Business Growth Manager - Student Programs (m/f/d)

Business Growth Manager - Student Programs (m/f/d)

Overview

An international, technology-driven company in the Travel & Community space is expanding its student-focused initiatives in Germany. This role is responsible for supporting the execution and delivery of student programs across campuses, partnerships, and digital touchpoints, ensuring structured initiatives to life and smooth coordination across multiple stakeholders and workstreams. The position combines program execution, cross‑functional coordination, community engagement, and performance tracking, and is ideal for someone who enjoys operational delivery and building programs in a fast‑paced environment.

Location

Berlin (Hybrid / Remote possible)

Contract

Full-time | 40 hours per week | Fixed‑term (6 months)

Your Responsibilities

1. Student Program Execution

• Support the execution of student-focused initiatives across campus programs, partnerships, incentives, and engagement activities
• Coordinate programs such as campus ambassadors, student partnerships, referral initiatives, and local activations
• Operationalise student programs and ensure smooth delivery across all touchpoints
• Support seasonal campaigns aligned with key student travel moments (e.g., summer breaks, graduation, term breaks)

2. Cross‑Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Growth / Marketing teams on referral, incentive, and conversion initiatives
• Collaborate with Supply teams to explore and activate student‑relevant offerings (e.g., housing, travel options)
• Support Partnerships and Communications teams in executing student-focused initiatives
• Contribute to affiliate and influencer activities targeting student audiences

3. Partnerships & Campus Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with student organisations, universities, and campus communities
• Support campus activation programmes and local engagement initiatives
• Identify cultural trends and behavioural patterns within student audiences
• Assist in coordinating campus-based activities and engagement programmes

4. Performance, Insights & Reporting

• Track performance across student programmes and campaigns
• Support reporting, post‑campaign reviews, and documentation of insights
• Analyse programme outcomes and contribute to optimisation recommendations
• Identify opportunities to improve engagement, conversion, and programme effectiveness

Your Profile

• 2–5 years of experience in growth marketing, business development, programme management, or project coordination
• Experience with community, campus, or youth-focused programmes is a strong plus
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams
• Data‑driven mindset with an interest in performance tracking and optimisation
• Hands‑on, execution-focused approach
• Strong communication skills in cross‑functional and international environments
• Genuine interest in travel, student audiences, and community engagement

Your Mindset

• Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented
• Execution-driven with strong attention to detail
• Collaborative and low‑ego
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, cross‑functional environments
• Motivated by delivering and improving real-world programmes

The Environment

• International, fast-paced tech and growth environment
• Strong focus on the German student market
• Close collaboration across Growth, Marketing, Partnerships, Supply, and Data teams
• High ownership of operational execution and programme delivery
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of scalable student initiatives

Why This Role Matters

You will contribute to the execution and delivery of student programmes that directly impact activation, engagement, and conversion within a key strategic audience segment.