Placement Success Management Head

Function: Placement Success Management (PSM)
Scope: All Campuses
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: ₹18–20 LPA
Experience: 8-10 Yrs
Location:

Role Overview

We are looking for a Placement Success Management Head who will take complete ownership of placement readiness across all campuses.

The person will ensure that students are properly prepared for jobs through interview preparation, resume building, career guidance, and structured placement support.

The role will also involve identifying students based on their placement readiness, providing the right level of support to each group, and ensuring that the same quality of placement support is delivered across all campuses.

The PSM Head will lead a team of approximately 40 Placement Success Executives working across different campuses and will be responsible for the overall performance and outcomes of the function.

Key Responsibilities

1. Placement Strategy

• Build and own the overall placement-readiness strategy across all campuses.
• Develop structured programs for interview preparation, resume building, and career readiness.
• Ensure students receive consistent placement support across campuses.

2. Student Assessment & Segmentation

• Create a process to assess the placement readiness of students.
• Categorize students into Top, Average, and Bottom quartiles based on their readiness.
• Identify students who need additional support instead of waiting for them to be flagged as struggling.

3. Student Support Programs

• Design different support plans based on student readiness levels.
• Give additional attention to average and bottom-quartile students while continuing to support top performers.
• Track improvement in student readiness and placement outcomes.

4. Team Management

• Lead and manage a distributed team of approximately 40 PSM Executives across campuses.
• Hire, train, coach, and manage the performance of the team.
• Set clear targets, SLAs, and performance standards.
• Ensure effective execution of placement programs at the campus level.

5. Process & Playbook Building

• Create standardized processes for interview preparation and resume reviews.
• Build SOPs, trackers, SLAs, and quality standards.
• Ensure these processes are consistently followed across all campuses.

6. Reporting & Data

• Track placement-readiness coverage and student segmentation.
• Monitor tier-wise student improvement and placement outcomes.
• Prepare regular reports and dashboards for leadership.
• Use data to identify gaps and improve placement-readiness programs.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Co-Curricular/GRIT, Student Relationship, and University Partnerships teams.
• Coordinate with different stakeholders to ensure students are placement-ready on time.

Key Performance Areas

Success in this role will be measured through:

• Placement-readiness coverage – Percentage of eligible students receiving interview preparation and resume-building support.
• Student segmentation – Percentage of students assessed and categorized based on placement readiness.
• Tier-wise outcomes – Improvement in readiness and placement outcomes across different student groups.
• Team performance – PSM Executives consistently meeting defined SLAs and targets.
• Process adoption – Consistent implementation of placement-readiness standards across all campuses.

Who We're Looking For

We are looking for a senior professional with experience in placement, career services, campus recruitment, student outcomes, or a similar function.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Experience managing placement or career-readiness programs at scale.
• Experience in EdTech, bootcamps, upskilling, campus recruitment, staffing, RPO, recruitment consulting, or career coaching.
• Experience building or improving interview preparation, resume coaching, or career-readiness programs.
• Experience managing a large, distributed team, preferably 30–40+ people.
• Strong understanding of student/candidate placement and recruitment processes.
• Strong data and analytical skills with the ability to track outcomes and improve performance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to build processes, SOPs, SLAs, and performance trackers.
• Ability to work with senior leadership and multiple cross-functional teams.

Preferred Talent Backgrounds

Candidates may come from:

• EdTech / Bootcamp companies – Placement Head, Career Services Head, Placement Success Head, etc.
• IT Services / Product / GCC companies – Campus Recruitment or Early Careers leadership.
• Staffing / RPO / Recruitment firms – High-volume campus or entry-level hiring leadership.
• Educational Institutions – Head of Training & Placement, Head of Corporate Relations, or similar roles.
• Career Coaching / Recruitment Platforms – Leadership roles focused on interview preparation, resume building, and candidate outcomes.

Compensation

₹18–20 LPA

The compensation is aligned with the organization's compensation band for this role and may be finalized based on experience and suitability.

Why This Role?

This is a function leadership role where you will have the opportunity to build and scale the placement-readiness function across multiple campuses, lead a large on-ground team, and directly contribute to improving student placement outcomes.

R3 Consultant is an established manpower agency with core experience in tech ecruitment. Our in-house database of over 1 lakh+ candidates, coupled with a strong LinkedIn network of 1.4 lakh+ followers, enables us to deliver rapid turnaround times and quick closures. 

We serve clients from India, the US, and the APAC region across various roles in Tech, Sales, Operations, Finance, Business Development and other verticals.

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