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To help ascertain the right kind of resources & provide the best in class guidance to create a conduit of collaboration between industry, research and academia, to ensure fast-tracking development from idea to reality.

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Current Openings

Key responsibilities:

  • To organise events to promote collaborations and technology tie-ups with business start-ups and investors.
  • Design and develop process of evaluating startups and their Incubation within the company.
  • Search and Create pool of Expert Panels for evaluation
  • Create Startup Studio and development of facilities towards organizing corporate events and workshops.
  • Facilitate engagements with Research and Innovation.
  • Hunting and onboarding deserving start-ups.
  • Conducting Outreach program for Community development for Startups.
  • Development of strategies for the Incubator’s revenue & Funding.
  • Handling day-to-day Incubator Operations.
  • Drafting and finalisation of MOU agreements.

Education and Experience

  • An Engineering Graduate with Master’s degree in Business Administration preferably in Marketing or International Business.
  • 5-8 years of experience in the relevant field
  • Commercial experience in must
  • Good experience in handling Incubator operations

Skills

  • Excellent communication and techno commercial acumen.
  • Proactive and self-driven individual
  • Ability to handle and manage multiple priorities
  • Setting and executing the business deadlines.
  • A high sense of responsibility, passion for achieving goals with excellence.
  • Possess understanding of emerging technologies such as robotics, AI, blockchain and autonomous vehicles.
  • Strong negotiation and presentation skills.

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Position: Head – Commercial Projects

Location: New Delhi

Company: IHFC (I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics), Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi

About the Company

IIT Delhi has established IHFC (I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics) as the Technology Innovation Hub under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) of Department of Science & Technology (Ministry of Science & Technology), Govt. of India.

It has been incorporated as a Section-8 (non-profit) company, under Companies Act 2013. The company will be supported by the Department of Science & Technology for five years, following which it needs to self-sustain and should generate its own revenue to continue with its functions. All the activities related to the company are governed by its own Board of Directors, and led by the CEO.

 

Responsibility

Head – Commercial Projects of IHFC will be responsible for the following:

  • Understand and evaluate the research/consulting requirements from Government Deptt. or Agency/Industry and enable the team to deliver the requirement in time
  • Identify the requirement from market with respect to commercially viable technologies for translation to product or other services (including education and training) that IHFC may offer. Work closely with the start-up, education and research verticals to enable revenue streams through consulting fee, technology transfer fee and royalties
  • Leverage Drone Technology Park (DTP) and Medical Cobotics Center (MCC) being set up by IHFC in IIT Delhi Sonipat Campus and IIIT (triple I, T) Delhi campus in Okhla, respectively
  • Lead the team of engagement (both on rolls and collaborators) to ensure the execution of the projects
  • Identify relevant revenue generation opportunities (from new as well as current engagements of IHFC), nurture the opoortunities and create a long term relationship for a sustainable revenue stream.

 

Role Description

Head – Commercial Projects would lead project related roles including – defining and agreeing scope of work with clients, managing relationship with vertical heads, project management, project delivery as per the defined scope, etc.

  • She/He needs to define and build the core nucleus of the organization, with a sharp focus on handling multiple projects for RoI, in line with the purpose and vision of the hub (IHFC)
  • She/He should be able to build a winning team comprising of internal members and external collaborators to ensure successful and timely delivery of projects
  • Build relationships with all stakeholders (professors, researchers from universities and research organizations in India and abroad, start-up companies, industry, etc.)
  • Should be able to work along with the CEO, Board of Directors of the company and the Hub Governing Body (HGB)

 

The ideal profile of the Head- Commercial Projects will be a candidate with

  • Prior experience as a Business Head handling large projects and/or Experience in sales/marketing in a leadership role in academia/industry, and/or similar organizations
  • Knowledge of research and engineering related to application of collabarotive robotics and complimentary/allied sciences and engineering disciplines
  • Successful senior professional looking for an innovation led set-up, and potential to lead the teams to deliver successful and profitable projects
  • Gravitas and commanding respect, ability to interact comfortably with senior management, beaureucrats, eminent professors, researchers, professionals, students, collaborators, and other stakeholders
  • Strong management and communication skills
  • Should be willing to travel extensively
  • Effective collaboration/partnership, organizational development and planning capabilities with strong bias for action

Qualification: Top tier pedigree from leading Indian/Global Engineering and/or Business schools.

