Gt-Ei2 Business Development Director (Open Rank, Hybrid)

Job Title: GT-EI2 Business Development Director (Open Rank, Hybrid)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 267661
About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1.Students are our top priority.

2.We strive for excellence.

3.We thrive on diversity.

4.We celebrate collaboration.

5.We champion innovation.

6.We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7.We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8.We act ethically.

9.We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About The Enterprise Innovation Institute

The Enterprise Innovation Institute is Georgia Tech's economic development arm, comprised of more than a dozen programs. It's the largest and most comprehensive university-based program of its kind in the United States. Its core focus areas include entrepreneurship and startup development, business and industry growth, ecosystem development, and international outreach.

Georgia Tech Extension Professionals are research personnel assigned to fulfill the extension service mission of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond.This mission includes, but is not limited to, technology-based economic development, technology commercialization and deployment, entrepreneurship, start-up company incubation, and business/industry outreach. Extension Professionals also provide educational programs for business and industry in support of these missions through facilitating and fostering increased industrial engagement and sponsorship of applied research activities at Georgia Tech.

For more information about EI2 see: https://innovate.gatech.edu/

Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The Business Development Director for GT-EI2 plays a pivotal role in advancing Georgia Tech's extension, service, and economic development missions by strategically driving the generation of new revenue streams. This position is responsible for leading and prioritizing the long-term organizational new revenue strategy, with a primary focus on achieving a minimum of 5% annual new revenue growth through the expansion of GT-EI2 services to its clients. The incumbent will continually assess, prioritize, and measure the value of potential projects that align with the organizational mission and culture. This role encompasses program sustainability, diversification strategies, client feedback analysis, capture management, and new grant and contract proposal management.

Job Responsibilities:

New Revenue Strategy:
Program Development:
Client Feedback Analysis:
Capture Management:
Grant and Contract Proposal Management:
Stakeholder Engagement:
Performance Measurement:

Hybrid Information

This position is hybrid: remote and onsite. Incumbent in this position may be expected to travel state-wide and remain flexible to on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client schedules and/or project requirements).

Required Qualifications

This position vacancy is an Open Rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook (https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.1-research-faculty-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines)

Extension Professional I

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or related/relevant field.

Extension Professional II

A Master's degree in Business or Engineering, and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
A Master's degree in Business or Engineering, and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
A Doctoral degree.

Senior Extension Professional

A Master's degree in Business or Engineering, and seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
A Master's degree in Business or Engineering, and nine (9) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
A Doctoral degree in Business or Engineering, and four (4) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Education:BS degree in business, engineering, or other related fields in combination with an advanced degree (MS or doctorate) in a business-related field.

• 7+ years of experience in Business Development, strategic planning, or a related role.

• Demonstrated success in developing and executing revenue generation strategies.

• Strong project management skills and experience leading cross-functional teams.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools.

• Knowledge of government funding programs and grant application processes is a plus.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

The Business Development Director for GT-EI2 will play a critical role in shaping the future of Georgia Tech's economic development initiatives. If you are a results-driven professional with a passion for innovation and a track record of success in Business Development, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the institute's growth and mission. Join us in advancing technology, driving economic growth, and serving the state of Georgia and beyond.

Contact Information

Requests for information about this position can be sent to Janice Maxwell at janice.maxwell@innovate.gatech.edu

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our University's work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

GT/Enterprise Innovation Institute benefits include:

• Retirement plan of Teacher Retirement Plan (TRS) Retirement Benefits or Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) | Human Resources | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)

• Medical plan options Your USG Benefits | University System of Georgia

• Vacation (working 100% time)
  • Faculty: accrual 14 hours a month (21 days per year, up to 45 days may be carried over at year-end.

  • Staff: Less than 5 years:15 days

  • 5-10 years: 18 days

  • 10 years or more: 21 days

• Sick time accrual 8 hours a month (8 days per year, do not expire at year-end)

• 10 paid national holidays (including Juneteenth) plus Thanksgiving includes off Thursday and Friday, and there is entire week of winter break with a campus shut down which includes 5 business days off paid- depending on calendar year might have Christmas or New Year included, if not, those paid holidays as well) this does not count against vacation time.

• After 6 months of full-time employment, eligible for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

• After 12 months of full-time employment eligible for Staff Tuition Reimbursement Assistance Program (STRAP)

• Perks at work - discounts available through various businesses.

Enterprise Innovation (EI²) extras:

• Professional Development budget

• Monthly cell phone reimbursement (flat rate of $50 or $75)

• Home Office Internet reimbursement (flat rate of $50)