Senior Associate Vice President, Corporate Relations

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

The Senior Associate Vice President (SAVP), Corporate Relations provides executive leadership and strategic direction for Florida International University's centralized corporate engagement efforts. As the senior executive for the Corporate Relations division within the OGCCR, the SAVP is responsible for developing a multi-year corporate strategy that supports the Universities Strategic Plan and R1 mission. This role serves as the unified institutional hub for high-impact partnerships, seamlessly aligning corporate investment across research, philanthropy, talent pipelines, and policy advocacy.

• Establishes and sets the vision for a comprehensive corporate relations program that supports the Universities strategic plan, specifically focusing on becoming a national model for academic-industry relations.
• Serves as the primary institutional lead to centralize corporate engagement, moving the university from a decentralized to a unified model for corporate partners.
• Collaborates with Deans, VPs, and the FIU Foundation to ensure organizational needs are fulfilled through strategic corporate partnerships.
• Catalyzes the implementation of a university-wide CRM to provide a 360-degree view of corporate partners, integrating data from philanthropy, research, and talent pipelines.
• Manages an elite portfolio of the university's top corporate prospects, utilizing high-level cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Proactively sources industry-specific challenges and links them to faculty expertise and research capabilities to drive industry-sponsored research expenditures.
• Oversees the identification and cultivation of corporate and foundation gifts, working with the FIU Foundation to meet the President's annual philanthropy targets.
• Ensures all non-philanthropic financial commitments are routed through the Division of Finance for proper compliance, invoicing, and budget management.
• Collaborates with Academic Affairs and Career Services to align corporate talent needs with curriculum development, capstone projects, and high-profile internship placements.
• Leverages the influence and resources of strategic corporate partners to support the university's state and federal legislative priorities in tandem with the Vice President of Government, Corporate, and Community Relations.
• Leads the development of high-quality collateral materials and marketing plans that communicate FIU's value proposition to national-scale corporate partners.
• Recruits, trains, and motivates the Corporate Relations core team (Director and Coordinator),benchmarking progress and providing professional development opportunities.
• Monitors and evaluates program activity against targets, including total corporate funding, sponsored research contracts, and active strategic partnerships.
• Displays a high degree of confidentiality and ethics regarding donor and corporate records, maintaining the professional integrity of the OGCCR.

Master's degree and seven years of experience; or a bachelor's degree and nine years of experience.

• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• Extensive knowledge of the R1 research environment and the ability to strategically align faculty research with industry partnerships.
• Experience in a large, complex public university or similar institutional setting.
• Proven track record of managing high-level executive relationships and closing seven-figure corporate or foundation agreements.
• Extensive experience in supervising and managing professional staff.

Administrative

Starting at $180,000, commensurate with experience.

Begin time: 8:30 AM

End time: 5:00 PM

Expanded Background Check

• Ability to travel locally and nationally.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
• Ability to work occasional evenings, weekends and at locations outside of the University

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

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*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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