About Aspire
- IITB Research Park Foundation (IITBRPF): In 2016, the Ministry of Education entrusted IIT Bombay with a pivotal mission: to establish the Research Park within the sprawling campus in Powai, Mumbai. This led to the creation of ASPIRE – the IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to catalysing innovation and research with real-world impact. Inspired by globally successful research park models, ASPIRE (Applied Science Park for Innovation Research & Entrepreneurship) emerges as the epicenter, that connects knowledge, expertise, and resources seamlessly, fostering a strong and collaborative industry-academia ecosystem with a global outlook. We cultivate R&D; partnerships which evolve into a thriving innovation hub, advancing technologies with meaningful societal impact. Our industry-centric workspaces facilitate collaborative development, while students gain invaluable corporate research exposure, enriching the nation’s talent pool. It’s a dynamic ecosystem where academia, industry, and students converge to drive innovation and uphold academic excellence.

Job Description
The Program Manager-Research Alliances will serve as a partner to the Head of Research Alliances, driving the execution of high-impact initiatives involving industry, academia, government stakeholders. The role requires exceptional program management, executive communication, analytical capability, and stakeholder management skills, combined with the ability to operate independently in a dynamic, high-visibility environment with minimal room for error. Roles and

Responsibilities:




• Act as the central execution and accountability anchor for the Research Alliances team, ensuring timely delivery of priorities across multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Drive end-to-end planning, governance, coordination, and execution of complex strategic initiatives for the Research Alliances team.
• Anticipate risks, resolve bottlenecks, manage dependencies, and maintain execution excellence under demanding timelines.
• Serve as an extension of the Head
- Research Alliances in managing priorities, engagements, and follow-through.
• Support the Research Alliances team in projects with senior stakeholders including IIT Bombay leadership, faculty, industry CXOs, funding agencies, and other partner institutions.
• Lead preparation and coordination for high-profile meetings, reviews, visits, events, and strategic engagements.
• Participate in and assimilate business, technology, research, innovation, and policy discussions, translating them into actionable outcomes.
• Prepare executive briefs, reports, presentations, communiques, concept notes, meeting summaries, and strategic updates for leadership and external stakeholders.
• Analyze program, partnership, ecosystem,



and operational data to generate strategic insights and recommendations.
• Develop dashboards, review mechanisms, process efficiency initiatives, trackers, and performance reports to support leadership decision-making.
• Influence outcomes and drive collaboration across diverse stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
• Demonstrate strong judgment, conflict resolution skills, and a solutions-oriented mindset in managing competing priorities and sensitive situations.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (B.
Tech / B.
E).
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred. Skills and Expertise:
• Executive presence and stakeholder management.
• Business, technology, innovation and research acumen.
• Executive communication and writing.
• Program governance and execution excellence.
• Analytical thinking and data-driven decision making.
• Independence, ownership and accountability.
• Influence, tact and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrate impeccable integrity, confidentiality, discretion, and professional judgment.
• Maintain a polished executive presence and professional appearance appropriate for engagement with senior academic, corporate, government, and international stakeholders.
• Exhibit diplomacy, responsiveness, attention to detail, and the highest standards of professionalism.
• Act as a credible ambassador for the institution and the Research Alliances function in all interactions. We are an equal-prospect employer.

📌 Program Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Aspire IITB Research Park Foundation
📍 Mumbai