Overview

This position supports the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Computer Science (UTCS), which holds a top-ten US News ranking and serves more than 4,500 students across all programs. UTCS has a close relationship with Austin's thriving tech culture and works at the forefront of fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, and cybersecurity.

Purpose

The Corporate Relations Program Manager serves as a key connector between the Department of Computer Science and its industry partners. This role is responsible for developing and managing programs that drive meaningful engagement between corporate partners and the department, including the Friends of Computer Science (FoCS) program, corporate scholarship funds, and the AI Project Lab Program. The Program Manager plays a central role in cultivating and stewarding industry relationships that support student success and advance the department's academic and professional mission.

Responsibilities

Friends of Computer Science (FoCS) Program Management

• •Serve as program manager for FoCS and its program iterations, maintaining a portfolio of current partner companies and consistently delivering value through program benefits.
• •Perform outbound communications to potential new industry partners for FoCS with targeted revenue goals.
• •Develop a prospect pipeline through corporate visits and calls.
• •Provide recommendations on updates to program benefits and structure.
• •Develop and convert prospective companies through corporate visits and calls.
• •Provide the highest level of partner stewardship through surveys, strategy calls, and onsite visits.
• •Execute all event logistics, including budgets, timelines, vendors, printed materials, marketing, communications, and onsite support.
• •Oversee invoicing and funds management for the program.
• •Create and implement data collection processes to evaluate program effectiveness.

Corporate Scholarship and Funding Management

• •Oversee and manage corporate scholarship funds and other corporate funding programs as allocated by the Director of Industry and Research Relations.
• •Collaborate with departmental academic and accounting teams to ensure funding is appropriately allocated and distributed.
• •Manage stewardship for industry donors of scholarships and other funds, including ongoing partner communications.

Benefits Management for Industrial Affiliate Partners

• •Provide tours to corporate and foundation partners of the Texas Robotics facility and other buildings hosting School of Computing faculty and students.
• •Invite IAP members to key recruiting events, including the Graduate Summit and the FoCS recruiting fairs.
• •Update, organize, and analyze databases that track IAP partners to deliver on benefits and promote partner renewals.

Student Worker Management

• •Hire, onboard, and supervise student worker(s) in support of departmental programs and initiatives on an as-needed basis.

Compensation and Working Conditions

• •Salary: $80,000 or more depending on qualifications.
• •Standard business hours Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.
• •Occasional irregular hours, including evenings and weekends depending on event times.
• •May be required to travel to set up events outside of campus.

Required Materials

• •Resume or CV
• •3 work references with contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• •Letter of interest