Placement Manager - EdTech (3-6 Yrs) Bangalore (B2B/Corporate Sales)

- Job Title: Deputy Manager/Manager Placements - Job Location: Bangalore - Job Type: Full Time - Education: Any bachelor s degree - Experience: 3 years Job Summary:Deputy Manager/Manager - Placements Roles and Responsibilities: - We are looking for an experienced outcome driven professional to drive placement initiatives for online learners in a fast-paced Edtech ecosystem.
-Ideally someone who has a knack and caliber of delivering results and is focused on ensuring successful placement of online students with a special emphasis on Management and IT courses.
-Beyond conducting placement drives, the role demands deeper understanding of enhancing learners employability and align them with relevant job opportunities.- Develop and implement effective placement strategy for online students of all degree and certification courses offered by UNext and its partners.
-Ensure successful conduction of regular and timely placement drives (approximately 30 drives per quarter) to provide ample placement opportunities for online learners with a deep focus on Management and IT programs.
-Conduct employability assessments and learner workshops for needful interventions to improve the overall employability quotient of the learners who are interested in placement assistance.
-Student profiling - understand the profiles of students from various courses and categorize them to bring relevant job opportunities from various domains that increase the chances of placement.
-Orientation session for placement readiness for every upcoming batch/cohort.
-Connect with learners at regular intervals to keep their preparation warm to ensure their readiness to face opportunities.
-Coordinate and organize online career fairs at least once every six months.
-Create dashboards to track various placement related activities and maintain accurate placement records and allied reports on an ongoing basis.
-Nurture the existing client base and add new clients to the existing database.
-Coordinate collection of success stories and testimonials from placed candidates.
-Work with the marketing and the content team to create assets for key placement related highlights. Desired Candidate Profile: - Prior experience of minimum 3 years in a college/university/edtech setup anchoring learners placement is mandatory.
-Experience of conducting and reviewing employability skill assessments is a must.
-Strong connections with potential recruiters and acumen to engage learners.
-Experience of placements in management programs is beneficial.
-Experience of placements in emerging technologies like Data Science, AI, ML, DevOps, Fullstack etc. is desirable.
-Excellent interpersonal skills; Proficient in using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint - Knowledge of using any placement management portal like Superset would be an added advantage.
-PG Degree in Management is an added advantage.
-Reporting to: Assistant Director - Placements (ref:updazz.com)

Payroll Type : Permanent