Senior Manager_Corporate Partnerships & Placements

About the Role:

GeeksforGeeks is hiring a Senior Manager to lead and scale our placement ecosystem, industry collaborations, hiring partner network, and student employment outcomes.

This role requires someone with strong experience in corporate tie-ups, campus placements, B2B partnerships, talent acquisition sales, or corporate relations.

You will drive corporate outreach, manage key accounts, build hiring pipelines, and lead a team to ensure maximum placements for students.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Partnerships & Growth

• Acquire new hiring partners and expand existing recruitment relationships.
• Build partnerships with IT companies, product companies, startups, MNCs, and consulting firms.
• Identify hiring trends, market demands, and new opportunities for placements.
• Represent GeeksforGeeks in corporate meetings, industry events, conferences, and hiring summits.
  

Placement & Recruitment Strategy

• Drive end-to-end placement processes, ensuring strong hiring pipelines.
• Build and maintain relationships with CHROs, TA Heads, HR Managers, Founders, and CXOs.
• Understand partner requirements and provide custom recruitment solutions.
  

Stakeholder & Key Account Management

• Manage key corporate accounts with structured engagement plans.
• Ensure regular communication and timely updates to partners and internal teams.
• Support junior team members in client coordination and candidate pipeline management.
  

Team Leadership & Process Optimization

• Lead, mentor, and guide junior placement & acquisition team members.
• Set best practices, streamline processes, and implement data-driven improvements.
• Measure placement performance, ROI of drives, and student outcomes.
  

Operational & Strategic Responsibilities

• Work closely with training, academic, and product teams to align placements with curriculum.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on placements & partnerships.
• Ensure smooth execution of recruitment drives, audits, and documentation.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree; MBA is preferred.
  
• 5-10 years of experience in corporate relations / campus placements / B2B partnerships / TA sales.
  
• Strong network with hiring partners across industries.
  
• Experience managing teams and handling senior stakeholders (CXO / CHRO / TA Heads).
  
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
  
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
  
• Proficiency in MS Excel, CRM tools, reporting dashboards.