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Senior Manager, Research Commercialisation

Job Req ID: 39101

Posting Date: 10 Sep 2024

Function: Product & Propositions

Unit: Networks

Location:

1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive with great benefits

Why this role matters

We want to improve people’s lives for the better and enable BT to deliver world class services and networks. Creating new products and services and developing new underpinning technologies is central to helping BT connect for good.

This role plays a key strategic and operation function in realising value from technology arising from BT’s research activities and elsewhere across BT’s business, with a particular focus on research adoption, the generation of revenue, reduction of cost or other strategic value for BT Group.

This role can be based in Bristol or London.

Our hybrid working model means you are required to be in the office 3 days per week.

You'll have the following responsibilities

Provide strong leadership in each of:

o The development and execution of a research commercialisation strategy with accompanying governance defining appropriate routes to value for BT;

o Interlock with BT’s research programmes to define and refine routes to value from conception through the Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs);

o Opportunity, market and ecosystem analytics for proposition development;

o Opportunity identification and development of commercial propositions for research outputs;

o Business development for research outputs including relationship development and management, commercial negotiations, pricing and valuation;

o Collaboration with BT’s lines of business to drive research adoption.

• Management of an organisation of commercialisation principals and specialists including:

o Principal with responsibility for market, technology and ecosystem analysis;

o Principal with responsibility for proposition development and execution;

o Principal and specialist with responsibility for business development including commercial negotiation, pricing and valuation;

o Specialists with responsibility for technology and intellectual property analysis.

• Collaborate with the Patents Senior Manager in the commercialisation of BT’s intellectual property, including providing commercial leadership for IP litigation strategy.

• Provide regular reports on status, progress, and outcomes of commercialisation activities.

• Manage a financial budget for commercialisation expenditure and revenues over each planning and reporting period.

You'll have the following skills and experience

Skills

• A graduate in a relevant discipline, preferably with postgraduate qualification.

• Leadership and line management skills including coaching, mentoring and development.

• Experience in technical, engineering, technical project management, development, deployment or similar roles of relevance to BT Group products, services and technologies.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

• An ability to understand the work of BT’s research, development, engineering and technical teams, as well as the commercial priorities and objectives of BT’s lines of business and customer facing units.

• Ability to think strategically and develop innovative commercialisation strategies.

• Strong analytical skills with a capability to analyse complex information including analytics reports and research papers.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to anticipate issues and find effective solutions.

Experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area.

• At least 5 years’ experience in a relevant industrial or academic setting.

• Familiarity with telecoms, hi-tech, networking or IT industry and technological trends.

• Experience with cross-functional teams.

Preferred

• A proven track record of developing and executing a commercialisation, licensing, technology transfer, venture building or technology exploitation strategy.

• Experience in international business or law.

• Professional certifications related to project management, IP management, venturing, commercialisation, IP legal practice or similar.

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• 15% on target bonus

• Company car or £5,500 cash alternative

• Private healthcare for self and family

• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%

• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service

• Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan

• World-class training and development opportunities

• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

• Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages

• Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer

I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy

I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

Growth mindset

I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

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