In this role, you will drive our external innovation strategy by managing academic research collaborations, scouting early-stage deep-tech startups, and conducting technical due diligence.
Key Responsibilities
Academic Cooperation & Research Partnerships: Identify and build direct collaboration agreements with world-class professors, research labs, and universities. Facilitate joint research projects, tech-transfer initiatives, and track academic spin-offs.
Startup Scouting & Ecosystem Mapping: Actively identify, source, and map early-stage deep-tech startups and emerging tech companies globally within the companys strategic domains.
Technical Due Diligence: Evaluate startup technologies, product-market fit, and team capabilities. Analyze technical validity and assess how external innovations align with our internal roadmaps.
Ecosystem Analysis: Conduct deep-dive analyses of startup ecosystems, venture capital trends, and academic spin-offs to identify high-potential investment and collaboration opportunities.
Investment & Collaboration Support: Synthesize technical and commercial findings into clear, structured scouting reports, investment tech memos, and presentations for senior leadership to drive partnership or investment decisions.
Cross-Border Collaboration: Act as a bridge between startup founders, academic innovators, and internal global teams (including European and China-based business units) to facilitate joint POCs, or investment reviews.
Track Tech Domains: AI infrastructure, advanced semiconductors, hardware-software co-design, and AI data movement.
Education: Bachelors degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related deep-tech field.
Analytical & Due Diligence Skills: Strong ability to comprehend complex technical content, read academic papers, and evaluate startup pitch decks, market research, and technical documentation.
Communication Excellence: Highly skilled in translating technical data into high-impact summaries, landscape maps, and technical presentations.
Nice to Have
Experience in academic-industry collaborations.
Experience working within a startup accelerator, venture capital firm, or corporate innovation hub.






