Director of Innovation Partnerships and Engagement

This role serves as the connective tissue between UATX’s Polaris program and the university’s Talent Network of founders, industry leaders, and investors, engaging directly with students to translate their startups, research, and technical systems into tangible pathways.

Requirements

• Serve as the primary bridge between the Polaris program and the Talent Network, ensuring alignment between student work and external opportunity
• Help develop and maintain the talent network’s builders, inventors, operators, mentors, and practitioners
• Build and manage external partnerships with individuals, companies, labs, institutions, and ecosystem organizations
• Translate student skills, projects, and professional goals into clear opportunity pathways
• Co-own Innovation Labs’ and Polaris communications and content strategy
• Support culture-building through events, programming, and community touchpoints