Agreements and Partnerships Success Lead

The Mitre Corporation • Huntsville, AL

5d • $132,000 - $198,000 • Onsite

About The Position

MITRE is seeking an Agreements and Partnerships Success Lead within its Technology Transition and Partnership Office, which serves as a front door to industry engagement. The office accelerates innovation into mission-ready capability through IP licensing and agreements and partnerships with industry, academia, and other nonprofit institutions and associations.

This individual contributor role supports the office and has impact across MITRE Public Sector, MITRE National Security, and MITRE Technology and Engineering. It involves frequent, in-depth engagement with external organizations and internal business partners.

The position requires a minimum of four days per week onsite. The listed annual salary range is $132,000 to $198,000, with a midpoint of $165,000.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 6 years with a master's degree, or 3 years with a PhD; an equivalent combination of related education and work experience is also accepted.
• Demonstrated success executing corporate agreements, such as NDAs, MOUs, or other collaborative agreements, coordinating multiple organizations from initial contact through signature and success management.
• Sound judgment regarding legal, contracts, and business terms, including knowing when to escalate issues to senior leadership.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, including tracked changes, document comparison, and redlining.
• Experience using contracts, licensing, and customer relationship management software or databases.
• Exceptional verbal, writing, and collaboration skills; ability to build relationships and attention to detail.
• Strong cross-functional and multitasking abilities, with an interest in serving internal and external customers and supporting public sector impact.
• Ability to work onsite at least four days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government-issued Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance eligibility.
• Experience in IP technology transfer licensing or technology commercialization, with certification.
• Skill using AI tools for document comparison.
• Proficiency creating dashboards with tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Familiarity with iEdison or other government reporting and compliance tools.
• SharePoint development skills.
• Experience in government, as a government contractor, or at a large nonprofit research institution supporting contracts, subcontracts, legal, technology transition, or a partnerships office.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for external parties and MITRE colleagues regarding NDAs and collaborative agreements, and triage agreements by type, risk, and urgency.
• Review agreements against standard templates and approved language; prepare redlines; manage document versions and communications with external parties and internal partners in legal, contracts, subcontracts, and procurement.
• Manage agreement execution using e-signature tools such as DocuSign.
• Help MITRE staff understand agreement processes and locate existing agreements, and maintain the agreements repository.
• Track post-agreement dates and terms, including renewals, expiration, deliverables, reporting, and mandatory notifications.
• Coordinate with internal and external parties to confirm public good and compliance outcomes.
• Develop or enhance training materials and support communications announcements related to IP licensing and partnerships.
• Collaborate with MITRE business partners and technical resources to track, strengthen, and deepen university relationships through a shared engagement model.
• Support university engagement opportunities such as co-research and innovation, intern and early-career talent pipelines, training and continuing education, and facility or infrastructure use.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior