Director of Strategy & Partnerships — Space & Missions

University of Colorado System; Allenspark (CO); On-site; USD 225,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Moving allowance

Performance bonus

Excellent benefits

Tuition benefit

ECO Pass

Job summary

The University of Colorado Boulder’s LASP invites nominations for Director of Strategy and Partnerships. This senior role leads LASP’s strategic vision, cultivates essential partnerships, and ensures competitive proposals support science and technology missions.

Reporting to LASP's Director, you will oversee a team of proposal and capture managers, coordinate across government and international partners, and drive programmatic success with robust leadership and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in engineering or science; or Bachelor’s plus 5+ years in a relevant field.
• Ability to lead new directions in science, engineering and mission opportunities.
• Program/project management experience in a research or science mission capacity.
• Proven ability to manage complex organizational relationships and drive alignment without direct authority.
• Knowledge of government, commercial, philanthropic, and international space research goals.
• Deep familiarity with federal proposal and procurement processes (NASA/NOAA/NSF/DoD).
• Ability to identify factors that impact research and mission opportunities.
• Ability to assess business, social, and cultural factors affecting strategy and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of short- and long-term strategic priorities spanning LASP science and tech teams.
• Identify opportunities across academic, government, commercial, and international sectors.
• Cultivate partnerships with NASA, NOAA, government, industry, foundations, and philanthropy.
• Lead proposal and capture efforts; evaluate opportunities and resource needs with LASP leadership.
• Publicize upcoming opportunities and grow the number of high-quality submitted proposals.
• Direct a team of proposal and capture managers; ensure proposal excellence and reviews.
• Oversee LASP Strategy & Partnerships Committee and advise on dissemination and growth.
• Ensure initiatives are resourced, sequenced, and tracked to completion.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

Proposal management

Partnerships

Program management

Cross-cultural communication

Stakeholder management

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Advanced degree

PhD preferred

Job description

The University of Colorado Boulder’s LASP invites nominations for Director of Strategy and Partnerships. This senior role leads LASP’s strategic vision, cultivates essential partnerships, and ensures competitive proposals support science and technology missions.

Reporting to LASP's Director, you will oversee a team of proposal and capture managers, coordinate across government and international partners, and drive programmatic success with robust leadership and cross-disciplinary collaboration.