Manager - Community Engagement

Masters Union; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Masters Union in Gurugram, India, seeks a Manager - Community Engagement to build and manage an impactful community of CXOs contributing to student learning and placement outcomes. The role involves organizing industry mixers, workshops, and maintaining relationships with corporate leaders to enhance the bridge between industry and academia.

Ideal candidates will have 5-10 years of experience, strong networking skills, and the ability to execute effective community initiatives. Join us in strengthening student engagement and career success!

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in community building or corporate relations.
• Strong experience with CXO stakeholder relationships.
• Proven ability to design and execute high-impact events.
• Exceptional communication and networking skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a community of CXOs and industry practitioners.
• Develop engagement strategies for industry leaders.
• Conceptualize and execute community engagement initiatives.
• Track and analyze community engagement metrics.

Skills

Community building

Corporate relations

Networking

Event management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

About Masters Union

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 worlds 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 ensuring sustained engagement across programs and events.
• Conceptualizing and executing 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

• 510 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.