IP Transactions Specialist

About the role

NUS Enterprise (formerly NUSX) is building a team of experienced commercialisation professionals who structure and negotiate transactions that balance commercialisation success, fair market value and long-term stewardship of public-sector innovation assets. The Specialist, IP Transactions executes standard commercialisation transactions involving university intellectual property using approved transaction frameworks, licensing pathways and agreement templates, working closely with inventors, founders, industry partners and commercialisation teams.

Key responsibilities

• Assess opportunities against established licensing pathways and choose the appropriate transaction framework.
• Structure, negotiate and execute standard licenses, options, assignments, technology transfer agreements and other commercialisation transactions using approved templates and parameters.
• Develop and finalise term sheets and definitive agreements within commercial, governance and approval frameworks.
• Guide inventors, founders, licensees and other counterparties through licensing pathways and transaction processes from initiation to execution.
• Educate stakeholders on licensing principles, transaction frameworks and approved pathways.
• Identify opportunities needing non-standard structures, customised economics or significant stewardship considerations and escalate them appropriately.
• Support governance, approval, documentation and execution processes, and maintain accurate transaction records.
• Help refine transaction templates, workflows, playbooks and operational practices.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience supporting, negotiating, structuring, administering or executing IP, technology licensing, commercialisation, contract management, legal operations, technology transfer or other transaction-oriented agreements.
• Experience supporting or executing IP licensing, research commercialisation agreements, strategic partnerships or related transactions.
• Ability to apply, communicate and defend established frameworks and identify cases needing strategic review or escalation.
• Familiarity with IP commercialisation, licensing economics and common transaction structures.
• Strong organisational, stakeholder and transaction management skills, with excellent communication and attention to detail.

Bonus points: experience with startup founders, venture-backed companies, SMEs or innovation-driven businesses; familiarity with university technology transfer or public-sector innovation environments; experience with agreement management systems, contract lifecycle management platforms or workflow tools. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified; no formal cover letter is required.