Company Description

Good Luck Publishers Limited is a leading school book publisher in India, offering educational content for CBSE, ICSE, and various State Boards from Nursery to Class 10. With a workforce of over 300 employees, the company serves more than 10,000 schools across the country. The head office is located in Saharanpur (U.P.), with additional offices in Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Guwahati, and Nagpur.

Good Luck

Publishers also has an international presence, with its books used in Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, the Middle East, Singapore, and several African countries. The organization is focused on delivering quality, curriculum-aligned learning materials to diverse educational institutions.

Role Description The Academic Excellence Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Pune/ Mumbai/Bangalore/Chennai. This position is responsible for overseeing academic quality across published content, ensuring alignment with CBSE, ICSE, and State Board curricula.

Key Responsibilities

1. Academic & Product Expertise

- Develop a strong understanding of the company's product portfolio and academic positioning.
- Evaluate products from the perspective of teachers, students, school leaders, and curriculum requirements.
- Provide academic inputs for new and existing products based on market and school feedback.
- Track changes in CBSE, ICSE, and State Board curricula, and identify opportunities to enhance products.
- Ensure alignment with NEP 2020, NCF and ECCE principles.

2. School Engagement & Product Demonstration

- Conduct product demonstrations, academic presentations and promotional visits in schools.
- Engage with Principals, Coordinators, Academic Heads and teachers to understand their requirements.
- Position products based on school needs rather than only product features.
- Support the Sales team in converting product demonstrations into meaningful business opportunities.

3. Teacher Training & Academic Workshops

- Conduct teacher training and academic workshops across assigned regions.




- Develop and deliver engaging sessions on pedagogy, curriculum implementation, and effective classroom practices.
- Support Sales teams with academic expertise during key school meetings and presentations.
- Gather structured feedback after workshops and convert it into actionable product insights.

4. Market & Competitor Intelligence

- Conduct regular market visits to understand:
- Competitor products and positioning
- School requirements
- Curriculum changes
- Emerging academic practices
- Provide actionable market intelligence to the Product and Editorial teams.
- Identify gaps and opportunities for new products or product enhancements.

5. Sales Enablement

- Work closely with State/Zonal Sales teams to strengthen product pitching.
- Develop and support product presentations, demo plans, academic pitches, and sales collateral.
- Participate in strategic school meetings where academic/product expertise can influence the decision.
- Support the Sales team in improving demo-to-conversion and product adoption.

Travel: Extensive travel across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience in the education industry.
- Postgraduate or graduate degree in Education or a related field (e.g., B.Ed., M.Ed., or equivalent) is highly preferred.
- Strong understanding of CBSE, ICSE and State Board school ecosystems
- Knowledge of NEP 2020, NCF and ECCE.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Experience in teacher training, academic coordination, school engagement, publishing or educational products.
- Willingness to undertake extensive travel.
- Ability to manage multiple states and stakeholders independently.
- Candidates should possess excellent Communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with educators, and internal teams, and deliver presentations or trainings.
- Candidates should possess solid Analytical Skills to interpret academic performance data, school feedback, and market trends to guide content improvement.
- Experience working with school curricula (CBSE, ICSE, or State Boards).

📌 Academic Excellence Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Good Luck Publishers
📍 Mumbai