Hardware Partnerships & Licensing Program Manager

Activate; Berkeley (CA); In loco; USD 160.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Copper is hiring a Program Manager to run the operational core of our business development and licensing efforts, coordinating the partnership pipeline, tracking deals, researching prospects, supporting negotiations, and keeping leadership informed.

This role also helps coordinate our patent portfolio—disclosures, prosecutions, and linking to active or prospective deals—emphasizing execution over strategy or senior negotiations.

Competenze

• 3–5+ years of experience in licensing, partnerships, and/or IP/patent operations in hardware/electronics.
• Fluency with a range of licensing structures.
• Experience preparing pitch materials for potential business partners.
• Ability to translate between engineers, lawyers, and business teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related technical field.

Mansioni

• Coordinate the partnership and licensing deal pipeline—tracking active conversations, deal status, next steps, and deadlines across BD efforts.
• Research potential customers, partners, licensees, and licensors; prepare briefing materials and target lists for leadership.
• Support negotiations by preparing materials, tracking deal terms, and coordinating redlines with outside counsel.
• Manage deal logistics (NDAs, meeting coordination, data room management) across BD activity.
• Maintain licensing program tracking: royalty payments and license compliance.
• Coordinate with Finance on royalty invoicing, revenue recognition, and forecasting.
• Track and report on program-wide metrics (pipeline health, deal velocity, revenue) for leadership visibility.
• Support invention harvesting by coordinating with engineering teams and helping capture invention disclosures.
• Track patent applications through prosecution—deadlines, office actions, and continuation/divisional opportunities— with outside counsel.
• Maintain the internal portfolio map and its connection to deals.
• Help prepare claim charts and technical summaries used in licensing discussions.
• Build and maintain dashboards across BD and patent activities for leadership view.
• Manage relationships and follow-ups with external partners.
• Identify and implement process improvements as functions grow.

Conoscenze

Licensing & partnerships

Pitch materials

Technical & legal translation

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering/Physics background

Formazione

Bachelors in EE/Mechanical/Physics or related

Descrizione del lavoro

Copper is hiring a Program Manager to run the operational core of our business development and licensing efforts, coordinating the partnership pipeline, tracking deals, researching prospects, supporting negotiations, and keeping leadership informed.

This role also helps coordinate our patent portfolio—disclosures, prosecutions, and linking to active or prospective deals—emphasizing execution over strategy or senior negotiations.