Kaya Labs Lead — India
Location: India
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 4–5 years
About Kaya Labs
Kaya Labs is Kaya’s innovation and talent-building initiative, working with ambitious students, universities, and early-career builders to turn high-potential ideas into real products and deployments.
The role
We’re looking for a hands-on Kaya Labs Lead to build and run Kaya Labs in India. You’ll work closely with student teams, university partners, and Kaya leadership to guide projects, accelerate execution, and grow a long-term talent pipeline.
What you’ll do
- Lead Kaya Labs’ programs, projects, and partnerships in India.
- Work day to day with interns and student builders.
- Mentor teams, unblock execution, and help turn ideas into working prototypes.
- Build relationships with universities, professors, and student communities.
- Recruit and manage an ongoing internship pipeline.
- Help plan hackathons, campus initiatives, and showcase events.
- Coordinate with Kaya’s product and leadership teams on priorities and deployments.
What we’re looking for
- 4–5 years of experience in technology, product, engineering, operations, startups, or innovation programs.
- Strong ownership and ability to operate in a quick-moving environment.
- Experience mentoring, managing, or collaborating with early-career talent.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Interest in AI, technology, and building practical products.
- IIT Bombay or another leading technical institution is preferred.
Nice to have
- Experience with university partnerships, hackathons, incubators, or talent programs.
- Background in AI, hardware, software, robotics, or connected devices.
- Experience taking early-stage products from concept to deployment.
Why Kaya Labs
You’ll help build Kaya Labs from the ground up—shaping its program, partnerships, talent network, and the projects that come out of it.
To apply: Send your resume and a short note on why you want to help build Kaya Labs in India.
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