Meenakshi Sundararajan Group of Institutions
Website:
msec.edu.in
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/meenakshi-sundararajan-group-of-institutions
Seniority: Director
Industries: Education
Job details:
You have built a career. Now build something that outlives it.
Meenakshi Sundararajan Group of Institutions | Chennai
We are looking for an accomplished industry leader to build and lead our Centre for Industry & Institute Collaboration (CIIC) — the strategic bridge between our institutions, industry and the world of opportunity.
This is for someone who has built, led and achieved in industry and who still has the ambition and energy to build something consequential.
Someone who understands business, talent and what it takes to turn potential into performance — and who now wants to use that experience to shape the careers of the next generation.
This is not a consulting role.
It is a building role.
You will have the mandate to create a powerful industry–institute ecosystem — one that goes beyond recruitment to influence what students learn, how they build their capabilities, who they learn from and where their careers take them.
The Larger Ambition
We want CIIC to become much more than a placement office.
We want to create an ecosystem where:
Industry informs what we teach.
Industry participates in how we teach.
Students work on real industry problems.
Industry helps build Centres of Excellence.
Students build evidence of their capabilities.
And the best organisations actively seek our students.
Our ambition is for industry to eventually say:
“We don't just recruit from this institution. We help build it.”
Your Mandate
1. Regular Placements
Own the institution's placement ecosystem — employer relationships, recruitment pipelines, placement strategy and outcomes — with a relentless focus on quality, relevance and career outcomes.
2. Strategic Placements & Industry Partnerships
Build deep, long-term relationships with leading organisations across sectors, with a particular focus on establishing strong institutional relationships with Tier-1 technology companies and other marquee employers.
Create strategic talent pipelines, internships, live projects and industry partnerships that go well beyond conventional campus recruitment.
3. Training Needs Analysis
Continuously translate industry expectations and emerging skill requirements into a clear understanding of student capability gaps and institutional training priorities.
4. Training Function – Management & Delivery
Lead the internal training function and ensure high-quality, industry-relevant and measurable capability development across student cohorts.
5. Industry Centres of Excellence
Identify strategic sectors and co-create industry-backed Centres of Excellence that bring together training, certifications, applied projects, research, innovation and industry engagement.
6. Student Portfolio Building
Create a culture where every student graduates with evidence of capability, through projects, certifications, internships, competitions, research, entrepreneurship and industry exposure — not merely a degree.
Who Are We Looking For?
This role is not for someone looking for a conventional education-sector position.
You may have spent 15–25+ years building a business, leading a function, driving transformation, creating teams, developing talent or building strategic relationships.
You have achieved enough to have credibility, perspective and a powerful network.
But you are not ready to slow down.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Accomplished — with a significant track record of leadership and achievement.
- Connected — able to engage credibly with CEOs, CXOs, founders and senior industry leaders.
- Commercially minded — understands what creates value for industry and can build partnerships accordingly.
- A builder — enjoys creating systems, teams and institutions from the ground up.
- Curious — understands that industry and careers are constantly evolving.
- Restless — wants to create, execute and see measurable outcomes.
- Purpose-driven — motivated by the opportunity to shape young people and create opportunities at scale.
Most importantly, we are looking for someone who can move comfortably between boardrooms and classrooms.
Someone who can open a door with a CEO, turn that relationship into a partnership, translate the partnership into an opportunity for students, and build the internal capability to deliver it at scale.
What Success Looks Like
Success will not simply be measured by the number of MoUs signed.
It will be measured by:
- Quality and depth of industry partnerships
- Strong placement outcomes and access to marquee employers
- Growth in Tier-1 technology and other leading employers
- Industry-led training and certifications
- Student employability and capability development
- Quality and impact of student portfolios
- Industry-backed Centres of Excellence
- Live projects, internships and industry immersion
- Faculty–industry engagement
- Employer satisfaction and repeat engagement
- The strength and reputation of our institutions within industry
Why This Role?
Because your next chapter doesn't have to mean stepping back.
It can mean building something that continues to create impact long after you have moved on.
You have already built a great deal.
Now build something that gives the next generation a head start.
Role: Head – Centre for Industry & Institute Collaboration
Location: Chennai
Experience: Significant senior leadership experience in industry preferred
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