Director, Strategic Partnerships

🇺🇸 Buffalo, NY 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $115K - $130K 💻 Other 🗓️ May 13th, 2026

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University at Buffalo is hiring a Director, Strategic Partnerships. The role involves creating, strengthening, and managing partnerships with corporations, non-profits, and key stakeholders to support research excellence, education pipelines, and student experiences. The director will develop and implement engagement strategies, cultivate new partnerships, coordinate with school leadership, and manage active partner portfolios.

Highlights

Develop and execute a multi-year strategy for corporate and non-profit engagement aligned with academic and research strengths.
Identify, research, and qualify new partnership prospects that align with the school's mission.
Lead discovery, cultivation, and solicitation of strategic partners; draft proposals and negotiate memoranda of understanding.
Coordinate with leadership to promote executive and professional education programs regionally, nationally, and globally.
Build connections between faculty research interests and industry needs for outreach.
Manage a portfolio of corporate, non-profit, and university partners as the primary contact.
Ensure stewardship of partnership agreements, including reporting and fulfilling commitments.
Stay current on industry trends and economic shifts to identify new opportunities; communicate insights to stakeholders.
Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of progressive experience in corporate relations, fundraising, or business development.
Salary range: $115,000 - $130,000; full-time position within UB Foundation Activities.