Who we are

Why Rensselaer? Join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's dynamic global community of changemaker including some of the world’s leading researchers, students, alumni, and faculty who ask the important questions and devise the scientific and technological innovations that make the world a better place for all of humanity.

Scale.Rensselaer, Inc. is a startup accelerator based in downtown Troy, NY. Our mission is to drive regional innovation by equipping local startups with the resources, mentorship, and funding access they need to grow. We focus on launching high-potential ventures, strengthening the local economy, and forging strategic partnerships with industry leaders, investors, and academic institutions.

Are you ready to change the world? Apply now!

Job Summary

The Director of SCALE.Rensselaer will play a pivotal role in launching and operating an accelerator dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technology to tackle the world’s toughest problems. The Director is responsible for strategic planning, program development, and community engagement to support entrepreneurs across various disciplines. The Director will lead initiatives that promote innovation, business development, and entrepreneurial education, ensuring alignment with SCALE.Rensselaer’s goals and objectives. By fostering a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem within the Capital Region and beyond, the Director will drive transformative solutions and advancements in technology.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible management and/or executive positions, including;
  • Proven experience in entrepreneurship, startup development, or accelerator management
  • Strong technical background with the ability to understand and evaluate complex technologies
  • Experience in securing funding and managing budgets

Relevant combinations of education, training and experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a technical field
• Ten years of responsible management and executive positions 

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledgeable of the full range of issues related to innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders, including companies, community organizations, and investment firms
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent leadership skills to work with entrepreneurs in the development of new ventures
• Skilled in strategic planning, organizing, and effective time management skills
• Exceptional presentation skills to a wide variety of professional and executive audiences
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial and other data
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet established goals and objectives
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders, including companies, community organizations, and investment firms

Shift

Business Hours with weekends or evenings occasionally required

Travel

Driving

Driving a personal vehicle for non-passenger use

Starting Salary/Rate

Expected hiring range: $150,000 - $175,000

Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate’s salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, internal equity, and the final candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer’s good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.

Application instructions

Follow the on-screen prompts to create a brief online profile. Please be ready to upload your resume and cover letter.

If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact careers@rpi.edu.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Total Compensation and Benefits Information

Rensselaer’s Total Compensation Program is designed to provide stable pay growth, a comprehensive and affordable benefits package, and a comprehensive and affordable retiree medical and prescription plan. Our goal is to provide you and your family with a comprehensive health and welfare program as an umbrella of financial security and protection during your employment. For more information, please visit Benefits | Human Resources (rpi.edu).

Who we are

Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is the first technological research university in the United States. We bring creativity, science, and technology together to address society's greatest challenges. We cultivate exceptional problem-solvers by immersing them in a culture of rigorous inquiry, disciplined practice, and hands-on application. Our strategic plan, RPI Forward, charts a pioneering course for the next era of RPI. Explore the RPI Forward plan. ↗︎

Nestled on a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, RPI is home to five schools, 32 research centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and the IBM Quantum System One - the first university-based quantum computer in the world. 

With top notch employee health and retirement benefits, Rensselaer offers its full-time employees a generous paid time off program, tuition remission, and opportunities for career growth. 

Job Summary

The Business Manager is responsible for managing the business operations of the Graduate Education portfolio, including finance, budgeting, grant administration, academic support, and policy interpretation. The Business Manager will represent the School on business affairs to the Rensselaer Community and will serve as a resource to faculty and staff to ensure consistent administrative and operational practices that comply with Institute policies. The Business Manager actively participates in the short and long range financial and strategic planning of the portfolio.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience in budget administration, monitoring, and management; including, research and/or other restricted funds
  • Experience to include at least two (2) years of management and supervisory experience

Relevant combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Experience in a higher education or research setting
• Familiarity with federal and state government regulations as they relate to research administration

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to analyze and interpret reports, documents, and statistical data
• Ability to prepare budget reports and forecasts and perform account reconciliations
• Knowledge of financial software, including spreadsheet, database, and data warehouse applications; proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to learn and use SCT Banner finance, position control, and labor modules, or other comparable systems
• Knowledge of fund-based budgeting in a nonprofit environment
• Demonstrated supervisory skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Job Duties

• Monitor all financial activity within the portfolio to ensure financial soundness and compliance with Institute financial and administrative policies. Serve as the central point of contact for all financial and administrative activities within the portfolio.

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the portfolio’s strategic plans and the alignment between budgets, activities, and the RPI Forward Plan. Supervise the maintenance and reporting of metrics and ensure departmental budgets support approved portfolio and Institute strategic objectives.

• Oversee the preparation and maintenance of operating budgets to forecast financial needs and support planning efforts. Assist the Dean in planning and managing all funds, including endowment, gift, designated, and capital project funds. Provide oversight to ensure gifts, endowments, and grants are expended in accordance with applicable requirements.

