Manager - Community Engagement

Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Masters’ Union is seeking a Manager - Community Engagement to build and nurture a high-impact CXO and industry community that enhances student learning and placement outcomes for the PGP TBM program.

The role focuses on curated CXO engagement, industry mixers, HR roundtables, workshops, and fireside chats, while forging long-term relationships with senior leaders and organizations to strengthen academia-industry bridges.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in community building, corporate relations, partnerships, events, or ecosystem engagement.
• Strong experience in managing CXO or senior stakeholder relationships.
• Proven ability to design and execute high-impact professional events or leadership forums.
• Excellent networking and relationship-building across corporate ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a high-impact CXO and industry community connected to Masters’ Union.
• Develop long-term engagement strategies for senior leaders and organizations.
• Oversee events: CXO mixers, HR roundtables, workshops, fireside chats, and leadership forums.
• Coordinate speakers, agendas, sponsorships, and logistics to ensure premium experiences.
• Partner with Career Preparation, Outreach, Marketing, and Academic Programs to align initiatives with goals.
• Track engagement metrics and impact on placements and partnerships.

Skills

Community building

CXO relationships

Event planning

Stakeholder management

Networking

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Founded in 2020, Masters’ Union is a new-age, industry-led university focused on business, technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship. Built around learning by doing, the institution combines academics with real-world projects, startup building, and global exposure, with the ambition of becoming one of the world’s top business schools and multidisciplinary universities over the next two decades.

Today, Masters’ Union has nearly 3,500 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive programs, with almost half being experienced professionals. Spread across nearly 5 lakh square feet in Gurgaon and Manesar, the institution houses the PwC Center for Generative AI, a Bloomberg Lab, Gurgaon’s premier maker space, AI and robotics infrastructure, advanced bioengineering workshops, and startup incubation spaces, while also expanding into areas such as bioengineering and genetic engineering.

The institution is chaired by Manoj Kohli, former CEO of Bharti Airtel and former Country Head of SoftBank India. Its leadership ecosystem includes Vivek Gambhir, Pankaj Bansal, Sanjiv Bikhchandani, Amitabh Kant, and 30+ other founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers who contribute to teaching and institution building.

Masters’ Union’s flagship postgraduate program has recorded the highest average salary among MBA-equivalent programs in India, with graduates placed at firms such as Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Google, and Microsoft. The institution has also built one of the country’s strongest student startup ecosystems, with 10+ students pitching on Shark Tank India and 20+ students raising external funding for their ventures, alongside several successful creators and internet entrepreneurs.

About the Role

As a Manager - Community Engagement, you will build and manage a high-impact CXO and industry community that actively contributes to student learning and placement outcomes for the PGP TBM program. This role will drive curated CXO engagement initiatives such as industry mixers, HR roundtables, workshops, and fireside chats, while building long-term relationships with senior industry leaders and organizations. The ideal candidate will combine relationship building, event strategy, and ecosystem development to strengthen the bridge between industry and academia.

Specifically, this role will involve

• Building and nurturing a strong community of CXOs, founders, HR leaders, and industry practitioners connected to Masters’ Union.
• Developing long-term engagement strategies to keep senior leaders actively involved in the ecosystem.
• Managing ongoing relationships with corporate leaders and ensure sustained engagement across programs and events.
• Conceptualizing and execute high-impact community engagement initiatives including CXO mixers, HR workshops, leadership round-tables, and fireside chats.
• Designing curated networking opportunities that facilitate direct interaction between students and industry leaders.
• Ensuring seamless execution of events including agenda design, speaker coordination, and experience management.
• Enabling deeper industry participation in academic and career initiatives through partnerships, collaborations, and sponsorships.
• Identifying opportunities for industry-led sessions, experiential learning engagements, and collaborative initiatives.
• Working closely with corporate partners to strengthen engagement with the PGP ecosystem.
• Leveraging the community network to create placement opportunities, internships, and industry projects for students.
• Collaborating closely with the Career Preparation team to support hiring pipelines through community engagement initiatives.
• Ensuring a premium experience for CXOs and senior leaders engaging with Masters’ Union.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders across events and engagement initiatives.
• Contenting, Branding & Thought Leadership
• Supporting the creation of thought leadership content, industry insights, and event narratives emerging from community interactions.
• Working with the marketing and branding teams to amplify the impact of community engagements across platforms.
• Working closely with Career Preparation, Outreach, Marketing, Academic Programs, and Leadership teams to align community initiatives with institutional goals.
• Supporting internal teams in leveraging the community network for events, collaborations, and partnerships.
• Tracking and analyzing community engagement metrics, including participation, conversion to hiring partnerships, and event outcomes.
• Building dashboards and reports that measure the impact of community initiatives on placements, partnerships, and program visibility.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 5–10 years of experience in community building, corporate relations, partnerships, events, or ecosystem engagement.
• Strong experience in managing CXO or senior stakeholder relationships.
• Proven ability to design and execute high-impact professional events or leadership forums.
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills across corporate ecosystems.
• Experience in higher education, consulting, media, startup ecosystems, or industry associations is a plus.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build initiatives from 0 to 1.