Manager - Aacademic Partnerships

Blue Ocean Corporation; Bengaluru Urban; Presencial; INR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Blue Ocean Corporation India PVT LTD invites an experienced Manager - Academic Partnerships to lead university collaborations across markets. You will identify institutions, negotiate MoUs, and coordinate with academic, sales, and legal teams to implement joint programmes and certifications.

The role focuses on expanding course distribution, executive education, and professional development initiatives, while monitoring KPIs and ensuring enrolment growth and revenue opportunities within a

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field; master’s preferred.
• Proven experience with academic partnerships/university relations.
• Experience developing collaborations with universities or colleges.
• Ability to negotiate MoUs and partner agreements.
• Understanding of course distribution, executive education, and corporate training is a plus.
• Strong networking, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to identify opportunities that drive enrolment growth and revenue.

Responsabilidades

• Identify and establish strategic partnerships with universities, colleges, and educational institutions across relevant markets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with university leadership, academic departments, faculty, and key decision-makers.
• Initiate, negotiate, and coordinate MoUs and partnership agreements to support course distribution and programme delivery.
• Explore opportunities to introduce training programmes, certifications, and industry-relevant courses through university networks.
• Develop collaboration models and academic distribution strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Coordinate with internal teams to finalise and implement partnership agreements.

Conhecimentos

Partnership development

University relations

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Networking

Presentation skills

Business development

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Master's degree in Education / Higher Education Management

Marketing-related degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Blue Ocean Corporation India PVT LTD | Full time

Manager - Aacademic Partnerships

Bangalore North, India | Posted on 10/22/2026

• Identify and establish strategic partnerships with universities, colleges, and educational institutions across relevant markets.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with university leadership, academic departments, faculty members, and key decision-makers.
• Initiate, negotiate, and coordinate MoUs and partnership agreements to support course distribution, programme delivery, and other academic collaborations.
• Explore opportunities to introduce Blue Ocean Corporation's training programmes, professional certifications, and industry-relevant courses through university networks.
• Develop partnership proposals, collaboration models, and academic distribution strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Coordinate with internal academic, sales, marketing, legal, and operations teams to finalise and implement partnership agreements.
• Identify opportunities for joint certification programmes, executive education, professional development courses, workshops, and other collaborative initiatives.
• Manage the end-to-end partnership lifecycle, from prospect identification and negotiations to agreement execution, implementation, and relationship management.
• Monitor partnership performance, course enrolments, revenue opportunities, and other agreed KPIs.
• Conduct regular meetings with partner institutions to review progress, identify new opportunities, and strengthen long‑term collaboration.
• Research the higher education landscape, market trends, and potential institutional partners to support business expansion.
• Maintain an updated database of academic partners, MoUs, partnership activities, and performance reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Education, Higher Education Management, Marketing, or a related field. A master's degree will be an advantage.
• Proven experience in academic partnerships, university relations, institutional business development, or strategic partnership management.
• Experience developing collaborations with universities, colleges, or other educational institutions.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate partnership agreements, coordinate MoUs, and develop commercial or academic collaboration models.
• Understanding of course distribution, professional certifications, executive education, or corporate training programmes will be an advantage.
• Strong networking, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities that support enrolment growth and revenue generation.
• Good organisational, project management, and reporting skills.