Senior Manager, Business Development
Core
Senior commercial strategist and external-facing leader responsible for developing and executing partnerships and commercialization agendas to generate measurable impact and revenue for the Faculty of Engineering.
Role type
Senior Manager, Business Development (Strategy & Commercialization)
Builds
Strategic external partnerships, commercialization projects (e.g., uOttawa–IBM Cyber Range), and revenue-generating initiatives.
Domain
Higher Education / Technology Commercialization / Industry-Academia Partnerships
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic partnership development, commercialization strategy, contract negotiation, stakeholder engagement, government funding program knowledge, post-secondary education sector expertise, business model design, performance measurement framework design, industry-academic collaboration models.
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Act as a trusted advisor to faculty leadership on partnership and commercialization opportunities; Develop and execute the faculty's external partnership and commercialization strategy; Translate strategic priorities into externally funded initiatives by identifying and negotiating partnerships; Own and drive the technology commercialization strategy and resource allocation; Lead the development of business models for commercial assets; Build and steward a high-value portfolio of strategic relationships across municipal, provincial, federal, and international sectors; Represent the Faculty at industry, government, and community forums.
Seniority
Senior Manager, strategic leadership
