Team Lead & Innovation Partner DTU Skylab

Are you passionate about developing new technology-based startups Do you thrive by working in a vibrant innovative environment where new ideas sparkle and every day has new startup teams entering the door

DTU Skylab is looking for a new colleague to take on the role as team lead for a team of experienced innovation partners. The team ofinnovation partners support DTU departments innovation efforts both by facilitating awareness about innovation and entrepreneurship among faculty and young researchers scouting for technologies with commercial potential supporting researchers startup ventures from lab to market and coaching startup teams in funding mentor- and cofounder programs.

What is Skylab
DTU Skylab is the innovation hub of DTU. We are a vibrant community supporting diverse activities such as curricular courses company collaborations and start-up support the 10 years that DTU Skylab has existed it has become a dynamic innovation hub with 5000 m2 of offices teaching facilities workshops and laboratories.

DTU Skylab is both an innovation environment with start-ups and company collaborations and an ambitious learning environment where we train skilled engineers with a desire to make a difference in the world.

About the role
The main purpose of the role is to act as a player-coach and in that regard the position reflects two key elements: a team-lead position and a role as an innovation partner.

The innovations partner team consists of 8 dedicated and experienced business developers with a strong technical and commercial background within the technical areas represented by DTUs research departments.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working with a high-performing experienced team to deliver on DTUs mission to be an entrepreneurial university and increase the number of high-quality startups.
• Sparring and support both in ongoing 1:1s and the more long-term development of the team.
• Taking an active role in developing the approach to research-based startups collaborating across DTU Skylabs startup programs and teams.
• Contributing to building an even stronger foundation for the entrepreneurial journey of DTU Skylabs startups
• Being a part of DTU Skylabs extended leadership group with approximately one monthly meeting
• As Innovation partner to have the role of supporting new research-based startups facilitating workshops scouting for new ideas and inventions and promoting an innovation culture at the research departments.

About you
In order to be successful in this role we believe you:

• Hold a masters degree and have min. 10 years of leadership experience
• Have experience with leading mature and experienced teams and a good foundation in change management
• Havesolidexperience with and understanding of high-tech entrepreneurship venture building and e.g. startup-corporate engagement
• Have10 years ofexperience with commercialization and business development of research
• Have solid experience in facilitating startup workshops and/or courses
• Are a strong team player result-oriented and self-motivated with a focus on creating value collaboration and communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Possess strong networking skills good at meeting new people and see opportunities.
• Are fluent in English and Danish.

Who are we
We have a highly creative atmosphere with around 60 employees. We have an informal culture and we can laugh party and be very serious about what we do. We love our users and collaborators and we love to tell all the great stories about the projects and activities running in DTU Skylab including building rockets farming snails developing laboratory robots digital services student associations international summits and airborne wind turbines.

It is a challenging job in a very dynamic environment. You will become a part of a culture and organization in constant rapid development and you will have a lot of influence on this development.

Salary and appointment terms
Salary and employment terms are according to the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) or another relevant collective agreement.

Start date is 1 January 2026 or as soon as possible.

The Innovation Partner team is part of a larger section of around 25 colleagues in total supporting business development across both students and researchers. You will refer to the Section Head Stine Kruse.

You will be employed at DTU Skylab and the workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus Kgs. Lyngby Denmark.

Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later thanSunday November 30 2025.Open the Apply online link fill out the form and attach your motivated application CV and exam will be conducted in November.

If you would like additional information about the position please contact Section Head Stine Kruse:.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age gender disability race religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology which is subject to special rules for security and export control open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UNs 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13500 students and 6000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive evolving and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.