PinnacleU
Website:
pinnacleu.in
Job details:
💻 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
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