Founding Chair - Technology Business Management

UDIT - University of Design, Innovation and Technology; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Gurugram, India, is seeking a Founding Chair for its Department of Technology Business Management. The ideal candidate will design an innovative curriculum, mentor the faculty, and establish industry partnerships. This role requires profound experience in product management and technology strategy, alongside a Master's degree. If you believe in redefining business education for the AI era, apply to shape future leaders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technology, product, strategy, or related fields.
• Demonstrated expertise in Product Management, AI/ML, or Technology Consulting.
• Leadership experience in industry or academia.
• Teaching or mentoring ability; academic experience valued but not required.
• Master’s degree minimum (MBA, MS, or related); PhD valued but not required.
• Strong networks in India’s technology ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the BBA curriculum integrating AI across all courses.
• Recruit and mentor practitioner faculty for the program.
• Establish industry partnerships for internships and live projects.
• Teach and mentor founding cohorts in classroom and studio.
• Build integrated programs with the School of Design.
• Achieve enrollment targets and strong placements for founding cohorts.

Skills

Product Management

AI/ML applications

Leadership

Teaching and mentoring

Technology Strategy

Teaching or mentoring

Education

Master’s degree (MBA, MS, or related)

PhD valued but not required

Job description

Build the Business School for the AI-Native Economy

What if you could build a business programme from first principles? Not inherit a curriculum designed in the 1990s, but genuinely reimagine what business education looks like when AI is transforming every industry and the most valuable skill is not analysis—but creation.

We are seeking an exceptional leader to serve as Founding Chair of our Department of Technology Business Management—someone who has both built products and built teams. Someone who believes the next generation of business leaders should ship AI products, not just study case studies about them.

About "University of Design, Innovation & Technology", UDIT (formerly know as "Indian Institute of Art & Design", IIAD)

UDIT is India’s first university built around convergence—not silos. Built on the foundation of IIAD, which has spent a decade pioneering studio-based design education, UDIT extends that model across Design and Management, with technology woven throughout.

Our BBA in Technology Business Management is an AI-native business degree. Students build AI products, run growth experiments on live products, and launch ventures. Every graduate leaves with 10+ shipped products in their portfolio. The capstone isn’t a thesis—it’s a launched startup, a consulting engagement, or applied AI research.

Your Role

As Founding Chair, you will:

• Build the curriculum that produces India’s next generation of Product Managers, AI strategists, tech founders, and technology consultants
• Recruit and lead the faculty—practitioners who have shipped products, built companies, or led AI strategy at the highest levels
• Establish industry partnerships for live projects, internships, and placements with India’s leading tech companies and startups
• Teach and mentor the founding cohorts—shaping young builders directly in the classroom and studio

Key Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the BBA in Technology Business Management curriculum with AI integrated across 100% of courses
• Build assessment through portfolio reviews, product demos, and pitch presentations—not memory-based exams
• Recruit practitioner faculty from top tech companies, startups, consulting firms, and VC
• Establish the industry mentor network (100+ professionals) and advisory board
• Create integrated projects with the School of Design where business and design students build together
• Achieve enrollment targets and strong placement outcomes for founding cohorts

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of combined experience in technology, product, strategy, or related fields—with meaningful time spent building products, companies, or programmes
• Demonstrated expertise in Product Management, AI/ML applications, Technology Strategy, Venture Building, or Technology Consulting
• Leadership experience—building and leading teams in industry, academia, or both
• Teaching or mentoring ability; formal academic experience valued but not required for exceptional industry leaders
• Master’s degree minimum (MBA, MS, or related); PhD valued but not required
• Strong networks in India’s technology ecosystem

The Right Fit

More important than credentials is conviction. You should believe:

• The most consequential people of the 21st century will be creators who bring new things into the world
• Learning happens through making, not just studying
• AI is foundational, not optional—it must be woven throughout, not added as a module
• Portfolio matters more than transcript; what you’ve shipped matters more than what you’ve memorized

Most academic roles ask you to teach what exists. This one asks you to build what should exist.

If you’re ready to build the business programme India needs, let’s talk.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Reporting Structure: Reports to the Dean, School of Management
• Start Date: As soon as possible; flexible for the right candidate
• Work Arrangement: On-campus presence required with flexibility for hybrid arrangements
• Relocation: Support available for candidates relocating to Delhi NCR

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please submit to [e-mail]

• Your CV highlighting building experience—products shipped, companies built, teams led, programmes created
• Cover letter addressing: Why this role? Why now? What would you build in Year 1?
• Brief vision statement (1-2 pages): How would you design a business programme for the AI era?
• Contact information for three professional references