Head – Industry Readiness & Employability

Head – Industry Readiness & Employability

Location:

Chennai

Experience:

8+ years

Building Industry-Ready Engineers — Not Just Training Programs
The gap between what engineering graduates learn and what industry expects from them is widely recognised.
We are therefore building a  high-impact, in-house Industry Readiness & Employability program  for our engineering students — one that goes beyond conventional placement training.
We have a dedicated team of technical and communication-skills trainers. We are looking for a  Head – Industry Readiness & Employability  who can design, lead and continuously improve this program, with clear accountability for  student competency, employability and ultimately placement outcomes .
This is  not a conventional training or operations role .

What You Will Do
You will own the complete student industry-readiness journey:
Understand changing industry and employer expectations and translate them into relevant student competencies.
Design a structured, multi-year industry-readiness framework covering technical skills, communication, problem solving, professional skills, AI/digital fluency, projects and interview readiness.
Lead and develop a team of technical and communication-skills trainers.
Create a culture of continuous student learning, practice and accountability.
Establish assessments and competency benchmarks to measure whether students are actually learning and improving.
Identify students who are falling behind and drive targeted interventions and remediation.
Develop role- and industry-specific readiness pathways for different engineering disciplines and career aspirations.
Build strong feedback loops with recruiters, hiring managers, industry professionals and alumni.
Work closely with the Placement/Industry Relations team to connect student preparation with actual recruitment requirements.
Continuously use student and placement data to improve the program.

What Success Means
We are  not interested in measuring success by training hours or number of classes conducted.
We want to see measurable improvement in:
Student competency levels
Student engagement and practice
Technical and communication assessment scores
Interview shortlisting and conversion
Technical interview success
Number and quality of students placed
Number and quality of companies recruiting our students
Roles and compensation secured
Employer feedback

Ultimately:
More students should become genuinely employable, get shortlisted, perform better in interviews and secure quality employment.

Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for a  builder, learning leader and outcome owner  who understands both  industry expectations and student behaviour .

You may come from:
Employability / career-readiness Ed Tech
Graduate or early-career talent development
Workforce-readiness organisations
Corporate L&D with significant early-career exposure
Engineering student skill-development
Technology / coding education with demonstrated employability outcomes
University / college employability programs
Large-scale student or graduate development programs

Experience in an  employability-focused EdTech organisation  will be strongly valued.
More important than the sector, however, is your demonstrated ability to  take a large learner population from identified competency gaps to measurable outcomes.
You should have experience in designing or managing programs, leading trainers/mentors, driving learner engagement, using assessments and data, creating interventions for weaker learners, and working with employers or industry.
You should be someone who can think like an  employer, learning architect, student-development leader and business owner simultaneously.

This Role Will Suit Someone Who
Enjoys building rather than maintaining established systems.
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