Program Manager, Technology Partnership Development
Copper · Berkeley, California, United States
Posted 8 days ago · $160,000-$190,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days Copper 's roles stay open a median of 43 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Copper 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Copper
- high 6 stale, 0 reposted of 12 open
- Hiring momentum
- 14 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Copper 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Copper .
About this role
The Program Manager for Technology Partnership Development at Copper will primarily coordinate the partnership and licensing pipeline, managing deal logistics and supporting negotiations. This role also involves tracking the company's patent portfolio and ensuring alignment with business development efforts. The position requires a solid technical background to evaluate potential partners and read patent claims, and it emphasizes execution and coordination rather than strategy-setting.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Copper as an employer.
What you need
- 3–5+ years of experience in licensing, partnerships, and/or IP/patent operations, ideally in a hardware or electronics environment
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related technical field
- Fluency and experience with a range of licensing structures
- Experience preparing pitch materials for potential business partners
- Comfortable working with technical and legal material
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have
- Legal training in patent law and/or licensing
- Advanced engineering degree
- Ability to communicate in multiple languages
What you get
- Salary range of $160,000-$190,000
- Generous benefits package
Worth weighing
- In-office role with 4 days required and 1 flexible day
- Role is execution-focused, not strategy-setting
- Requires comfort in a changing start-up environment
- Technical expertise is mandatory, not just preferred
Summarised from Copper 's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Copper on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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