New York University
Executive Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships
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Hybrid - Brooklyn, NY
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Full-Time
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$180K - $220K
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Other
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February 3rd, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
New York University is hiring an Executive Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships. The role focuses on developing and enhancing strategic corporate and industry partnerships to increase research funding and support for NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The Executive Director leads business development efforts, manages industry engagements, and drives growth in corporate investment for research and education initiatives.
Highlights
- Lead development and stewardship of strategic corporate partnerships emphasizing research funding.
- Collaborate with Tandon leadership to enhance the school’s global reputation and visibility.
- Manage business development functions including branding, marketing messaging, and planning industry visits and research reviews.
- Serve as point of contact for industry inquiries and requests.
- Required: Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in corporate partnerships with demonstrated leadership and budget management.
- Preferred: Doctoral degree or MBA/MS in STEM fields, management experience, and academic research background.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills to engage faculty, corporate leaders, donors, and volunteers.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively under multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
- Travel required; occasional evening and weekend work may be necessary.
- Annual base salary range: $180,000 to $220,000.
Executive Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships Full Description
Position Summary: The Executive Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships will work closely with the Tandon leadership team to develop and enhance Tandon’s global reputation and visibility by building on current industry and corporate relationships and developing a new prospect pipeline. Responsible for identifying, developing, and stewarding funding opportunities with a primary emphasis on research funding and building industry connections associated with highly competitive research proposals. Point of contact for industry inquiries and requests. Lead business development functions, contribute to branding/marketing messages, and plan agendas for industry visits and research reviews to drive and sustain corporate investment in our campus. This is a highly visible, externally facing critical leadership position within a fast paced growing engineering school. The position is expected to show tangible results in the form of new industry partnerships to support current and future research and education initiatives and significant growth in the school’s industry based development support.
Qualifications:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree in a related area
Preferred Education:
Doctoral Degree MBA or PhD in Engineering, Mathematics, Business, or a related STEM field Master's Degree in a related field
Required Experience:
10+ years years of experience in corporate partnerships, demonstrated experience in building and cultivating industrial and corporate partnerships, managing budgets and supervision.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with constant and multiple ongoing deadlines Ability to work independently and collaboratively Ability to think strategically and creatively and work well under pressure Ability to prioritize and proactively ensure deadlines are met Collaborative and communicative team member Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with corporate leaders, faculty, staff, donors, and volunteers at all levels Occasional evenings and weekends may be required Must be willing and able to travel
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Background in conducting academic research in engineering Management level experience, supervising and leading initiatives Experience developing and implementing strategies for acquiring new leads, and retaining and upgrading existing leads and relationships. Experience in initiating new and innovative engagement and outreach programs Experience working in a setting with changing priorities and an evolving list of stakeholders The ideal candidate will have the ability to thrive in an intellectually challenging, fast-paced, collegial environment. They will possess political savvy, integrity, discretion, pragmatic consensus-building skills, and mature judgment in handling sensitive and confidential information
Additional Information: In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $180,000.00 to USD $220,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
Qualifications:
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree in a related area
Preferred Education:
Doctoral Degree MBA or PhD in Engineering, Mathematics, Business, or a related STEM field Master's Degree in a related field
Required Experience:
10+ years years of experience in corporate partnerships, demonstrated experience in building and cultivating industrial and corporate partnerships, managing budgets and supervision.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with constant and multiple ongoing deadlines Ability to work independently and collaboratively Ability to think strategically and creatively and work well under pressure Ability to prioritize and proactively ensure deadlines are met Collaborative and communicative team member Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with corporate leaders, faculty, staff, donors, and volunteers at all levels Occasional evenings and weekends may be required Must be willing and able to travel
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Background in conducting academic research in engineering Management level experience, supervising and leading initiatives Experience developing and implementing strategies for acquiring new leads, and retaining and upgrading existing leads and relationships. Experience in initiating new and innovative engagement and outreach programs Experience working in a setting with changing priorities and an evolving list of stakeholders The ideal candidate will have the ability to thrive in an intellectually challenging, fast-paced, collegial environment. They will possess political savvy, integrity, discretion, pragmatic consensus-building skills, and mature judgment in handling sensitive and confidential information
Additional Information: In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $180,000.00 to USD $220,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
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