Business Development Lead - Innovation & Product Development Center

Business Development Lead - Innovation & Product Development Center

Overview

We are seeking a Business Development Professional to join the National Champions Department. The National Champions Department is responsible for the delivery of end-to-end product development, entrepreneurship, and investment opportunities to convert lucrative business ideas into national champions that enable job creation and economic growth.

As a Business Development Professional, you will be responsible for accelerating ideas development to reach the commercialization stage, support a new generation of innovators to develop groundbreaking ideas from conception to completion, and facilitate the launch of technology-based startups.

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Perform financial due diligence and analysis on prospective investment targets and perform detailed financial valuation analysis.
• Conduct market research on the industry and gather market intelligence to identify potential opportunities in targeted sectors (e.g., Sustainability/Climate Tech, MedTech, HardTech, Fintech).
• Develop, validate, and iterate on innovative business models, ensuring alignment with long term strategic goals.
• Create financial models that enhance return on investment of projects and financial planning.
• Prepare financial documents for presentation to potential and current investors.
• Analyze company accounts and financial projections and advise the company on how to best position its investments.
• Provide updates on financial markets activities in order to right position the company in the local and the global market.
• Develop an investment policy aligned to the company strategy and an investment criterion for evaluating prospective projects.
• Ensure that all investment compliance regulations are met.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will hold a:

• BS degree in engineering discipline & holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification holder is a plus.
• 7+ years of proven track record in venture building or investment which includes: conducting business case development and investment assessment.
• Solid understanding of financial set-up, procedures, statistics, financial modeling and economics.
• Excellent problem-solving, project management, analytical and communication skills.

Company Industry: Oil & Gas

Department / Functional Area: Business Development

Keywords: Business Development Lead - Innovation & Product Development