Technology Cooperation Manager

Huawei Finland R&D; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Finland R&D seeks a Technology Cooperation Manager to drive relationships with leading universities, research institutes, and enterprises across Finland and the Baltic region. The role collaborates with European managers to map resources and opportunities for innovative ICT projects.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s degree (PhD preferred) with 10+ years in technology management or strategy development, strong cross-cultural skills, and a track record in international collaborations and

Qualifications

• Master degree in Computer Science/Physics/Electrical/Telecom Engineering or related field; a PhD would be a plus.
• More than 10 years of working experience, preferably in technology management or strategy development.
• Experience managing EU Horizon projects or leading roles in academic associations preferred.
• Well connected to Baltic region networks with good reputation in ICT.
• Extensive knowledge of cutting-edge ICT technologies and ability to interact with all company levels.

Responsibilities

• Be in charge of relationship development and retention with universities, research institutes, and enterprises in Finland and the Baltic region.
• Build and maintain a resource map of the Baltic region and promote successful cooperation.
• Collaborate with other country cooperation managers to map resources for different business domains.
• Identify cooperation opportunities and develop proposals for research projects.
• Stay informed on ICT technology trends and communicate with partners to address pain points and objectives.
• Represent the company professionally and contribute to technology strategy and long-term goals.

Skills

Technology management

Strategy development

EU Horizon projects

Cross-cultural communication

Networking

Project negotiation

English fluency

Travel willingness

Education

Master's degree in CS/Physics/Electrical/Telecom

PhD (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are looking for a Technology Cooperation Managerto join our team. In this position, you will work alongside our research center president, line managers and European level cooperation managers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Be in charge of relationship development and retention with renowned universities, research institutes, academic groups and enterprises in Finland and Baltic region, build up in-depth interaction mechanism and implement to ensure sustainable collaboration.
• Build and maintain the resource map of Baltic region, identify the advantages and promote successful cooperation
• Collaborate with other country cooperation manager to build up resource map and advantages for the various business domains
• Seek cooperation opportunities, and work with teams to develop proposals for research projects.
• Keep pace with the cutting-edge ICT technologies’ status and trends of leading universities, research institutes, companies and start-ups.
• Actively communicate with our potential cooperation partners and contribute to our technology strategy, our long-term goals and address partner pain points, concerns, and objectives.

Qualification and Detailed Requirements:

• Master degree in Computer Science/Physics/Electrical/Telecom Engineering or related filed; a PhD would be a plus.
• More than 10 years of working experience, preferably in technology management, strategy development in previous work.
• Working experience in managing EU horizon projects or holding key leadership roles in academic associations are preferred.
• Know well research resources, startups, technical companies in Baltic region, well connected to the network relevant to the above with good reputation.
• Extensive knowledge and in-depth understanding of cutting-edge ICT technologies.
• Ability to interact with all levels within the company and represent the company professionally.
• Independent, well-organized and structured working style with a hands-on and can-do attitude. Critical thinking skills.、Excellent interpersonal skills, team spirit and independent working capability. Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Broad vision, strong business understanding, strong learning ability, rich experience in communicating with professors, scientific researchers, and enterprises.
• Past experience in project management, research cooperation, technology transfer, IPR and business negotiation (in industry or academia) will be considered as a plus.
• Familiar with local culture and have good cross-cultural communication skills.
• Fluency in english both written and spoken.
• The willingness and ability to travel frequently in the region or outside the EU, if required.

Start Date:

We prefer if the candidate could start at the beginning of year 2027.

Work location:

Helsinki, Finland.

Contract Type:

This is a full-time employee position.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have 207,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.

We seek and reward talent! At Huawei, if you are dedicated to creativity, engagement of technical risks and delivery of target-driven results, your efforts will be rewarded with outstanding career prospects.

About Huawei Finland R&D

With 28 sites across Europe and over 2000 researchers, Huawei's European Research Institute (ERI) oversees fundamental and applied technology research, academic research cooperation projects, and strategic technical planning across our network of European R&D facilities. Huawei Finland Research Center was established in 2012. At our sites in Helsinki and Tampere, you will have an outstanding opportunity to be part of the leading research and development of future smart devices. We offer a career in a forward-looking industrial research team with a solid track record in innovation and publication and delivering its result as factual contributions to on-the-market devices.