Growth & Partnerships Associate

About the role

SkillWright is hiring a Growth & Institutional Partnerships Associate for a full-time, hybrid role based in Karachi, with some flexibility to work from home. The role designs and executes go-to-market strategies for SkillWright's products and services, including market positioning, launch plans and growth initiatives. It works closely with leadership to turn partnerships from the first conversation through launch and ongoing success.

Key responsibilities

• Identify universities, career offices, student bodies and institutions, engage decision-makers and build long-term stakeholder relationships.
• Run discovery meetings, present ZainBhai (the AI-powered career coach) and tailor proposals to partner needs, handling objections and advancing opportunities toward pilots and agreements.
• Coordinate pilot launches, student onboarding, campus programs and partner communications, working with product, marketing and operations.
• Maintain a disciplined CRM tracking stakeholders, stages, follow-ups and milestones, and track conversion, partner activation and engagement.
• Share field insights with leadership, run agreed experiments and help refine the B2B2C approach.
• Use AI tools for partner research, outreach, planning, CRM workflows and reporting, while verifying information and protecting confidential data.

Required profile

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in BD, partnerships, sales, account management, customer success or program coordination.
• Demonstrable experience developing relationships, managing stakeholders or delivering initiatives.
• University, education or B2B2C exposure is an advantage but not required.
• The position may be appointed at Junior Associate or Associate level depending on capability.

Required skills

• Stakeholder management and consultative selling.
• Implementation and follow-through across multiple partners and programs.
• Commercial and analytical discipline, interpreting a sales funnel and prioritizing opportunities.
• Ability to use AI tools responsibly and accurately.