Job Title: Entrepreneur in Residence(EIR) - GTM
Location: Electronic City, Bangalore (WFO) | Reporting to: Lead, GTM Strategy | IC Role
Scaler School of Technology is being built to answer a simple but uncomfortable question:
Why does India still not have a globally respected, industry-built engineering university?
SST’s ambition is not incremental improvement. It is to build a fundamentally better model of engineering education:
- Designed with industry, not detached from it
- Measured by real outcomes, not just credentials
- Built for students who could go to IITs, BITS, NITs – but want something better aligned with the real world
We are early in this journey. Very early.
Today, ~21,000 students apply to SST.
Tomorrow, that number needs to cross 1 lakh+, without diluting quality or trust.
This role exists because that leap will not be achieved by marketing alone.
It will be achieved by deep insight, honest conversations, rapid iteration, and sharp GTM thinking.
This is not a typical “growth” or “strategy” role.
This is not a safe, well-defined execution track.
This is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence role inside a high-stakes institution-building journey.
As an EiR, you will:
- Operate at the frontline of decision-making for India’s most serious students and parents
- Extract first-principles insight from real conversations and convert them into GTM and product decisions
- Shape how SST communicates, positions, and evolves as an institution
- Drive and support critical GTM initiatives that move application quality, conversion, and trust
- Over time, take ownership of launching new programs and initiatives as SST expands
- Work closely with leadership on institution-building problems with no predefined playbook
This role is also deliberately designed for people who want to build something of their own in the future. You will learn how to identify user pain points, test hypotheses, understand P&L & most importantly, learn to make good decisions with incomplete information
This is a problem-statement-driven role.
Your work will not be defined by a fixed set of responsibilities.
It will be defined by the most important problems SST needs solved at any point in time to reach its mission.
You will be assigned high-leverage problem statements and given the autonomy to do whatever is required to solve them.
Examples of the kinds of problem statements you will own:
- How do we attract & convert the best student talent?
- Owning Admissions end-to-end for premium student talent
- Where exactly does trust get built or lost in a parent’s decision journey – and how do we redesign for it?
- What narratives, formats, or experiences create clarity instead of confusion at scale?
- How do we move from 21,000 applications to 1 lakh+ applications without diluting quality or credibility?
- What new programs, formats, or institutional signals do we need to launch to unlock the next phase of growth?
There is no predefined path.
You will help create it.
- SST’s messaging becomes sharper, calmer, and more credible
- Parents feel informed, not pressured
- Leadership decisions are grounded in real insight, not anecdotes
- The system gets better every cycle because of what you surfaced
- 1–3 years of experience in:
- Founder’s office
- Strategy or Consulting
- Early-stage GTM
Traits That Matter More Than a Resume
- Exceptional at problem-solving
- Ability to structure thinking live, in conversations
- Passionate about improving communication skills
- Intellectual honesty. You can say “this doesn’t make sense” when it doesn’t
- Comfort with ambiguity and incomplete information
- High personal standards, discipline, and follow-through
- Coachable, but not passive
If you need tight briefs, fixed playbooks, or predictable outcomes, this role will feel uncomfortable.
This EiR role is a launchpad, not a terminal position.
For founders-in-the-making, this role offers a rare apprenticeship:
- Exposure to zero-to-one institution building, not just execution
- Direct visibility into how large, complex bets are evaluated and sequenced
- Pattern recognition across hundreds of high-stakes decisions made by families, students, and leaders
Strong performers can grow into:
- Institution-building roles across GTM, Experience, or New Initiatives
- Expanded mandates as SST & Scaler scales nationally and globally
- You will work on a problem that actually matters to India
- You will be exposed to real leadership decisions early
- You will learn faster than in most “safe” roles
- You will help build something that did not exist before
- As an EiR, you will operate inside SST’s trusted leadership circle. This includes regular interaction, reviews, and problem-solving with leaders who have built and scaled at Meta, McKinsey, etc
- This is Day 0 energy.
It will be intense. It will be demanding.
It will also be deeply rewarding if you care about education done right.
Short note explaining your background, why this role, why now with Resume to:
Hiring Manager : [email protected]
People Team : [email protected]
Process
- Round 1: Role & mindset fit
- Round 2: Scenario-based problem solving
- Round 3: Culture & ownership alignment
Timeline: ~2 weeks end-to-end.
If you want a polished title, this is not it.
If you want to be part of building a new model of education in India, this might be.
Apply only if that excites you.
About Scaler School of Technology
School of Technology (SST) is a 4-year, full-time residential undergraduate program in Computer Science & AI. With a sub-4% acceptance rate, SST is building India’s Ivy League for tech - where elite engineering meets real-world outcomes, mentorship, and hands-on experience
In just its second year, over 21,000+ students applied for only a few hundred seats, with many leaving offers from NITs and BITS to join SST. The campus today is home to a handpicked cohort of students who are not only academically outstanding but also driven to build startups, publish research, and compete in global contests. The environment is intentionally designed to mirror the world’s best technical universities - selective intake, high-calibre peer group, and access to industry leaders.
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About Scaler
Launched in 2019, Scaler is India’s leading tech education company that upskills working professionals and educates aspiring engineering students. Scaler’s industry-vetted curriculum addresses real-world challenges through two flagship online programs: Scaler and Scaler DSML.
To further redefine education, Scaler has launched:
- Scaler Neovarsity: An outcome-focused online Master's Programme
- Scaler School of Technology (SST): A 4-year residential UG program in Computer Science
- Scaler School of Business: An 18-month PGP in Management & Technology
Our parent firm, InterviewBit, has been featured in the Financial Times’ Asia-Pacific High Growth Companies 2021–2025. Scaler is backed by marquee global investors like Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India), Tiger Global, and Lightrock India.
