Company: Kanan.co

Location: Vadodara, Gujarat (Onsite)

Job Type: Full time

Experience: 8–15 years preferred (flexible for exceptional candidates)

About Kanan.co

Kanan.co operates in the education and study-abroad ecosystem, helping students pursue their academic and career aspirations. We are expanding our assessment platform and are looking for a dynamic business leader to drive its growth, commercialization, and expansion across India.

Role Overview

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and business-oriented Business Head – Assessment Platform who will take end-to-end ownership of the business. The ideal candidate will combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, build scalable business models, identify growth opportunities, and lead expansion into new markets.

This role is suited to a leader who can independently identify opportunities, make informed business decisions, and translate strategy into measurable business results.

Key Responsibilities

- Business Ownership: Take end-to-end responsibility for business strategy, growth, revenue, profitability, and operational performance.
- Business Expansion: Develop and execute plans to launch and scale the assessment platform across multiple cities and markets in India.
- Go-to-Market Strategy: Identify target customer segments, develop market-entry strategies, establish distribution channels, and drive customer acquisition.
- Revenue & P&L; Management: Own business planning, revenue targets, budgets, pricing, cost management, unit economics, and profitability.
- Partnerships & Alliances:



Build strategic relationships with educational institutions, coaching centres, schools, colleges, and other relevant ecosystem partners.
- Product Commercialization: Work closely with product and technology teams to align platform capabilities with customer needs and business objectives.
- Team Leadership: Build, lead, and develop teams across business development, operations, partnerships, and other relevant functions.
- Market Intelligence: Track industry trends, customer needs, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities to maintain a competitive advantage.
- Performance Management: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor business performance, and implement initiatives to improve growth and efficiency.

Desired Candidate Profile
- 8–15 years of relevant professional experience in business leadership, business management, business operations, expansion, or a related field.
- Experience in EdTech, education, assessment, test preparation, SaaS, or technology-enabled services is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in building, scaling, or managing a business unit with responsibility for revenue and profitability.
- Strong understanding of business models,



go-to-market strategies, customer acquisition, partnerships, and market expansion.
- Proven ability to manage P&L;, budgets, pricing, financial performance, and business growth.
- Experience launching new products, entering new markets, or building business verticals will be an advantage.
- Strong analytical, commercial, negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership, and execute in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

Educational Qualifications A bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Technology, or a related discipline is preferred. An MBA or postgraduate qualification in Business Management, Economics, or Strategy would be an advantage.

Key Success Measures

- Growth in revenue and profitability.
- Successful launch and expansion of the assessment platform into new cities.
- Customer acquisition, strategic partnerships, and market penetration.
- Sustainable business model and healthy unit economics.
- Strong team performance and scalable operational processes.

Why Join Kanan.co?
- Take ownership of a growing business initiative.
- Play a key role in shaping and scaling an assessment platform.
- Work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Make a measurable impact on business growth and expansion.

If you are a business leader with an entrepreneurial mindset, strong commercial acumen, and a passion for building and scaling businesses, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Business Head – Assessment Platform (EduTech) (Vadodara)
🏢 Kanan.co
📍 Vadodara