# Program Manager, Technology Partnership Development

Hiring organization: [Copper](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/copper)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/63ae3f9f-b114-4d20-b72b-7a9ea80b9ca7

Listed on Copper's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Location: Berkeley, CA
- Salary: 160000 – 190000 USD per year

## Summary

This role coordinates the operational machinery of business development, licensing deals, and patent portfolio management at an early-stage hardware company. It suits someone with technical depth in engineering or physics who has handled licensing or partnership operations and enjoys keeping complex, multi-stakeholder programs on track.

_Our summary, not Copper's wording._

## Skills named

Patent Prosecution

## Required

- 3–5 years of experience in licensing, partnerships, or IP/patent operations
- Background in a hardware or electronics environment
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related technical field
- Ability to read and work with partnership/license agreements and patent claims
- Strong organization and ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams

## Nice to have

- Legal training in patent law or licensing
- Advanced engineering degree
- Ability to communicate in multiple languages

Apply on Copper's site: https://copperhome.com/pages/jobs?gh_jid=5232549007