Position Summary

Jobcadu is a fast-growing career-tech startup on a mission to help over 500 million people across Southeast Asia unlock better career opportunities and build more meaningful professional futures. We connect people with the right jobs, practical career development resources, and educational pathways that help them grow at every stage of their careers.

As an Education Partnership Manager at Jobcadu, you will play a key role in growing our Education Portal and expanding Jobcadu’s education and career ecosystem across Southeast Asia. You will identify, develop, and manage strategic partnerships with universities, educational institutions, training providers, career centers, and other relevant organizations to create valuable learning and career opportunities for our users.

Your work goes beyond building partnerships — you will help turn strategic relationships into sustainable business opportunities and meaningful career outcomes. From identifying and engaging potential partners to negotiating agreements, launching partnership initiatives, and monitoring performance, you will help expand Jobcadu’s market reach while creating value for both our partners and users.

You will also work closely with our Product and Marketing teams to bring partner insights into our products, services, and go-to-market initiatives. This is a great opportunity for a commercially driven partnership professional who wants to take ownership, work across an international startup environment, and help shape the future of education and career development across Southeast Asia.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute partnership strategies to expand Jobcadu's Education Portal, drive business growth, and increase market reach.

• Identify, research, and prioritize potential education partners, including universities, colleges, training providers, career centers, and professional organizations.

• Lead partnership outreach, present Jobcadu's education solutions, and manage the full partnership lifecycle from prospecting and negotiation to agreement execution.

• Build, develop, and maintain long-term relationships with education partners to support sustainable business growth and ecosystem expansion.

• Negotiate partnership terms, coordinate internal approvals, and ensure the successful implementation of partnership agreements.

• Collaborate with Product & Marketing teams to deliver successful partnership initiatives and improve partner experience.

• Gather partner feedback and market insights to recommend new products, platform enhancements, and service improvements.

• Monitor partnership performance, analyze key metrics, and identify opportunities to optimize partner engagement and business outcomes.

• Stay informed about education industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging market opportunities to support strategic decision-making.

Working Conditions

This is a full-time hybrid/remote role. The role involves a mix of remote work, client meetings, partnership activation to support partnership activation and business growth. The successful candidate should be comfortable managing external relationships, representing the company in professional settings, and working in a dynamic environment with evolving business priorities.

• 5–10+ years of experience in business development, partnership management, education partnerships, account management, or ecosystem development.

• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

• Excellent presentation and relationship-building skills.

• Fluent English communication skills (written and spoken).

• Commercial mindset with the ability to develop long-term partnerships.

• Experience working in Edutech, Education or SaaS is preferred.

• Negotiable salary with an attractive commission structure.

• Social insurance is based on 100% of gross salary.

• Hybrid/Remote working environment.

• Opportunity to work with international clients.

• Career growth in career tech and recruitment consulting.