Growth Manager - Admissions

Mesa School of Business; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa School of Business in Bengaluru is seeking a results-oriented leader to own the UG admissions engine end to end, from first ad impression to final interview, building scalable systems for 200–400 students.

You will sit at the intersection of sales, marketing, growth and people, balancing funnel execution with ongoing redesigns: SOPs, automation, interview processes and a growing team.

Think of it as building Mesa's go-to-market function for admissions, not just executing a cycle.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in fast-moving startups across growth, marketing or community-led teams.
• Track record turning ambiguity into scalable systems.
• Strong numerical fluency: funnel math and unit economics.
• Clear, plain writing for diverse audiences.
• Experience leading small cross-functional teams.
• Ability to switch between strategy, analysis, copy and execution in one week.
• Bonus: event production, outreach, partnerships, or EdTech experience.

Responsibilities

• Own funnel strategy and growth analytics to attract high-intent students.
• Run daily lead-quality reviews across region, campaigns and creatives.
• Build unit economics: CPL, CAC, LTV:CAC and ARPU for the cycle.
• Analyze past cohorts to feed targeting and improve conversions.

Skills

Growth analytics

Funnel strategy

Unit economics

Spreadsheet analytics

Data-driven decisions

Strong writing

Leadership

Job description

Mesa School of Business is India's first VC-backed business school focused on 0-to-1 venture building. It was founded by Harvard, IIT and Kellogg alumni and recently closed a ₹110 Cr Series A.

The undergraduate program trains students to build real companies, not just study them. Each cohort is small, selective and outcome-driven.

The role in brief

This role owns the UG admissions engine end to end. It runs from the first ad impression to the final interview, and it builds the systems that let a cohort of 200–400 students scale without breaking.

It sits where sales, marketing, growth and people meet. Half the job is running the funnel. The other half is redesigning it while it runs: new SOPs, new automation, a rebuilt interview process and a growing team.

Think of it as building Mesa's go-to-market function for admissions, not just executing a cycle.

What you'll own

Funnel strategy and growth analytics

The goal is not more students. It is better ones: high-quality, high-intent students who are a real fit for Mesa. Every number you track should serve that.

• Run a daily lead-quality review across region, campaign and creative. Flag what drives intent, not just volume.
• Build and track unit economics: CPL, CSQL, CAC, LTV:CAC and ARPU for the cycle.
• Analyse past cohorts to find real conversion drivers, such as parent alignment and session attendance, and feed them back into targeting.

What you'll bring

• 3–5 years in fast-moving startups, across growth, brand, marketing or community-led businesses.
• A track record of walking into ambiguity and leaving behind systems others can run.
• Comfort with numbers: funnel math, unit economics, and spreadsheets you build yourself.
• Sharp, plain writing for students, parents, investors and internal teams.
• Experience leading and hiring small, cross-functional teams.
• Ease switching between strategy, analysis, copy and on-ground execution in the same week.
• Bonus: event production, cold outreach and partnerships, or EdTech experience.