Corporate Relations Manager for ELEC

Aalto; Espoo; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalto University in Otaniemi, Espoo, seeks a Corporate Relations Manager within the School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC) to strengthen and grow the collaboration ecosystem around ELEC. You will drive strategic partnerships with industry and academia, guiding research teams toward meaningful corporate cooperation.

You will onboard professors to corporate activities, help build research partner consortia for public funding, and coordinate with ELEC leadership to deliver value to partners.

Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in ELEC or related field.
• Experience working with external partners or customers.
• Fluent in English; Finnish preferred.
• Strong organizational and collaborative skills.
• Goal-oriented with hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Drive partnership development and elevate industry collaborations across sectors.
• Identify and onboard partner companies and build strong consortia.
• Plan and organize steering groups, CEO meetings, workshops, and stakeholder events.
• Help professors and researchers build networks and engage industry contacts.
• Develop and enhance ELEC's corporate collaboration offerings and processes.

Skills

Partnership management

Communication

Organizational skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's degree in ELEC or related field

Doctoral degree in ELEC or related field

Job description

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs across disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow, and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community of 14,000 students, 400 professors and 5,200 staff work on a vibrant, low carbon campus in Otaniemi, Espoo. Diversity, equity and inclusion are part of who we are, and we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community. The Aalto School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC) promotes high-quality science, technology and innovations for the benefit of the Finnish society and humanity. In our research environment, natural sciences, engineering, and information technology intertwines to form smart systems and innovations that save energy and promote well-being. With our research, we seek to respond to many challenges posed by sustainable development and the results are applied, for example, in mobile devices, electrical networks, health care, and in satellites. School's special strength is linking the research with the Finnish and international business sector. We enroll currently approximately 2000, and award around 250 master’s and 50 doctoral degrees annually. Our staff consists of over 700 individuals, including more than 70 professors.

We are now looking for a Corporate Relations Manager for the School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC) Are you passionate about building impactful partnerships in research, education, and innovation? Join us to strengthen and grow the collaboration ecosystem around ELEC.

Your role and goals: In this role you will support ELEC and its leadership team in their mission to systematically foster the mindset and engagement of professors and their research teams toward innovation and corporate cooperation activities. You will oversee at least one Aalto level strategic partnership, characterized by a long-term collaboration history and significant research collaboration volume. You will also support and grow other existing partnerships as a key account manager and prospect new partners. Your day-to-day job includes also onboarding new professors to corporate activities and helping academics in building research partner consortiums when applying for public research funding. You will be part of Aalto level Corporate Relations unit where your supervisor and colleagues support you in your daily activities. You will do daily work at ELEC where you work closely with ELEC's leadership and research teams, other staff members, and external partners. ELEC gives you strategic and practical guidance, and you will report in matrix to the dean of ELEC.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Drive partnership development, elevate existing industry collaborations and identify new partner companies across relevant sectors (e.g., electrical engineering, microelectronics, semiconductor, energy, automation, telecom, artificial intelligence), from multinational corporations to SMEs and startups.
• Facilitate new research, development and innovation (RDI) initiatives by connecting industry needs with Aalto's expertise, building strong consortia, and securing funding (e.g., Business Finland).
• Plan and organize steering group and CEO meetings, workshops and stakeholder events together with Aalto's top management as well as and professors and scientists across schools.
• Help Aalto professors and researchers to build networks and find new industry contacts.
• Initiate and contribute to development of Aalto's corporate collaboration offerings, processes, communications and ways of operating.

To succeed in this role you need:

• A master's or doctor's degree ideally with subject matter expertise in a relevant field of ELEC (e.g., electrical engineering, automation, telecom, artificial intelligence)
• Experience of working with external partners or customers
• Excellent command in English and preferably fluency in Finnish
• Excellent organizational and collaborative skills
• Goal oriented, hands-on approach with openness to diverse tasks and the ability to deliver from idea to implementation

What we offer:

• Aalto University is committed to building a sustainable future and offers you a chance to contribute to realizing our vision as a member of our team.
• We offer you a versatile and challenging position in a multicultural academic environment and an opportunity to develop your own expertise in corporate relations.
• We work in a hybrid way, and the primary workplace is Otaniemi, Espoo.
• We offer health services and other wellbeing benefits and an innovative and supportive environment for developing your career and competences.

The Otaniemi campus is a thriving and connected community of 100 nationalities,