Cluster Partnerships & Placements Lead

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.

Work Type: Work From Office

• 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.