Business Development Advisor

1 month ago

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Alberta Innovates Full time

Technology Development Advisor

Alberta Innovates is seeking a Technology Development Advisor (TDA) to contribute to our Entrepreneurial Investments team. TDAs play a pivotal role in Alberta's innovation ecosystem by engaging, advising, and coaching scalable Technology and knowledge-based Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) in business, product development, and commercialization activities. The TDA is a connector who creates links between business support services, professionals, and programs from the Provincial and Federal Government, Colleges, Universities, non-profits, and industry contacts. This position will be based in Calgary.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Advising and providing expertise to clients on scaling 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.
  • 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.
  • Providing services mainly to clients in Calgary.

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.
  • Travel is required to attend events or meetings as required.

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 requirements specified in the Physical Demand Analysis. This document will be supplied during the interview process to the successful candidate.

We encourage interested and qualified applicants to apply. This competition closes as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

Alberta Innovates is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.

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