Years of experience: At least 15 years of relevant experience (more will be preferred)

Reporting – The position will be reporting to the CEO

For application, please write to hr@ihfc.co.in on or before Feb 28, 2023

 

Position: Head – Start-Ups

Location: New Delhi

Company: IHFC (I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics), Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi

 

About the Company

IIT Delhi has established IHFC (I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics) as the Technology Innovation Hub under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) of Department of Science & Technology (Ministry of Science & Technology), Govt. of India.

It has been incorporated as a Section-8 (non-profit) company, under Companies Act 2013. The company will be supported by the Department of Science & Technology for five years, following which it needs to self-sustain and should generate its own revenue to continue with its functions. All the activities related to the company are governed by its own Board of Directors, and led by the CEO.

 

Responsibility

Head – Start-Ups will be responsible for the following:

  • Setting up and smooth running an eco-system (including an incubator and an accelerator)
  • Create and manage the relevant network of mentors, agencies, venture capitalists, and platforms for engagement to enable potential collaboration for startups
  • Identify relevant industry/government/ academic partners for identification and on-boarding of relevant startups; running successful programs for the same
  • Identify relevant investors and build collaboration to bring relevant investments to the IHFC eco-system of start-ups
  • Responsible for engagement with start-ups to ensure a seamless onboarding and successful curve of growth for them
  • Defining and executing relevant matrix for engagement with start ups to maximize the output for IHFC and the incubated/accelerated start-ups
  • Leverage Drone Technology Park (DTP) and Medical Cobotics Center (MCC) being set up by IHFC in IIT Delhi Sonipat Campus and IIIT (tripe I, T) Delhi campus in Okhla, respectively
  • Managing relationship with various vertical heads within IHFC, to enable maximum value addition to other verticals and their deliverables through start-ups

 

Role Description

Head – Start-Ups would lead all engagements related to start-ups in the IHFC eco-system – defining and agreeing scope of work with these start-ups in line with mission and vision of IHFC

  • She/He needs to define and build the core nucleus of the organization supporting and nurturing start-ups, with a sharp focus developing and commercialisation of successful products/services, in line with the purpose and vision of the hub (IHFC)
  • She/He should be able to build a winning team comprising of internal members and external collaborators to ensure seamless experience and enabling environment for the start-ups
  • Build relationships with all start-ups and identify the relevant need of mentoring/enagagement depending upon the maturity stage of startup and/or life cycle stage of products/services
  • Should be able to work along with the CEO, Board of Directors of the company and the Hub Governing Body (HGB)

 

The ideal profile of the Head- Start-Ups will be a candidate with

  • Prior experience leading an eco-system of innovation (Renowned Incuabtor/Accelarator, Innovation Hub, Indusrty programs of start-up engagement, relevant role with a renowned venture capitalist, especially in the domain of upcoming technologies)
  • Knowledge of research and engineering related to application of collabarotive robotics and complimentary/allied sciences and engineering disciplines
  • Successful senior professional looking for an innovation led set-up, and potential to lead the eco-system for start-ups
  • Strong management and communication skills
  • Should be willing to travel extensively.

 

Qualification: Top tier pedigree from leading Indian/Global Engineering and/or Business schools.

 

Years of experience: At least 15 years of relevant experience (more will be preferred)

 

Reporting – The position will be reporting to the CEO

 

For application, please write to hr@ihfc.co.in on or before Feb 28, 2023

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