Cluster Partnerships & Placements Lead
About the Role
We are hiring a Cluster Partnerships & Placements Lead for a reputed education and professional training organisation. The role is responsible for building employer partnerships, managing end-to-end student placements, developing relationships with colleges and placement officers, coordinating campus hiring activities, and driving institutional and CSR partnerships. Key Responsibilities • Identify and onboard local employers across banks, NBFCs, insurance companies, MFIs and fintech firms. • Build and maintain an active recruiter database with job requirements, hiring timelines and salary benchmarks. • Develop and formalise placement tie-ups with HR teams and branch managers. • Organise employer connects, walk-in drives and campus hiring events. • Manage the complete student placement lifecycle from candidate pool creation through interviews, offers and joining. • Counsel students on resume preparation, interviews and role expectations. • Match placement-ready students with suitable job opportunities. • Coordinate with Training & Placement Officers and college coordinators. • Work with trainers to identify placement-ready students. • Drive CSR, financial-awareness, career and employability initiatives. • Develop new employer partnerships, training opportunities and sponsored programs. • Maintain accurate placement MIS covering students, interviews, offers and joinings. • Track placement performance and proactively resolve placement bottlenecks.
Requirements
• Strong employer engagement and relationship-management skills. • Experience or understanding of placements, recruitment, corporate relations or business development. • Ability to build relationships with employers, HR teams, colleges and placement officers. • Understanding of BFSI hiring across banks, NBFCs, insurance, MFIs and fintech organisations. • Strong communication, negotiation and coordination skills. • Ability to manage student placement pipelines and coordinate interviews and joining processes. • Strong MIS, reporting and data-management skills. • Ability to work independently and take ownership of placement outcomes.