Business Development Advisor

7 days ago

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Alberta Innovates Full time
Job Title: Technology Development Advisor

Alberta Innovates is seeking a Technology Development Advisor (TDA) to join our Entrepreneurial Investments team. As a TDA, you will play a key role in Alberta's innovation ecosystem by engaging, advising, and coaching scalable Technology and knowledge-based Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) in the areas of business, product development, and commercialization activities.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Advising and providing expertise to clients on scaling their businesses along the Startup Commons client journey, including business plan development, financials, marketing, and sales, including customer validation testing.
  • Coaching clients through their business and technology readiness journey, providing guidance on growth strategies and market opportunities.
  • Developing external networks and liaising with internal and external clients to recommend funding opportunities aligned with Alberta Innovates' mandate and outcomes.
  • Summarizing client due diligence for internal programs while maintaining confidentiality of client information.
  • Working synergistically with the Regional Innovation Networks for the benefit of the client.
Requirements:
  • A bachelor's degree from a recognized institution.
  • 10+ years in business, management consulting, or founding a technology-based SME with a focus on the ICT sector.
  • 5+ years in senior management and/or business coaching experience.
  • Continuing education related to business and entrepreneurship.
  • Experience with growing and developing SMEs in the technology commercialization space.
  • Strong account management experience combined with a creative approach to business.
  • Able to work under tight deadlines in high-stake executive environments.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, combined with an ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated coaching, constructive feedback, and mentoring skills.
  • Willingness to challenge, question, and investigate facts.
  • Strong community network to support building collaboration and build synergies.
  • Comfortable working with incomplete information and ability to make intelligent assumptions to produce high-level estimates.
About Alberta Innovates:

We offer our employees opportunities to work on projects that will expand their skill sets while witnessing the visible impacts of their efforts. We value the development of our employees and create opportunities for working in capacities that allow new skills to be learned. We know that the wellness of our team is the most important part of our business, so we offer a strong benefits package and generous vacation and paid time off programs to promote work-life balance.

The final candidate will be required to undergo a security clearance. All interviewees must be able to meet the requirement specified in the Physical Demand Analysis. This document will be supplied during the interview process to the successful candidate.

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