Job Posting Title:
Assistant Vice President, Industry Engagement
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Hiring Department:
Industry Engagement and Career Success
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes
The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a visionary leader to serve as Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Industry Engagement. This leader will be responsible for unifying campus towards a holistic direction, understanding how talent, research and philanthropy can elevate our campus and the mission of our industry partners, and representing the interests and needs of the corporate community with our executives.
Reporting to the Deputy to the President for Industry and Career, this strategic role will collaborate with the President’s Office, Provost’s Office, and senior leadership to implement a bold vision for industry engagement. The AVP will lead a team of industry relations professionals, partner closely with the AVP for Career Success, and will work across the university’s 19 colleges and schools to align corporate interests with educational, talent, and research goals.
UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.
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Responsibilities
Strategic Vision:
- Craft a comprehensive multi-year campus corporate strategy that will drive support for institutional priorities and increase research, job opportunities for students, and philanthropic revenue.
- Collaborate with the University President’s Office and Provost’s Office ensuring their presence supports key initiatives and maximizes impact on corporate partnerships and university priorities.
- Serve as an active member of the University leadership team and collaborate with academic and administrative leadership and peers to achieve institution-wide goals.
- Identify, manage, and execute strategies to cultivate, secure, sustain, and expand strategic partnerships in support of the priorities of the university including research, talent and philanthropy.
- Strategically secure resources through corporate partnerships that fund critical university initiatives, such as research, scholarships, programs, and facility development.
- Collaborate with leadership, development, and research teams to evaluate capacity, identify growth opportunities, and develop strategies for multidisciplinary partnerships that enhance involvement at all levels.
- Represent the university and the university’s interests to industry partners.
- Emphasize cultivation of strategic partnerships in high-growth sectors that align with university strengths, such as emerging technologies and sustainable development.
University Collaboration:
- Foster a collaborative university culture in support of improved performance and strategic outcomes.
- Leverage research expertise and technical proficiency to collaborate with campus partners in driving industry partnerships that foster innovation, expand research opportunities, and increase job and internship pathways for students.
- Develop a broad and deep understanding of industry, research and talent priorities across campus and of university policies relating to various types of corporate relationships and support.
- Provide strategic guidance to CSUs, ensuring best-in-class services and operations.
- Identify and develop innovative solutions to address cross-campus challenges to successfully engage with industry.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging best practices, disseminating relevant insights to the campus community to inform strategic decisions.
- Foster innovative partnership models across multiple CSUs that elevate UT Austin’s profile as a premier institution for industry collaboration.
- Lead the central industry data hub, aggregating data to support decision-making.
Team Management:
- Lead and grow a strong, effective team capable of building robust industry relationships while collaborating closely with CSU affiliated officers, faculty, administration, program staff and other stakeholders.
- Support and provide guidance to Industry Engagement team in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospects and corporate partners.
- Supervise marketing and operations staff in a campus-wide shared services hub.
- Foster a professional environment that recognizes and rewards performance, supports innovation and risk-taking, builds confidence, and encourages teamwork.
Operational Excellence:
- Architect operations that streamline processes and optimize overall efficiency, productivity, and collaboration among staff members.
- Oversee the delivery of core service functions, ensuring effective support in areas like gift processing, stewardship, marketing, and compliance.
- Ensure compliance with policies and manage risks to protect the university's interests.
- Administer the department's budget and personnel.
- Implement a metrics-driven reporting framework that assesses the impact of corporate partnerships, ensuring transparency and alignment with the university’s mission.
Required Qualifications
Ideal candidates will embrace service leadership. The AVP will build transparent, trust-based relationships that empower industry partners, campus stakeholders, and team members to achieve shared objectives. With strong business acumen and a strategic mindset, the AVP will anticipate and address corporate partners' needs, developing and executing innovative engagement strategies. Exceptional communication skills are critical to ensuring alignment and driving collective success.
- 15+ years of experience in fundraising, corporate relations, sales or market development, or comparable field, in either the higher education context or the corporate-side of university-industry engagement, is preferred.
- Track record of leading teams, establishing and managing multi-dimensional partnerships, driving innovation and operational excellence
- Strong technical expertise with demonstrated experience in initiating and advancing research opportunities.
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal communications skills and political acumen.
- Demonstrated ability to implement strategy within the context of a large organization.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams and foster trust and teamwork in a collaborative environment.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of corporate fundraising, including strategies for identification, segmentation, cultivation, and solicitation.
- Graduate work in the sciences or engineering or an MBA preferred.
Salary Range
OPEN
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Use of manual dexterity
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest - please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically relevant to this role at UT Austin. Share your unique leadership style and what motivates you to lead UT into a future of innovative partnership with industry.
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
