Associate Director - New Initiatives

💻 Position: Associate Director - New Initiatives

📍Location: Gurugram

🗓️ Working Days: Monday to Saturday

📌 Experience Required: 6+ years

🤝 Client: Leading Business School

Role Overview

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, forward-thinking professional to join our client as the Head of New Initiatives. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives on building from the ground up—identifying whitespace opportunities, launching new verticals, and driving innovation across the institution. You'll work directly with the Director’s Office to convert bold ideas into scalable, high-value programs and products.

Key Responsibilities

• Opportunity Scouting: Identify new opportunities across education, technology, and industry collaborations that align with our client's long-term vision
• Initiative Launch: Lead end-to-end execution of new projects—market research, business case development, piloting, operations, and scaling.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with marketing, academics, admissions, and tech teams to bring initiatives to life.
• Strategic Partnerships: Forge partnerships with companies, universities, and startups to power new initiatives
• Innovation Culture: Drive a culture of experimentation and rapid iteration across the organization

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent is preferred
• 6-10 years of experience in strategy, entrepreneurship, strategic consulting roles
• Proven experience building something from scratch—either in startups, corporate innovation teams, or consulting
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and project management skills
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Bias for action and comfort with ambiguity