Director, Innovation

Job Description

Job Description

Director, Innovation

Albany, NY

Fusco Personnel is actively recruiting for a Director, Innovation, to join our client in leading the nation in the fight on global climate change and the transition to a clean-energy powered economy.

This is a FT Direct Hire position offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

Primary Responsibilities

Actively manage the >

$100 million existing portfolio of R&D contracts including substantial focal areas of transportation, renewable energy optimization, energy storage, net zero buildings, and smart grid technologies

• Effectively use scarce internal resources and leverage external capital and partnerships to maximize the impact of NYSERDA funds
• Maintain best practices in tracking and reporting the portfolio’s financial and climate impacts, including by tracking patents, follow-on funding, expected greenhouse gas mitigation, and impact on embedded carbon in the economy
• Lead a high-impact, entrepreneurial team
• Cultivate and maintain strong connections with the investment community, corporate / strategic partners, policy experts, and other stakeholders to continuously inform program focus and design, identify partners in the ecosystem, and act as an ambassador for NYSERDA to these communities
• Stay current with developments in innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology commercialization

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years of relevant experience in leadership positions related to climate technology research and development, technology commercialization and innovation best practices and policies
• Ability to perform all managerial and supervisory responsibilities with demonstrated experience fostering respect, diversity, equity and inclusion across the workforce.
• A strong existing network of climate-related researchers, funding organizations, businesses, universities, and policymakers
• Knowledge of and insight into the investment landscape, commercialization processes and scalability for climate-related technologies including both hardware and software innovations and others
• A demonstrated record of success in driving improvements in service operations and successfully delivering services within complex business or government operating environments.
• Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team leader and team member, maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliver on commitments

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree and 8 years’ experience

Salary

$152- $191K

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