EFI Sector Engagement Manager

Job description

We are looking for an experienced relationship manager, with an excellent track record for business development in a research, innovation and skills context, and a keen understanding of the key challenges faced by, and opportunities for data and technology driven innovation in, the Financial Services and Fintech sectors. You will have a substantial existing network across the public, private and 3rd Sector organisations that play a role both in the delivery of financial services, and in supporting innovation in the fintech sector. Innovation in the delivery of Financial Services is key to addressing some of the World’s most complex challenges, such as climate change, poverty, local and global inequalities, and the ethical use of data and AI. As a member of Edinburgh Innovations who is embedded in the Business Engagement Team for the University’s Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), you will play a key role in supporting EFI in making a positive societal impact in collaboration with the FS & Fintech sectors, including fulling EFI’s challenge-based mission, and supporting its objectives as a key Innovation Hub in the Data Driven Innovation Programme (supporting inclusive economic growt...