Program Manager-Career Outreach

💻 Position: Program Manager-Career Outreach

📍 Location: Gurgaon

🗓️ Working Days: Monday- Saturday (Saturdays-WFH)

📌 Experience Required: 4+ years

🤝 Client: Leading Business School

💸 Salary: Competitive Salary Package

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Program Manager to oversee and strengthen employer partnerships for our client. This role will focus on managing and nurturing existing relationships, ensuring consistent opportunity creation, and driving long-term engagement with partner organizations.

This is a high-ownership role requiring strong stakeholder management, structured execution, and the ability to ensure partnerships translate into meaningful outcomes for students.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Employer Relationship Management

• Own and nurture relationships with existing employer partners (founders, HR leaders, functional teams)
• Drive repeat engagement and deepen partnerships over time
• Act as the primary point of contact for key accounts

Opportunity Oversight & Delivery

• Oversee the creation and execution of internships, live projects, and full-time roles
• Ensure roles are well-defined and aligned with program timelines and student readiness
• Guide the end-to-end process: coordination, interviews, feedback, and closures

Pipeline & Performance Management

• Track partnership health, opportunity pipelines, and conversion metrics
• Ensure disciplined follow-ups and timely closures across opportunities
• Identify gaps and work towards improving outcomes from existing relationships

Strategic & Process Improvements

• Improve systems, workflows, and employer engagement processes
• Support initiatives like employer events, networking formats, and engagement programs
• Contribute to scaling the function through better structure and processes

Collaboration

• Work closely with internal teams to align opportunities with student readiness and timelines
• Guide/mentor team members managing outreach or execution, where required

Requirements:

• Experience in account management, partnerships, employer relations, or similar roles
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• High ownership, strong follow-through, and structured working style
• Ability to manage multiple partnerships and drive outcomes
• Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets; CRM familiarity is a plus

Good-to-have:

• Experience in startups or fast-paced environments
• Familiarity with D2C, consumer, fintech, SaaS, or consulting sectors
• Experience with CRM tools like HubSpot, Zoho, Salesforce