Technical Partnerships Project Manager

Written By Rupal Ismin

Position: Technical Partnerships Project Manager

Close date: 10 July 2026

Location: Darlington, NSW with flexible working conditions 

Salary range: $120,000-$135,000 + superannuation + ESOP

Position Overview

We are looking for a Technical Partnerships Project Manager to keep the engine running behind the Chief Executive Officer as he builds the commercial pipeline. This role exists to keep every commitment on track, every partner well-informed, and every contract or grant a success. This is primarily an internal role with scope to grow.

We are seeking a proactive, organised, technically literate person to fill this role. You will hold complex programmes together from an operational and relationship perspective, and build the repeatable processes that let Deteqt scale its partnerships function without dropping a commitment.

About Deteqt

Deteqt is a venture-backed startup building chip-scale quantum magnetic sensors, backed by Main Sequence Ventures and a cohort of US and Australian investors. Our technology integrates nitrogen-vacancy diamond with custom CMOS silicon to measure magnetic fields at a precision and size that hasn't been commercially available before.

We are building the technology to make a new data layer for the physical world readable and useful. The first applications we are building toward are navigation that works where GPS does not, and mineral exploration with a fraction of the time, cost, and impact.

We are a small, collaborative, and ambitious team. We work hard when we are here and value our people’s life outside of work. If you want to work at the point where deep technology becomes a commercial reality, this is that role.

Your Key Responsibilities

Partnership Process

  • Own the customer relationship management system. Every active opportunity, agreement, and partner engagement should reflect current status, next actions, and owner at all times

  • Ensure every partnership has a clear cadence: when we meet, what we report, and who is accountable

  • Coordinate and document partner meetings: pre-reads, agendas, notes, actions, and follow-up

  • Track the pipeline from scoped opportunity through to signed agreement; surface delays and blockers before they become problems

  • Maintain a clear view of all commitments under active agreements

Programs and field activity

  • Manage schedules, milestones, risks, and stakeholder updates across active field tests, device trials, and deployments

  • Coordinate with engineering and product so internal teams know what is coming and are resourced accordingly

  • Debrief every field activity and feed lessons into a living playbook

Grant Execution & Reporting

  • Maintain a live register of active grants: obligations, milestones, and reporting deadlines

  • Keep internal teams aligned so deliverables are on track against funding conditions

  • Prepare and submit progress reports, financial acquittals, and milestone evidence on time and to the standard each funding body requires

  • Be the primary contact with grant managers and funding bodies

  • Flag compliance risks early; escalate to the Chief Operating Officer where needed

Partner Communication

  • Day-to-day contact for active partners: responsive, clear, and ahead of what they need to know

  • Draft formal correspondence including progress reports, issue notices, and meeting summaries

  • Spot friction early and resolve or escalate before it compounds

Skills and Experience

Required

  • 3+ years in a project management, partnerships operations, or technical account management role

  • Confident using AI tools in daily work, and curious about what else they can do

  • Able to understand device specs, trial protocols and engineering timelines

  • Clear, concise communication for reporting, partner correspondence, business development assets, and meeting notes

  • Experience managing grants and joint projects: tracking obligations, coordinating delivery, and preparing milestone and financial reports

  • Excellent organisational skills

  • Background in defence, aerospace, deep tech, or hardware product development

  • Work rights in Australia

What does early success in this role look like?

Within 90 days, the operational layer around partnerships is running. The CEO is briefed before every meeting and follow-ups happen without prompting. By six months, the CEO can focus on pipeline and proposals because delivery is fully covered.  Partner communication runs on a clear cadence and grant obligations are visible.

To Apply

Please submit the following to info@deteqt.tech with the subject “Technical Partnerships Project Manager”:

  • Your resume

  • Cover letter that includes the following:

    • Your working rights status in Australia

    • Your system of keeping track of things and how you stay organised

    • How you’re using AI right now

    • One thing you’re better at than most people

See our progress on linkedin.com/company/Deteqt


Rupal Ismin