Senior Director, Business Development & Commercialisation
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- Based at our Melbourne Burwood Campus or Geelong Waurn Ponds campus hybrid work arrangements
- Full-time and fixed-term until January 2030
- Attractive remuneration offered 17% Superannuation
Benefits for working with us!
At Deakin we know you are so much more than the job you do. We foster a workplace culture that supports excellence in teaching research and administration and provide opportunities for career progression and personal growth.
Continue to utilise your professional expertise to support Deakins commitment to making positive global impact through our excellence in education research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.
Deakin remains committed to offering a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers and believe that a progressive thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.
As a Senior Director Business Development & Commercialisation you will:
- Lead and collaborate with key stakeholders across Deakin to achieve shared goals and drive collective success.
- Champion innovation adaptability and continuous improvement in alignment with the Universitys Strategic Plan and functional strategies.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with research leaders and industry to enhance Deakins reputation and strategic opportunities.
- Provide inspirational leadership to the Business Development and Commercialisation team fostering collaboration capability growth and innovation.
- Oversee effective communication accountability and reporting to ensure initiatives align with strategic priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.
To be successful youll have:
- Relevant qualifications and experience at the appropriate level with a proven record of delivering strategic initiatives that drive measurable impact.
- Strong leadership people and resource management skills including the ability to build high-performing teams and lead organisational change.
- Deep understanding of contemporary discipline trends and the capability to apply innovative strategies that advance organisational objectives.
- Excellent communication negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to build and maintain productive relationships across diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- A flexible results-focused approach demonstrating sound judgement adaptability and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes in complex fast-paced environments.
Heres how to apply:
Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.
For a confidential discussion regarding this role please contact Amy Hunter Executive Director Research Business Development & Commercialisation via
For a copy of the position description please see below:
Senior Director Business Development and Commercialisation (1).pdf
Applications for this position close at 5pm Sunday 30th November 2025.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Sales Experience
- Direct Sales
- B2B Sales
- Marketing
- Sales Pipeline
- Salesforce
- Strategic Planning
- Enterprise Sales
- negotiation
- Lead Generation
- Contracts
About Company
Deakin is Australia's 9th largest university with over 44,000 students, of whom approximately a fifth are international students from over 100 countries. We have more than 8,000 international students from over 100 different countries 40% of our domestic students, and 28% of our in ... View more
