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Director — DEI & Belonging

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Lead Full-Time Remote (India preferred) / Guwahati Permanent

Compensation

INR 28 - 45 LPA + equity.

Engagement

Full-Time

Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Remote-first, with periodic in-person off-sites.

Scope of role

Set direction within your domain. Build and mentor a team. Own outcomes at the function level.

01 — The role

Why this role exists at EduRankAI

Own DEI strategy and execution across hiring, retention, programmes, and external communications. The structural work — not the slogans. The bar: every number we publish about diversity, equity, or inclusion is one you would defend in front of someone hostile to the work. No varnish.

02 — The work

What you will own

  • 01 Own the DEI strategy + the public dashboard.
  • 02 Audit every hiring loop quarterly for adverse impact; act on what you find.
  • 03 Run the belonging + ERG programme; defend its budget against cost cuts.
  • 04 Lead pay-equity audits and corrective actions; publish the methodology.
  • 05 Liaise with the People team on inclusive policy — and push back when policy theatre slips in.
  • 06 Author the annual DEI report; defend every published number.

03 — The expertise

What we look for

7+ years DEI leadership in a tech / mission-driven orgStrong on the structural + data-driven side, not just narrativeFamiliar with adverse-impact methodologyDirect, hard-conversation comfortableTrack record of measurable DEI shiftsExcellent writer

04 — The bar

Who thrives here

  • You have led DEI at a tech or mission-driven org of at least 200 people for at least 3 years.
  • You have shipped a pay-equity correction that moved real numbers.
  • You have published a DEI report under your own name and defended its methodology.
  • You can run a hard conversation with a senior leader and not lose the room.
  • You write clearly about contested topics.

05 — How we work

The EduRankAI environment

Remote-first, async-first

Work from anywhere. We optimise for deep work, not face time. Periodic in-person off-sites for the full-time team.

High autonomy, high standards

We hire adults and trust them. You will be expected to set your own goals, communicate clearly, and ship.

Builders, not bureaucrats

We optimise for clarity over process. Make the call, ship the work, write up what you learned.

Bharat-built, globally ambitious

We are an Indian frontier AI lab. We build for India first and the world second — in that order.

06 — Hiring process

What to expect after you apply

  1. 01

    Application review

    Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.

  2. 02

    Take-home or live exercise

    Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.

  3. 03

    Conversations

    Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.

  4. 04

    Offer or honest no

    If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.

Before you start

What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.

Application fee

CHF 50

Lead tier

We will collect

  • Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
  • Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
  • Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
  • Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
  • Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.

We will never

  • Sell your data
  • Share with third-party recruiters
  • Use for advertising
  • Train models on it
  • Send marketing email

Our situation

EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. The small per-application fee covers the real cost of processing your application — human review, identity verification, infrastructure, reviewer time. It buys us the right to be honest. Genuine financial hardship? Request a fee waiver inside the application — reviewed individually within 5 business days, with no record in your file and no second-class treatment of waiver-granted applications.

Full transparency policy Why we charge a fee Questions? Email us

Ready to apply?

We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.

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