Business Development Lead, Tech Ecosystem Partnerships

Innovators Guild is a London-based network for deep-tech founders, engineers, scientists, and the companies that want to work with them.

We connect exceptional technical people with real commercial opportunities through sponsorships, memberships, events, and partnerships that lead to actual business. This is a role for someone who knows how to turn warm interest into signed deals and long-term relationships.

We already use AI to handle the first stage of prospecting and outreach. What we need now is a strong human closer who can have credible conversations, understand what each side really wants, and move opportunities forward with confidence.

This is not a cold-calling role. It is not a script-heavy sales job. It is a relationship-led commercial role for someone who enjoys thoughtful conversations, recognises genuine opportunity, and knows how to close.

What you’ll do

• Take warm leads from AI-assisted outreach and move them through qualification and close.
• Speak with technical founders, enterprise innovation teams, researchers, and deep-tech operators.
• Close sponsorships, memberships, event participation, and partnership deals.
• Keep the pipeline organised and help improve our commercial workflows.
• Work closely with the founder in a low-micromanagement environment.

What we’re looking for

• Experience closing B2B deals, partnerships, sponsorships, or business development opportunities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust quickly.
• Curiosity about deep tech, AI, science, or innovation.
• Comfort using AI tools as part of a modern workflow.
• Self-direction, good judgement, and strong follow-through.
• Based in Turkey, or open to working remotely with regular UK collaboration.

What you get

• Base salary plus bonus.
• Flexible, part-time friendly structure.
• Remote-first working.
• Access to founders, technical leaders, and enterprise innovation teams.
• A chance to shape a growing network at the intersection of technology, people, and commercial opportunity.
• Room to grow into a bigger role as the business expands.

If you are commercially sharp, relationship-driven, and want a role where your work directly creates real outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 890,000.00TRY per year

Work Location: Remote