Tech Transfer Manager

As a Tech Transfer Manager you'll be responsible for defining the strategy and roadmap of technologies, mostly coming from R&D projects, to the market. In the science industry, the job position for bringing research to market is known as Tech Transfer, although in the private sector, this job is similar to a Marketing Manager or Presales Manager.

i2CAT research areas generate technology assets (software libraries, SDK, algorithms and other intellectual property results) that need to be transferred to existing ICT companies or spin-offs via licensing or joint-venture agreements, who will take over the responsibility to exploit the technology in form of product and/or services.

You'll be in charge of taking a customer-first approach to technology development, interviewing and understanding technical challenges, market requirements and opportunities, testing concepts and contributing to the technology roadmap by creating consensus internally and with key external partners (industry not academy).
- Identify technical market needs (features) and practices (standards, uses, trends...) and translate into technology requirements.
- Work closely with the R&D teams to manage the technology roadmap.
- Understand the technical essence of inventions and analyse the commercial potential (market fit, value proposal...)
- Define the go-to-market strategy and business model
- Generate marketing documentation
- Provide technical support to the business area in the sales process

Strong verbal/written communication & data presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.

**Who we are**:
The i2CAT Foundation is a CERCA centre with the vision of leading the challenge of designing and building the digital society of the future based on research and innovation in advanced digital technologies. Highlighting the generation of talent and in order to generate economic and social impact, i2CAT wants to turn Catalonia into a creative, empowered and innovative society, where knowledge and digital technology are at the service of people, promoting:

- The generation of excellence knowledge aimed at solving the challenges of companies, citizens and public administration (mission-driven research).
- The collaboration and establishment of synergies with other agents of the local ecosystem of research and digital innovation to co-develop solutions and products that generate a transformative impact.
- The digital empowerment of citizens through digital, open, participatory social innovation with territorial capillarity.
- The leadership of pioneering initiatives and tractors that increase the international projection and visibility of Catalonia as a digital and innovative country.

i2CAT is a constantly growing organization that has extensive experience in the leadership and development of research and innovation projects at national and international level in the technological fields of 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), virtual and immersive technologies, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Space Communications and digital society technologies.

**What do we offer?**
- Work from our offices or from home, whichever works best for you. We only ask for two days in person at the office to coordinate with the rest of the team.
- This is a full time vacancy
- You will have a flexible work schedule so that you can reconcile your personal life with the professional one.
- Intensive hours every Friday of the year and every day in July and August
- Fix + variable salary
- Possibility of receiving part of your remuneration in kind (restaurant, transport, nursery or medical insurance)
- 25 working days of annual leave (the common 22 + 3 additional ones)
- You can access the UPC gym at a reduced price
- If you are interested, you can participate in events of your sector.
- You will work with a laptop. You can choose your work environment, Mac, Linux or Windows.
- You can ask us for training of your interest.
- We will work so that you have a career plan to promote your growth and development.

**Where will you do it?**

At i2CAT we already have an established telework policy for some time. You can work from home or from the office, whichever suits you best. We ask that you attend the office two days per week, one to stay connected with the team and the other one to establish relations.

If you decide to come to the office, we are located in Zona Universitària, next to the Campus Nord of the UPC, within a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment. It is a very well connected area (metro, tram, bus) with bars and restaurants around.

Our offices are designed with an open-office concept where everything is light and transparency (we do not have opaque rooms). We have a variety of workspaces so that you don't have to be at the same table all day.

i2CAT is an organization committed to equal opportunities. That is why we seek to increase the number of women in those areas where t