• Provide Institute and portfolio leadership with timely financial information regarding fund balances prior to commitments. Evaluate the appropriateness of expenditures based on fund restrictions and ensure all funding limitations are clearly communicated and adhered to.

• Utilize enterprise-wide systems to develop, manage, analyze, and control budgets and other complex financial data to enhance forecasting and strategic business and operational planning. Use systems to support surveys and reports related to graduate students and ensure regular audits are conducted across all portfolio business units.

• Consult with Institute and portfolio leadership to establish and implement administrative and financial policies and procedures consistent with Institute standards. Conduct audits of portfolio financial activities, implement corrective actions as needed, and identify and coordinate training for business staff on financial processes and systems. Serve as a resource and leader for staff on budgetary and financial matters.

• Facilitate fiscal planning activities for the portfolio and integrate planning into the budget process. Prepare and maintain operating budgets, analyze and present financial and administrative data in support of portfolio goals, and ensure staff effectively utilize available systems and tools to support analytics and planning.

• Oversee portfolio-level human resources functions, including appointment management and performance management activities. Support recruitment and selection efforts aligned with portfolio goals and perform supervisory responsibilities for direct reports, including hiring, evaluation, training, development, coaching, and, when necessary, disciplinary actions.

• Oversee the administration of Graduate Financial Aid (GFA), including management of Institute-funded GFA budgets and collaboration with academic schools and departments to ensure timely, compliant, and student-centered delivery of awards. Serve as the central point of contact with the Payroll Office, approve all GFA transactions, develop and communicate GFA guidelines, provide campus training, and resolve GFA-related issues.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Starting Salary/Rate

Expected hiring range: $90,000 - $95,000

Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate’s salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, internal equity, and the final candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer’s good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.

Application instructions

Follow the on-screen prompts to create a brief online profile. Please be ready to upload your resume and cover letter.

If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact careers@rpi.edu.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Total Compensation and Benefits Information

Rensselaer’s Total Compensation Program is designed to provide stable pay growth, a comprehensive and affordable benefits package, and a comprehensive and affordable retiree medical and prescription plan. Our goal is to provide you and your family with a comprehensive health and welfare program as an umbrella of financial security and protection during your employment. For more information, please visit Benefits | Human Resources (rpi.edu).

Who we are

Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is the first technological research university in the United States. We bring creativity, science, and technology together to address society's greatest challenges. We cultivate exceptional problem-solvers by immersing them in a culture of rigorous inquiry, disciplined practice, and hands-on application. Our strategic plan, RPI Forward, charts a pioneering course for the next era of RPI. Explore the RPI Forward plan. ↗︎

Nestled on a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, RPI is home to five schools, 32 research centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, and the IBM Quantum System One - the first university-based quantum computer in the world. 

With top notch employee health and retirement benefits, Rensselaer offers its full-time employees a generous paid time off program, tuition remission, and opportunities for career growth. 

Are you ready to change the world? Apply now!

Job Summary

**This position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents only***

Under limited direction, the Developer III develops complex software and leads complex projects. The Developer III is responsible for the technical support of Enterprise and Administrative systems, including application and web implementation and enhancement, maintenance and business process automation and reporting. The Developer III functions independently to identify business needs and implement solutions; and provides mentoring, training and helps develop other technical employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Four (4) years relevant work experience 
• Experience managing multiple projects with multiple people simultaneously

**This position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents only***

Relevant combinations of education, training and experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of multiple programming languages (including SQR, PL-SQL, Java, and LINUX shell-scripting) and proficient in the art of structuring and developing software code
• Well versed with version control systems
• High level troubleshooting and debugging ability
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Extensive technical knowledge of relational databases (such as Oracle) and database concepts, web-based programming technologies and common development tools and techniques
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet goals and deadlines
• Ability to learn quickly, analyze complex issues, and provide advanced troubleshooting
• Ability to diagnose software problems
• Ability to communicate and cooperate effectively with colleagues and users in a diverse environment
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member

Preferred Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of finance and/or accounting processes and procedures
• Ability to move financial related data to and from disparate systems

Shift

Business Hours: Monday - Friday

Travel

Driving

No Driving

Starting Salary/Rate

Expected hiring range: $85,000 - $96,820 / yr + full benefits

Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate’s salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, internal equity, and the final candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer’s good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.

Application instructions

Follow the on-screen prompts to create a brief online profile. Please be ready to upload your resume and cover letter.

If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact careers@rpi.edu.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Total Compensation and Benefits Information

Rensselaer’s Total Compensation Program is designed to provide stable pay growth, a comprehensive and affordable benefits package, and a comprehensive and affordable retiree medical and prescription plan. Our goal is to provide you and your family with a comprehensive health and welfare program as an umbrella of financial security and protection during your employment. For more information, please visit Benefits | Human Resources (rpi.edu).