15h Left! : Innovation Catalyst – UPLA (a.k.a. Campus Venture Lead / Mission Commander)

Are you ready to be the Mission Commander of a ground-breaking EdTech venture? We’re looking for an Innovation Catalyst to drive the Unified Personal Learning Assistant (UPLA) – a next-gen AI-powered learning product being incubated at a leading women’s college in Chennai in partnership with Kingspire.

This role is like being the mini-CEO on campus : you’ll shape content, harness AI tools, rally faculty and student creators, and make critical calls on what gets built next.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

Serve as the Campus Venture Lead for the product, steering the project vision and execution.

Act as the central decision-maker for prioritization of product features and content pipelines.

Bridge institutional goals with startup agility, reporting to both Kingspire leadership and the college's incubation cell.

Content & AI Integration

Oversee end-to-end content creation, curation, and quality assurance.

Ensure content aligns with curricula, pedagogy, and academic rigor.

Harness Generative AI tools and custom annotation workflows to accelerate content production and data labeling.

Team & Stakeholder Management

Mentor and coordinate a diverse team of full-time staff, part-time contributors, faculty experts, student interns, and researchers.

Build engagement frameworks for faculty and students acting as content creators and AI annotators.

Foster collaboration between Kingspire’s professional developers and the college’s academic community.

Operational Excellence

Manage timelines, milestones, and deliverables with startup discipline.

Conduct regular sprint reviews, identify bottlenecks, and implement corrective measures and maintain compliance with institutional incubation policies and data / IP governance norms.

Innovation & Growth

Explore, pilot, and deploy emerging GenAI tools for scalable educational impact.

Continuously improve processes — from content pipelines to data annotation practices.

Prepare UPLA for external pilot deployments in other colleges and universities.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Business, Communication, Education, Computer Science, or related fields.

5+ years’ experience in project management, content strategy, or EdTech initiatives.

Strong background in content development / curriculum design with proven ability to integrate technology.

Hands-on familiarity with Generative AI tools (ChatGPT, NotebookLM, etc.) and custom labeling tools.

Exceptional leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Prior experience in a startup, innovation hub, or incubation program preferred.

Desired Attributes

Entrepreneurial mindset; thrives on ownership and accountability.

Balances academic sensitivity with product scalability.

Operates comfortably in a hybrid academic–startup environment.

Strong interpersonal skills to engage faculty, students, and external partners alike.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

≥90% of project milestones delivered on time.

50 content modules published within first 90 days with ≥95% QA approval.

Weekly active user rate of ≥60% among pilot students.

• 8–12% improvement in learning outcomes for pilot cohorts.

≥95% support issues resolved within SLA timelines.

Faculty CSAT ≥3.5 / 5 and Student CSAT ≥4.0 / 5.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience.

Unique opportunity to act as Mission Commander of a pioneering EdTech startup incubated inside a leading college.

Hands-on exposure to AI innovation, product building, and academic–industry collaboration.

Access to professional development and potential for long-term leadership growth.