Lead Industry Academia Partnerships

• Enhance and execute IFQM's Industry–Academia collaboration efforts
  
• Identify and onboard universities, business schools, and technical institutes
  
• Build long-term sustainable partnerships with industry leaders, MSMEs, and institutions
  
• Create scalable and monetizable collaborations (joint programs, research projects), enabling pillar to be self sustained.
  

• Conceptualize and build: Assets like Courses / curriculum on topics of QIE along with counselors/experts
  
• Live industry projects for students
  
• Case study development initiatives
  
• Faculty immersion programs in industry
  
• Industry specific certification programs – for faculty and students
  
• Drive hackathons, innovation challenges, and quality-focused projects
  
• Ensure programs deliver measurable outcomes
  

• Build strong relationships with: University leadership (Vice Chancellors, Deans)
  
• CXOs and industry leaders
  
• Position IFQM as a thought leader in quality and business excellence
  
• Engage with students through Quality Clubs
  

• Drive visibility through: Conferences, round tables, and forums
  
• Publications and case studies
  
• Social media and institutional outreach
  
• Build IFQM as the bridge between academia and industry for quality excellence
  

• Active engagement with 10 academic institutes
  
• Enable course/curriculum development with 6-8 institutes
  
• 20+ internships initiated at MSMEs
  
• Enabler for 10-12 Quality Clubs
  
• At least 2 flagship collaboration programs – (FDP or Certification Programs)
  
• Develop a pipeline of case studies and projects for students from Industry
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Management, or a related field. A postgraduate degree (MBA, PGDM, or MS/M.Tech) is strongly preferred.
  
• Formal exposure to quality or business excellence frameworks is a plus.
  

• 8-10 years overall, with at least 5 years in industry-academia collaboration, corporate-academic partnerships, institutional alliances, academy/learn faculty development programs (FDPs).
  
• Working with senior stakeholders such as Vice Chancellors, Deans, and CXOs, and the credibility to hold those conversations.
  
• Some exposure to quality, operations, manufacturing excellence, or business excellence, in industry or in a quality-focused institution.
  

• Organizing conferences, roundtables, hackathons, or innovation challenges.
  
• Experience with student communities such as clubs or chapters.
  
• Familiarity with the MSME ecosystem and industry bodies.