About the Role

Placementship is hiring on behalf of a leading professional commerce education institution for the position of Deputy General Manager Academics. The role demands an experienced academic leader who can drive academic excellence across multiple campuses, ensure high-quality programme delivery, strengthen faculty performance, enhance student outcomes, and support institutional growth through process excellence and innovation.

Key Responsibilities
Lead academic operations across multiple programmes and campuses.
Design and implement academic strategies aligned with organisational objectives.
Ensure consistent delivery of curriculum, teaching quality, and student learning outcomes.
Develop academic policies, SOPs, and quality assurance frameworks.
Recruit, mentor, evaluate, and develop faculty members and academic teams.
Monitor student performance, progression, attendance, and academic success metrics.
Drive faculty training, academic innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with Admissions, Marketing, Student Success, Placements, and Operations teams for seamless academic delivery.
Oversee examination planning, assessments, evaluations, and academic governance.
Build academic dashboards, MIS reports, and performance metrics for senior management.
Lead accreditation,



audit, compliance, and institutional quality initiatives.
Drive adoption of ERP, LMS, AI-enabled learning tools, and digital academic processes.
Manage budgets, resource planning, and academic operational efficiency.
Represent academics in leadership meetings and strategic planning discussions.

Desired Candidate Profile
Master's Degree in Commerce, Management, Education, Finance, or a related discipline. PhD preferred.
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in academic administration or higher education leadership.
Experience managing large faculty teams and academic operations.
Solid exposure to curriculum development, assessments, and faculty development.
Experience working with ERP/LMS platforms.
Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple campuses, departments, and cross-functional teams.
Solid analytical and decision-making capabilities.

Preferred Experience
Qualified education institutes
Universities or higher education institutions
EdTech organisations
CA / ACCA / CMA / CPA coaching ecosystem
Multi-campus academic operations
Student success and placement-oriented institutions

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