Associate / Manager University Relations

Were Hiring | Associate / Manager – University Relations

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

Working Days: Monday–Saturday

Vedantu is looking for talented and driven professionals to join our College Connect – University Relations team.

The role focuses on building and managing relationships with colleges and universities, driving institutional partnerships, and contributing to undergraduate admissions growth across assigned territories.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with colleges and universities within the assigned territory.
• Engage with key institutional stakeholders, including Admission Heads, Directors, Principals, Marketing Heads, and senior management.
• Identify new partnership opportunities and develop a strong pipeline of prospective institutions.
• Present and pitch Vedantus offerings and value proposition to potential partners.
• Manage the complete partnership lifecycle, from prospecting and meetings to negotiation, closure, onboarding, and relationship management.
• Drive assigned business and revenue targets through effective partnership development.
• Strengthen existing institutional relationships and identify opportunities for further growth.
• Maintain accurate records of meetings, prospects, proposals, follow-ups, partnerships, and business performance.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and execution of partnerships.

What Were Looking For

• Experience in B2B College Partnerships, Institutional Sales, Education Sales, Business Development, or related areas.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to confidently engage with senior college and university stakeholders.
• Strong ownership, follow-up, and pipeline management skills.
• Comfortable working with business and revenue targets.
• Ability to independently manage an assigned territory.
• Willingness to undertake frequent field travel.
• Proficiency in the relevant regional language will be an advantage.

For Associate roles: Freshers with strong communication, interpersonal, persuasion, and relationship-building skills may also be considered.

For Manager roles: Relevant experience managing territories, partnerships, and the complete business development cycle will be preferred.