Role Overview
- Acts as the central hub for R&A’s collaborative efforts with external entities (Universities, Government, and Consortia).
- Manages the end-to-end project lifecycle, ensuring internal and external compliance, financial oversight, and seamless communication with external partners and internal technical teams.
- Reviews project scope to determine the appropriate agreement for collaboration requests and calculates return of investment prior to submission for Director's approval.
- Leads project kick-offs, establishes rules of engagement, and manages checkpoints for modifications in scope, timing, or budget.
- Serves as the primary bridge between internal technical teams and corporate functions, including the Office of General Counsel for export control and Legal for intellectual property management.
- Collaborates with Finance to monitor project budgets and expenses, ensuring formal termination processes are followed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in project management, operations, or contract administration.
- Strong understanding of project budget and ROI/TARR calculations.
- Knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) management and trade/export controls.
- Experience handling U.S. Federal grants and federal regulation compliance.
Even better, you may have...
- Project Management Professional certification
- Proficiency in Jira
- Six Sigma certification or similar process improvement experience
Tech Stack
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.