagement
• Support Academic Leadership Accelerator delivery:
• Pedagogy transformation
• Curriculum modernization
• Industry alignment
• Facilitate faculty upskilling sessions across disciplines.
• Data, Reporting & ELITE Compliance
• Ensure daily, weekly, and monthly training data accuracy.
• Publish centralized dashboards for:
• Attendance
• Completion
• Ratings
• Assessment performance
• Maintain 100% ELITE compliance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with:
• Program Managers
• Resident Entrepreneurs
• Placement Managers
• Industry Relations Team
• MIS/QA Teams
• College Leadership
• Ensure tight alignment between training delivery & placement outcomes.
  
  

Required Experience & Skills

Professional Experience

• 7–10 years in Training Delivery / Academic Operations / L&D leadership roles.
• Experience in EdTech, Universities, Skill Development, Corporate L&D, or CSR learning projects.
• Proven experience managing large trainer teams (20–50 trainers).
• Experience in technical + behavioural training ecosystems is a strong advantage.
  
  

Must-Have Skills

• Strong training delivery leadership
• Academic planning & multi-college scheduling
• Trainer capability building
• Pedagogical and content standardization
• Strong reporting & MIS skills
• Stakeholder management (faculty, principals, partners)
• Understanding of engineering education & emerging tech training
  
  

Good-to-Have Skills

• Exposure to AI/ML, Cloud, IoT, Data Science training ecosystems
• Experience with hackathons & project-based evaluation
• Knowledge of CSR-governed learning programs
  
  

What Success Looks Like in Year 1

• 100% on-time delivery of all training interventions
• Increased placement readiness measured through assessments
• High learner engagement & low dropouts
• Trainer excellence and standardization across colleges
• Strong faculty & leadership satisfaction
• Seamless integration of ELITE for training quality and reporting
  
  

Why Join EduBridge

• Lead a flagship transformation initiative impacting thousands of students
• Work with global CSR partners (Capgemini, SAP)
• Build and manage one of India’s most ambitious multi-college training ecosystems
• Access fast-track growth pathways to GM / AVP – Training Excellence
  
  

Note- This role requires travelling between colleges.