upGrad - Assistant Manager - Career Services & Corporate Relations

Salary Offered : 7-10 LPA

About us :

upGrad is an IIT Delhi alumni and Ronnie Screwvala founded company where we focus

on enabling universities to take their programs online. Given team's background in education and media sectors, we understand what it takes to offer quality online programs, and at upGrad- we invest alongside universities to build and deliver quality online programs (content, platform, technology, industry collaboration, delivery and grading infrastructure).

You can read about us more below :

- upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by Fast Company.

- We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed- Tech

- upGradis the official education partner for Government of India - Startup India program too

- We were also ranked as one of the top 25 Startups in India 2018

- Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

At upGrad- we have partnered with leading universities such as IIIT Bangalore, BITS Pilani, MICA Ahmedabad, IMT Ghaziabad and Cambridge University's Judge Business School to offer programs in the domains of Data, Technology and Management.

- Attractive pay, smart and passionate minds to work with, open culture, fun office environment, along with a major uplift in your resume, is what this experience would get you.

- And of course, you get to contribute to the professional growth of 100s of professionals.

Visit us at https://www.upgrad.com for more.

Roles and Responsibilities :

- As a part of upGrad's Corporate Relations team, lead the corporate outreach initiative in a territory/city.

- Identify, grow and manage relationships with leading corporates as Strategic Partners with the primary objective of getting firm commitments from companies to hire graduates

- Sourcing opportunities for learners suitable to their profile and course exit roles.

- Build a stronger relationship with hiring partners

- Conceptualize and lead initiatives with Partners to create programs such as - scholarships-, - hackathons- that open new distribution channels for upGrad

- Creating job opportunities by working closely with Partners, understanding their requirements and mapping students and graduates to these requirements.

- Work closely with cross-functional teams to create successful outcomes for partners and students

- Build success stories for upGrad through its graduates

- Accomplishing end to and placement services from the resume, LinkedIn preparation to

company-specific mock interviews.

What we are looking for?

- 2+ years of experience in B2B sales/ account management role.

- Existing strong relationships with leaders within functions of human resource, recruitment, learning & development and training in large corporates & enterprises

- Gathers in-depth knowledge of client's business, organizational structure, and business processes to drive meaningful outcomes for partners

- Demonstrates strong business development, negotiation, and communication skills

- Should be a go-getter; great execution makes good ideas successful

- Should be passionate about ed-tech / education sector.

Join us to be part of a team full of fun, learning and constantly looking for challenges.