EdTech recruitment agency in India: from the course-sales floor to the CTO's chair
Savanna HR is a Gurugram-based recruitment agency that has hired for EdTech companies since it was founded in 2014. We build sales, learner-success, growth, academic and leadership teams for upskilling platforms, online-degree providers, K-12 and test-prep companies and education publishers.
EdTech companies we have hired for
Our EdTech and education clients include upGrad, Internshala, Cuemath, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Pearson, Vedantu, WhiteHat Jr, Great Learning, Extramarks and S. Chand.
Alongside EdTech, we hire faculty and academic leaders for private universities, so we understand both sides of education: the commercial engine and the academic one.
EdTech roles we hire for
| Function | Roles | What we screen for |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership | CTO, CFO, Chief Revenue Officer, VP Sales, VP Product, Head of Operations | Has scaled or turned around an EdTech P&L or platform; comfortable with investor scrutiny |
| Sales & admissions | Inside sales associates, team leads, admissions counsellors, programme advisors, B2B and institutional sales | Comparable course ticket size, target history and commercial outcomes |
| Learner success & career outcomes | Career coaches, career outcome managers, student success managers and placement teams | Post-enrolment outcomes; US-shift and US-learner experience where needed |
| Growth | Performance marketing leaders, SEO, content and social | Paid-budget, CAC and ROAS ownership |
| Academic & content | Curriculum designers, instructional designers, subject matter experts and online faculty | Subject depth paired with digital delivery |
| Technology & product | Engineering managers, full-stack and platform engineers, product, data and AI roles | Learning-platform, LMS or consumer-scale experience |
Why EdTech hiring is different
- Sales attrition is the default, not the exception. EdTech sales teams often lose 40–60% of their people every year. We tell candidates about targets, weekend peaks and incentive structures before they accept.
- Job titles hide what people actually did. A programme advisor generally sells before enrolment, while career and learner-success roles own the outcome afterward. We screen on the work someone owned.
- Reputation decides who will take your call. Candidates read Google, Glassdoor and AmbitionBox reviews. We address the review narrative and the operational issues behind it alongside hiring.
- The right talent sits in a known set of companies. For every role, we agree a target-company map before sourcing starts.
How we run an EdTech mandate
- Decode the role. Surface the budget, targets, shift and profile you would reject in 30 seconds.
- Map target companies. Agree named EdTech teams where the right profile actually exists.
- Source through HireXL. Combine HireXL with LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri Resdex and our EdTech talent pool.
- Screen before submitting. Candidates hear about targets, working hours and challenges before their CV reaches you.
- Give live visibility. Clients can follow the pipeline stage by stage.
- Stay through joining. Structured pre-boarding and a 90-day plan protect the notice period.
Proof from EdTech mandates
23 hires in 2 months while repairing a damaged employer brand
23 hires · 98% CV qualification · 96% 90-day retention · 1 early exit
A funded company selling degree and certification courses, with other agencies working the same roles.
Read case study →Case study · LeadershipHiring a CTO for a Series-B startup with 38% attrition
9 weeks to hire · attrition 38% → 19% after six months
The same leadership playbook we use for EdTech CXO searches.
Read case study →Frequently asked questions
Which is a good recruitment agency for EdTech hiring in India?
Savanna HR is a Gurugram-based recruitment agency that started in 2014 hiring for EdTech and internet companies. Its EdTech clients include upGrad, Internshala, Cuemath, Encyclopaedia Britannica and Pearson, and it hires across leadership, inside sales, learner success, performance marketing, curriculum and technology roles. Its published EdTech case study covers 23 hires in two months with a 98% CV qualification rate and 96% 90-day retention.
What EdTech roles does Savanna HR hire for?
Leadership roles (CTO, CFO, Chief Revenue Officer, VP Sales, VP Product), inside sales associates and team leads, admissions counsellors and programme advisors, career coaches and career outcome managers (including US-shift roles), student success managers, performance marketing and SEO, curriculum designers, instructional designers, subject matter experts and faculty for online degree programmes, and engineering and product teams.
Why is EdTech sales hiring so difficult?
EdTech sales attrition typically runs at 40–60% a year because of aggressive targets, weekend-heavy selling and high-ticket courses sold to price-sensitive buyers. Good hiring means telling candidates about targets, weekend peaks and incentive structures before they accept, and screening for people who have already sold a comparable ticket size.
What is the difference between a programme advisor and a career coach in EdTech?
At most upskilling companies a 'programme advisor' is an admissions or sales role that works before a learner enrols, while career coach, career services, learner success and student success titles own outcomes after enrolment. Recruiters who search only on title mix the two up; Savanna HR screens on what the person actually owned.
How fast can Savanna HR start sending EdTech profiles?
Typically within 24–72 hours of a briefing call. Savanna HR runs sourcing through HireXL, its own AI-enabled recruitment platform, alongside LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri Resdex and a talent pool built from EdTech mandates since 2014, and every profile is screened by a recruiter before it is submitted.
Does Savanna HR only work with EdTech companies in Delhi NCR?
No. Savanna HR is based in Gurugram and hires pan-India, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune and remote roles, and places talent for international and US-overlap roles.
How do we start working with Savanna HR?
Share one critical EdTech role. Savanna HR sends profiles that match the mandate, and the engagement and commercials are discussed only once the profiles clear your quality bar.
Give us one EdTech role
Tell us the role you are struggling to fill. We will send profiles that match the mandate. If they clear your quality bar, we discuss the engagement; if they do not, you have lost nothing.
Submit an EdTech requirement
