Senior Officer, Partnerships

The Position

This role will suport the team in managing and developing a portfolio of Corporate Partners across key business segments such as sustainability, real estate, and the government sector. The appointee will facilitate the strategic engagement, the technology adoption through curated programmes and events as well as commercialization by identifying and converting of business opportunities. Duties include:

• Assist the team in managing and growing a portfolio of Corporate Partners within assigned sectors
• Maintain and build strong relationships with key stakeholders to understand their business needs and innovation priorities
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of Partners' operations, industry dynamics, market trends, and innovation needs
• Translate insights into actionable business opportunities and partnership strategies
• Organize and execute a variety of engagement activities including theme-based workshops, business matching sessions and demo days
• Facilitate meaningful interactions between Corporate Partners (buy side) and Tech Ventures (sell side) to drive technology adoption
• Support the achievement of commercialization targets by identifying and nurturing business opportunities
• Handle strategic plans for major account development and prioritize resources to maximize engagement outcomes
• Analyze business performance data and reports to identify commercialization opportunities
• Perform any other duties as assigned
   
  
  

The Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or other related disciplines
• 3 years of work experience, preferably in partnerships, account management, business development, and/or event management
• A deep understanding of Innovation & Technology industry landscape is a plus
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build trust
• Proactive, outgoing, attention to details and a good team player
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Good command in both written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua)
• Candidate with less experience will be considered for junior position

What We offer  

• Unique Work.Live.Play.Learn culture in Hong Kong’s largest Innovation & Technology ecosystem
• 5-day work week, attractive annual leave and additional special leave
• Medical benefits including dental and annual check-up from Day-1, with extended coverage to dependent(s)
• Professional training and career advancement opportunities
• Accessible to various bus service with network across different locations in HK

Interested parties please submit your application by clicking “Apply Now”.  Commencing position will be commensurate with qualifications, relevant experience, and competencies.  

The application will remain open until the position is filled. HKSTP reserves the right not to fill the position.

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Applicants not invited for interview within 6 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful.  Personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be retained for a maximum of two years counting from the date the vacancy has been filled.

About Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) was established in 2001 to create a thriving I&T ecosystem grooming unicorns, more than 15,000 research professionals and over 2,400 technology companies from 26 countries and regions focused on developing healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and smart city technologies, etc.

Our growing innovation ecosystem offers comprehensive support to attract and nurture talent, accelerate and commercialise innovation for technology ventures. HKSTP continues contribute in establishing I&T as a pillar of growth for Hong Kong.

More information about HKSTP is available at www.hkstp.org.