Urgent Search University partnerships Manager

Job Description

Role: Manager - University Partnerships (Growth & Business)

Location: India, Remote

Experience: 7+ years

Industry Preference: EdTech / Higher Education / Academic Partnerships

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 80 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China.

Emeritus short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 300,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 2,000 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. Following its $650 million Series E funding round in August 2021, the Company is valued at $3.2 billion, and is backed by Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, and Bertelsmann.

About Team - As a strategic part of the EMERITUS business, the University Partnerships team drives the expansion of the network of university partners and builds long-term and trusted relationships with our partner institutions to develop and grow the business. Building on this foundation, the team drives market entry strategy, program selection and portfolio, growth and success in collaboration by developing new educational offerings in new markets. The University Partnerships Team collaborates across the business with team members across functions of product, design, student services, sales & marketing, to drive successful relationship management and growth.

About Role - This role is responsible for supporting the signing and execution of new university partnerships from ANZ for online degrees and certificate programs. This role is accountable for supporting the EMERITUS strategic plan of expanding its online portfolio from foreign universities through new course development. An ideal candidate will be both entrepreneurial and relationshipfocused with a background in working with key stakeholders in higher education institutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Engage with university partners and stakeholders across the international and/or global engagement office to support TNE student recruitment strategy
- Engage with stakeholders across the faculties and schools within the university to drive academic collaboration.
- Engage with trade bodies and government representatives of the universities in India to build on-ground relationships.
- Closely collaborate with internal teams within Emeritus and build partnership proposals
- Ensure timely closure of Programme Description Sheets, along with necessary approvals from universities for marketing and branding materials.
- Track competition landscape and analyse trends to share actionable insights with internal teams and stakeholders.
- Lead and guide the internal support team to ensure performance delivery aligned with university expectations.

Skills & Qualifications:

- 7+ years of experience, preferably in the EdTech, education services, or higher education industry.
- Bachelor's or master's degree, ideally in Sales/Marketing, Education Management, or related fields.
- Proven experience in managing partnerships with B-schools or universities, from Australia/NZ
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage senior stakeholders and academic professionals.
- Excellent command over English (spoken and written); proficiency in Filipino is a plus.
- Strong skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and data-driven performance tracking.
- High levels of ownership, patience, persuasion, and perseverance in driving outcomes through academic collaborations.

Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws