EU Business Developer

Business Developer EU Business Unit

Work for one of the leading European advisories specialised in project financing

About Nordic Innovators

We are a rapidly growing R&D&I project financing advisory at both European and national levels, combining grant, tax incentives, debt, and equity financing. Headquartered in Copenhagen (Denmark), with 80+ professionals working from our offices in Denmark (Aarhus and Copenhagen), Spain (Malaga) and Norway (Bergen and Drammen). We are a trusted advisor to a large group of European companies and universities, working across multiple sectors and technology areas throughout the challenging capital raising process.

Since our inception in October 2013, we have grown quickly and established the Nordic Innovators brand as a market leader in our home markets in Norway and Denmark with regards to national and European grant, debt, and equity financing services. To date we have supported clients from 24 different countries and raised more than 2 billion in project financing.

We advise our clients throughout the entire project financing journey, from identification of the optimal financing strategy to full project implementation and following project administration and compliance. Our success has given us a stellar reputation with multinational corporates, deep tech scaleups, and renowned European universities and research institutions.

Are you interested in joining our team of technical experts? Are you keen to take part in the latest innovations shaping a better future? Would you like to join a professional, fun, and dynamic team?

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Business Developer to help execute our plan of growing our collaborations with deep tech and health tech companies across Europe. In this role you will be responsible for creating new partnerships between Nordic Innovators and other organisations (both public and private) and companies. You will be a key driving force for reaching our goals of new clients and partnerships by identifying industries and clients with great potential, contacting, and engaging with these.

Responsibilities

• Actively searching for, contacting, and establishing relationships with organisations (both public and private) and companies.
• Assess organisations and their project ideas for European funding opportunities, e.g., in the EUs Horizon Europe Framework Programme.
• Provide offers to potential clients and negotiate fees, service offerings and contract terms.
• Forecast and set goals according to targets agreed with your manager. Be accountable for driving, measuring, and reporting on key inputs and outputs in our CRM (HubSpot).
• Account management and possible key account management with responsibility of own portfolio of clients, following up with these and building our relationship with them over time.
• Have a chance to co-develop and sell new services together with our consulting teams.
• Collaborate with other teams to stay up to date with company developments.

Candidate requirements

• 3+ years of experience in business development, sales or in building relationships with organisations (both public and private) and companies.
• Knowledge or experience of grant writing and/or EU funding programmes, e.g., Horizon Europe, EIC, Eureka, etc.
• Fluency in English (C1, especially written and spoken). Other languages are a plus.
• M.Sc. /Ph.D. in a relevant field (preferably a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics background), or experience in working with different types of technologies.
• Industry experience and a strong network.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with various stakeholders of different levels.
• Thrive on change and be comfortable with challenges. A proactive self-starter that can take a desired goal and independently plan and execute strategies to reach it.
• Can push us and be pushed without being offended. We love to be proven wrong, and you should too.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office 365.
• The preferred candidate will be based in Spain, Portugal, or France.
• Work permit for Spain, Portugal, or France.

What we offer

• You'll have an opportunity to work with great, innovative clients from all over Europe and help transform their ideas into reality.
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits.
• Flexible working hours.
• Professional development and training
• We offer the possibility to work remotely (in Spain, Portugal, or France) or hybrid from our office in Malaga.
• Possibility to work with an international diverse group of fantastic and extremely driven people (over 25 nationalities), with backgrounds in science, business, and humanities.
• Team events and social activities.
• Trust, freedom, ownership, and responsibility.

How to apply?

Please submit your CV and cover letter via our careers portal. We reserve the right to close the role early if we receive a large number of applications.

Nordic Innovators is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

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