Associate - Placements LeadLocation - Bangalore - Work from Office

About NextLeapNextLeap is an ed-tech startup recognised as one of the Top 100 EdTech Startups in South Asia by HolonIQ.

Our mission is to help early-career professionals transition into high-growth roles in Product Management, UX Design, Data Analytics, and Business Analytics through our highly rated Fellowships.

Our industry-relevant curriculum is taught by experienced tech professionals, instructors, and mentors. Our students have gone on to work at leading technology companies including Flipkart, Swiggy, PhonePe, Ola, Meesho, and many more.

Founded in 2021, NextLeap has grown steadily, with 20,000+ students across 30+ countries having gone through our various Fellowships over the last two years.

Position OverviewAssociate - Placements LeadWe are looking for a proactive, organised, and people-oriented Associate - Placements Lead to drive placement and career outcomes for our Fellowship students.

In this role, you will work closely with students, hiring partners, recruiters, and internal learning & development and operations teams to create relevant job opportunities and support students throughout the placement journey.

The role involves a combination of employer outreach, student engagement, career counselling, placement coordination, and data-driven tracking of outcomes.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced workplace, managing multiple stakeholders, and taking ownership of placement targets and student outcomes.

Key Responsibilities1.

Employer

Outreach & Job Opportunities

- Identify and engage with companies hiring for entry-level and early-career roles across Product Management, UX Design, Data Analytics, and Software Engineering.
- Build and maintain a pipeline of relevant job opportunities for Fellowship students.
- Reach out to recruiters, hiring managers, founders, and talent acquisition teams to understand their hiring requirements.
- Understand role requirements, candidate expectations, compensation, location, and other hiring criteria.




- Share relevant student profiles with employers and facilitate the hiring process.

2. Employer & Corporate Relations

- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective hiring partners.
- Develop a network of organisations that can consistently provide relevant opportunities to NextLeap students.
- Understand changing industry hiring trends and employer expectations.
- Maintain regular communication with hiring partners and identify opportunities for repeat hiring.
- Gather employer feedback on candidate quality and use these insights to improve student preparedness.

3.

Student

Engagement & Career Support

- Guide students through the end-to-end placement journey.
- Support students with resume building, job applications, interview preparation, LinkedIn profiles, portfolios, and job-search strategies.
- Conduct individual and group career counselling sessions.
- Help students identify suitable roles based on their skills, experience, interests, and career goals.
- Motivate and support students throughout the placement process.

4.

Student

Preparation

- Conduct placement orientation sessions for new cohorts.
- Organise workshops on resume building, interview preparation, job search, networking, and professional communication.
- Coordinate mock interviews and other placement-readiness activities.
- Identify common student skill gaps and work with internal teams to address them.

5.

Placement

Coordination

- Own the placement process for assigned cohorts from job identification through final selection and joining.
- Coordinate placement drives, interviews, assessments, and other hiring activities.
- Manage communication between students and hiring partners throughout the recruitment process.
- Ensure students receive timely updates regarding job opportunities,



interview schedules, feedback, and selection outcomes.
- Resolve operational issues and ensure a smooth candidate and employer experience.

6.

Placement

Targets & Outcomes

- Take ownership of defined placement and hiring targets for assigned cohorts.
- Develop and execute strategies to improve student participation, interview conversions, and placement outcomes.
- Monitor the placement funnel from applications → shortlists → interviews → offers → joining.
- Identify bottlenecks and implement interventions to improve conversion rates.

7. Data & Reporting

- Maintain accurate records of student placement activity and employer interactions.
- Track key placement metrics including applications, shortlists, interviews, offers, joining status, and placement rates.
- Prepare regular reports on placement progress and outcomes.
- Use placement data to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.

8. Feedback & Continuous Improvement

- Regularly collect feedback from students and hiring partners.
- Identify recurring challenges in the placement process.
- Share insights with academic, student success, and leadership teams.
- Contribute ideas and initiatives to continuously improve student employability and placement outcomes.

Ideal CandidateThe ideal candidate will have:

- 2+ years of experience in edtech domain placements, career services, student success, or a related field.
- Experience working with product, technology, design, analytics, or other early-career hiring is preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong spoken and written English.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with employers and hiring partners.
- Strong student counselling and stakeholder-management skills.
- Excellent organisational and coordination abilities.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Comfort working with targets, metrics, and data.
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, startup environment.

📌 Associate - Placement Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 NextLeap
📍 Bengaluru