Role Purpose

IFQM is accelerating its mission to make Indian organizations globally competitive and export capable through focus on enabling world-class quality capabilities in academic institutions by strengthening collaboration between industry and academia.

This role is designed to architect, activate, and scale partnerships meaningfully that enable:

Capability building through industry-oriented courses (with case studies and internships)

Joint problem-solving for industry challenges

Creation of future-ready quality leaders

The individual will drive initiatives for IFQM to act as a force multiplier, creating a structured ecosystem that delivers high-impact, scalable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Partnership Strategy & Ecosystem Building

- Enhance and execute IFQM's Industry–Academia collaboration efforts

- Identify and onboard universities, business schools, and technical institutes

- Build long-term sustainable partnerships with industry leaders, MSMEs, and institutions

- Create scalable and monetizable collaborations (joint programs, research projects), enabling pillar to be self sustained.

2. Program Development & Execution

- Conceptualize and build: Assets like Courses / curriculum on topics of QIE along with counselors/experts

- Live industry projects for students

- Case study development initiatives

- Faculty immersion programs in industry

- Industry specific certification programs – for faculty and students

- Drive hackathons, innovation challenges, and quality-focused projects

- Ensure programs deliver measurable outcomes

3. Stakeholder Engagement

- Build strong relationships with: University leadership (Vice Chancellors, Deans)

- CXOs and industry leaders





- Position IFQM as a thought leader in quality and business excellence

- Engage with students through Quality Clubs

4. Branding & Thought Leadership

- Drive visibility through: Conferences, round tables, and forums

- Publications and case studies

- Social media and institutional outreach

- Build IFQM as the bridge between academia and industry for quality excellence

Key Deliverables (First 6–12 Months)

- Active engagement with 10 academic institutes

- Enable course/curriculum development with 6-8 institutes

- 20+ internships initiated at MSMEs

- Enabler for 10-12 Quality Clubs

- At least 2 flagship collaboration programs – (FDP or Certification Programs)

- Develop a pipeline of case studies and projects for students from Industry

Requirements

Qualification:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Management, or a related field. A postgraduate degree (MBA, PGDM, or MS/M.Tech) is strongly preferred.

- Formal exposure to quality or business excellence frameworks is a plus.

Experience:

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- 8-10 years overall, with at least 5 years in industry-academia collaboration, corporate-academic partnerships, institutional alliances, academy/learn faculty development programs (FDPs).

- Working with senior stakeholders such as Vice Chancellors, Deans, and CXOs, and the credibility to hold those conversations.

- Some exposure to quality, operations, manufacturing excellence, or business excellence, in industry or in a quality-focused institution.

Positive-to-have experience

- Organizing conferences, roundtables, hackathons, or innovation challenges.

- Experience with student communities such as clubs or chapters.

- Familiarity with the MSME ecosystem and industry bodies.

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