Business Development (function lead)

Company: Baseload Capital
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of identifying opportunities for growth and finalize project proposals, including:
  • Lead the initial screening of projects and ensure their business viability by conducting interdisciplinary due diligence.
  • Analyze all early-stage aspects, from environmental and public acceptance to key technical and resource development factors, as part of the finalized project proposal for investment decisions.
  • Develop and expand business networks and partnerships.
  • Engage with potential customers and negotiate offtake agreements, exploring innovative structures to unlock more value.
  • Manage negotiations of contracts for partnerships, including dialogues with landowners for collaboration opportunities.
    • Actively seek, secure, and engage with top partners to develop geothermal heat and power plants in the US.
    • Maintain good communication and relationships with stakeholders, collaborators, landowners, utilities, municipalities, and off-takers.
    • Collaborate with marketing to enhance visibility of our business at local and international levels, including communities, industry, and policy platforms.What you will do through our core values:Resilience: Evaluate projects thoroughly to ensure viability and build strong relationships with landowners to secure support and agreements.Impactful: Lead business development, identify buyers/resellers, explore mutually beneficial solutions, and manage contracts for successful project execution.Pioneer: Engage with landowners with humility, communicate collaboration benefits, and contribute to marketing and visibility efforts.This is youYou combine strategic thinking with practical execution, navigating complexity while engaging directly with partners and tasks that advance projects. Initiative, ownership, and follow-through are essential.Additionally, you:
      • Have business development experience in energy or related fields.
      • Are an excellent communicator, capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels.
      • Are a skilled negotiator with a track record of finding optimal solutions.
      • Possess strong analytical skills related to business development.
      • Are adept at presenting projects tailored to the audience.
      • Experience in a startup environment is a plus but not required.More information and applicationThis is a hybrid role, primarily based at home, with up to 50% domestic travel and occasional international travel. We gather once a month at our San Francisco Bay Area office for team collaboration.Please submit your application promptly, as we review applications continuously. Note that we cannot provide visa sponsorship for this role.
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