Business Development and Partnerships Lead

Position Overview

Epsilon Innovation Group Inc. is seeking a Business Development and Partnerships Lead to identify and develop new business opportunities, build strategic relationships, and support the growth of the company’s consulting and project-development services.

The Lead will cultivate relationships with prospective clients, industry partners, government agencies, research institutions, investors, and other stakeholders. The role will focus on opportunities aligned with Epsilon’s services and target sectors, which may include critical minerals, recycling, resource recovery, mine-waste processing, industrial byproduct reuse, and related technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize prospective clients, projects, and markets.
• Develop and maintain a qualified pipeline of business opportunities.
• Conduct market, sector, client, and competitor research to inform business-development priorities.
• Initiate and manage outreach to prospective clients and partners.
• Conduct introductory meetings to understand client needs, project objectives, and potential Epsilon services.
• Prepare opportunity summaries, client briefings, and recommendations for company leadership.
• Support the development of proposals, statements of work, presentations, and other business-development materials.
• Track leads, opportunities, communications, and follow-up actions in the company’s CRM system.
• Provide regular updates on pipeline progress, emerging opportunities, and potential risks.

Partnerships and Relationship Management

• Identify potential strategic partners, subcontractors, technical specialists, suppliers, and project collaborators.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with relevant companies, government organizations, universities, laboratories, industry groups, and investors.
• Facilitate introductions and discussions among potential project stakeholders.
• Explore partnership opportunities, including joint proposals, pilot projects, technical collaborations, and commercial arrangements.
• Maintain communication with existing partners and support mutually beneficial relationships.
• Document partnership discussions, commitments, and next steps.

Opportunity and Proposal Support

• Monitor relevant funding programs, solicitations, procurement notices, and project opportunities.
• Coordinate with internal team members and external partners to assess opportunity fit and readiness.
• Support proposal planning, including partner coordination, work-plan development, and contribution tracking.
• Help ensure proposed opportunities align with Epsilon’s capabilities, business priorities, and available resources.
• Maintain organized records of submissions, client discussions, partnership activity, and opportunity outcomes.

Reporting and Coordination

• Maintain accurate CRM and business-development records.
• Prepare periodic reports on leads, active opportunities, partnerships, and outreach activity.
• Coordinate internally to ensure prospects receive appropriate information and follow-up.
• Represent Epsilon professionally in meetings, networking events, and other approved business-development activities.
• Perform other related duties consistent with the role.

Expected Work Products

Depending on assigned priorities, work products may include:

• A prioritized business-development pipeline.
• Prospect, client, and partner profiles.
• Market and opportunity research summaries.
• Outreach plans and follow-up records.
• Partnership maps and stakeholder lists.
• Meeting notes and opportunity assessments.
• Proposal and presentation materials.
• Periodic business-development and partnership activity reports.

Qualifications

Required

• Experience in business development, partnerships, client relationship management, project development, or a related field.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
• Ability to research opportunities and assess their relevance to a company’s services.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities and follow-up commitments.
• Proficiency with CRM systems, spreadsheets, presentation software, and standard business tools.
• Sound professional judgment and discretion when handling business and client information.

Preferred

• Experience supporting consulting, technical, engineering, environmental, natural-resource, or industrial projects.
• Familiarity with critical minerals, recycling, resource recovery, mine-waste processing, or industrial byproduct reuse.
• Experience with government, commercial, or research partnerships.
• Experience with proposals, funding applications, procurement opportunities, or joint-project development.
• An established network in one or more relevant sectors.

Performance Measures

Performance may be evaluated based on:

• Quality and relevance of opportunities identified.
• Growth and accuracy of the qualified business-development pipeline.
• Timeliness and consistency of prospect and partner follow-up.
• Strength and progress of strategic relationships.
• Contribution to proposals, client engagements, and partnership opportunities.
• Accuracy of CRM records and reporting.
• Professional representation of Epsilon and alignment with company priorities.

Role Parameters

Specific performance targets, the authority to negotiate or make commitments, compensation, detailed work schedule, and applicable contract or employment terms should be defined separately by the company.

About Epsilon Innovation Group Inc.

Epsilon Innovation Group Inc. provides consulting and project-development services and pursues opportunities in areas that may include critical minerals, recycling, resource recovery, mine-waste processing, industrial byproduct reuse, and related technologies. The company works to connect clients and partners, develop project opportunities, and support practical collaboration across technical, commercial, government, and research organizations.