Director of Employer Network, Podium Education
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Experiential education company for universities
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Experiential education company for universities
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To supercharge student outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone with a background in the early career talent space—whether from workforce development, career services, recruiting, or higher education—who thrives on building relationships, thinking strategically, and helping develop an ecosystem from an early stage
- 3–7 years of experience in employer partnerships, recruiting, workforce development, higher education, or a related field focused on early talent or the college-to-career pipeline
- Demonstrated success in managing strategic relationships or partnerships—ideally in a mission-driven or product-oriented organization
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
- A creative, strategic thinker with the ability to see both the big picture and the tactical steps needed to execute
- Deep understanding of and/or existing network in the early talent or workforce space is strongly preferred
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Director of Employer Network to lead the engagement, management, and development of our employer partner network
- This role is a combination of both relationship management and product partnerships
- You’ll serve as a key connector between leading employers and our internal teams, ensuring we deeply understand what our partners need and can integrate that perspective into our broader product and programmatic strategy
- Serve as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of employer partners participating in our network
- Drive engagement and satisfaction with employer partners to ensure continued growth of the network and ongoing relationships with high-value brands
- Coordinate touchpoints, check-ins, and ongoing communication to keep partners aligned and informed
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams (e.g., product, programs, marketing) to align employer partnerships with broader organizational goals
- Strategically deploy employer partners into various programmatic or product initiatives, helping design pilots or use cases that serve both partner and organizational needs
- Identify opportunities to deepen partner involvement or expand their engagement within our network
- Act as the internal advocate for employer partners, synthesizing feedback and translating it into actionable insights for product, strategy, and program design
- Monitor trends in employer hiring, early talent pathways, and campus-to-career transitions to ensure our network and product remain relevant and high-impact
- Leverage your network and knowledge of the college-to-career or early talent space to help grow our employer ecosystem through new partnership development
- Support outreach to new employers when strategic, helping to onboard them in ways that align with our values and goals
Our take
College students often face the challenge of lacking real-world experience, making it difficult to land their first job. This can be particularly true for students who don't have connections or access to internship opportunities.
Podium Education tackles this problem by providing undergraduate students with real-world project-based experiences through its university network and career accelerator platform. Partnering with over 60 universities and leading corporations like Intel, Podium allows students to build in-demand skills in areas like digital marketing, coding, and data analytics.
To further strengthen its reach and impact, Podium recently acquired Untapped, an all-in-one early career talent platform connecting students with top companies like JP Morgan and Stripe. This acquisition brings together Podium's extensive university network with Untapped's vast employer network, ultimately positioning Podium to become a leader in experiential education.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2022
$20m
SERIES B
Oct 2020
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $32m
Company benefits
- 401k, health, vision, and dental insurance package
- Unlimited paid time off
- Excellent birthing and bonding leave policies
- Monday team lunches
- Extremely passionate and intelligent colleagues
- Super cool offices, if you live in Austin or Phoenix
- Monthly team events
- Have a massive impact on the lives of others, every day
Company HQ
Congress Avenue Historic District, Austin, TX
Leadership
Brooks Morgan
(Co-Founder & Chairman)Previously the founder and CEO of GetAccepted (acquired by The Princeton Review). They also served as the CRO at The Princeton Review, COO at Uversity, and worked in VP, BD, and Sales at Infegy.
Alex Ricken
(Co-Founder, CPO & Board Member)Previously a Director of the Global Freshman Academy at EdPlus at Arizona State University. Prior to this, they held Directorial roles at Kaplan Test Prep and served as the COO at Grockit.
Christopher Parrish
(Co-Founder & President)Previously worked at 2U in various roles, including Director of Strategic Operations and Senior Vice President. Prior to this, they worked at McGladrey and Bank of America.
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