Placement Officer

American Academy Of Financial Management India; New Delhi; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

American Academy Of Financial Management India in New Delhi seeks a Placement Manager to own the end-to-end placement engine for the city, building corporate recruiter partnerships and driving outcomes for certified candidates.

The role requires 5–8 years in placements or corporate relations within education, EdTech or certification bodies, with strong BFSI hiring experience and a proven track record of closing mandates.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in placements, corporate relations or talent partnerships at education companies, EdTech, certification bodies, B-schools or training institutes.
• Hands-on BFSI hiring and placements experience across wealth management, banking, broking, AMC and insurance.
• Proven track record of working with corporate HR/TA teams and closing hiring mandates.
• Established relationships with colleges and universities, engaging TPOs and academic leadership.
• Strong ownership of metrics: placement rate, mandates closed, partners onboarded.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end placement engine for your city and build corporate recruiter partnerships.
• Drive placement outcomes for certified candidates and deepen engagement with partner colleges.
• Onboard and manage BFSI hiring partners; sign MOUs and maintain a live mandate pipeline.
• Publish weekly MIS, document SOPs for the placement cell.
• Coordinate candidate readiness like CVs, mock interviews and BFSI interview prep.

Skills

Placement management

Corporate partnerships

BFSI hiring

Stakeholder management

MIS reporting

Education

MBA in HR/Finance

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Placement Manager who has grown up in the education / certification industry and knows BFSI hiring inside-out. You will own the end-to-end placement engine for your city building corporate recruiter partnerships, driving placement outcomes for our certified candidates, and deepening engagement with our partner colleges and universities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (KRAS)

• Corporate Partnerships: Onboard and manage BFSI hiring partners banks, wealth firms, AMCs, broking houses, insurance companies, NBFCs and fintechs; sign placement MoUs and maintain a live mandate pipeline.
• Placement Outcomes: Drive an 80%+ placement rate for placement-eligible CWM® / ChE certified candidates within 90 days of certification; improve average CTC and offer-to-joining conversion.
• University Engagement: Act as single point of contact for Training & Placement Officers across partner universities; conduct campus placement drives and recruiter connect events; add new institutional tie-ups.
• Placement Cell Operations: Build and maintain the placement database, publish weekly Placement MIS, and document SOPs for the Placement Cell.
• Candidate Readiness: Coordinate CV standardisation, mock interviews, BFSI domain interview prep and LinkedIn profile readiness for all placement-eligible candidates.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 5–8 years of experience in placements, corporate relations or talent partnerships at an education company, EdTech, certification body, B-school or training institute.
• Hands-on experience in BFSI hiring and placements — you know the roles, the recruiters and the CTC bands across wealth management, banking, broking, AMC and insurance.
• Proven track record of working with corporate HR / TA teams and closing hiring mandates.
• Established relationships with colleges and universities — comfortable engaging TPOs, deans and academic leadership.
• Strong ownership of numbers: placement %, mandates closed, partners onboarded.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and MIS / reporting discipline.
• Graduate / Postgraduate in any discipline; MBA (HR / Finance) or BFSI certifications an advantage.