Partner Business Development

About the role

The firm is a management consulting company with over 35 years of experience serving asset-intensive industries such as mining, metals, energy, utilities, manufacturing, and aerospace. It is 100% employee-owned, and Partners act as stewards of the business, sharing directly in the growth and value they help create. The firm is entering an ambitious growth phase and seeks a commercially driven Partner to lead market expansion and client relationship development.

Responsibilities

• Build and deepen executive-level relationships with target clients, referral sources, and industry leaders.
• Originate, qualify, and advance consulting opportunities aligned with the firm’s capabilities and growth priorities.
• Lead pursuit strategy, proposal development, client presentations, and commercial negotiations.
• Act as a credible senior advisor to CEOs, business unit leaders, and boards facing operational and performance challenges.
• Provide senior relationship ownership and executive oversight on selected client engagements.
• Identify follow-on opportunities and longer-term account expansion across a growing client base.
• Mentor future leaders and contribute directly to firm-wide growth strategy and commercial positioning.

Requirements

• Senior-level leadership experience in consulting, professional services, industrial operations, or business development.
• A clear track record of originating, growing, and converting consulting, advisory, or operational improvement revenue.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior executives, CEOs, Presidents, VPs, and General Managers.
• Experience leading complex client engagements, growth initiatives, business units, or transformation-related work.
• Strong commercial judgment across opportunity identification, pursuit strategy, proposal development, and negotiation.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and executive influencing skills.
• Comfort operating in an entrepreneurial, relationship-driven professional services environment.
• A relevant undergraduate degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

Benefits

• $200,000 – $225,000 base salary plus bonus, commensurate with experience.
• Ownership opportunity as a Partner in a 100% employee-owned firm.

Location: Remote with travel-based responsibilities. Candidates must be based in the United States or Canada.