INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPER – INNOVATION FINANCING (M/F)

About the company

For over 20 years, EPSA has been supporting companies in financing their innovation and optimizing their performance. To accelerate our commercial development, we are betting on a strategic lever: our partnerships.

Competitiveness clusters, French Tech, Digital League, Comité Richelieu, clusters, banking players, sports clubs (UBB, Le LOU…): we weave strong links with a rich and varied ecosystem. Today, we are looking for the person who will be able to bring these partnerships to life on a daily basis and extract all their value, both in terms of animation and content.

Your tasks

EPSA Innovation is accelerating its international development and is forming a dedicated team to deploy multi-country opportunities across its global client base.

We are looking for a high-impact International Business Developer, capable of driving cross-border opportunities and structuring complex deals on a large scale.

Your mission You will drive the development of multi-country opportunities with EPSA's international clients and partners.

Key responsibilities 1. Develop international business

• Identify EPSA clients with an international footprint
• Deploy strategic accounts across several countries
• Drive complex deals involving multiple stakeholders and jurisdictions
• Manage the entire sales cycle:

origination → structuration → negotiation → closing 2. Activate a global ecosystem

• Leverage EPSA's presence in 35+ countries
• Collaborate with local teams (Europe, Americas, etc.)
• Structure integrated multi-country offers
• Coordinate cross-border execution

3. Engage high-level decision-makers

• Interact with CFOs, CTOs, Tax Directors, Strategy Directors
• Position EPSA as a strategic partner
• Build lasting relationships at the executive level

4. Contribute to international strategy

• Participate in key global initiatives:
• Innovation Gateway
• CAPEX strategy & investment aids
• International IP Box structuring
• Develop playbooks and scalable commercial approaches

Requirements

Experience

• 2 to 6 years of experience in:
• Business Development
• Consulting (Big4 / strategy / advisory)
• Innovation financing / taxation / financial advisory

• Strong negotiation skills and deal sense
• Ability to structure complex multi-country opportunities
• Strategic vision combined with a strong capacity for execution
• Excellent understanding of business issues
• Comfort in international environments

Soft skills

• Ability to build connections and activate internal synergies
• High commercial resilience
• Methodological rigor in commercial execution
• Assertiveness and ability to challenge C-level interlocutors
• Intrapreneurial spirit
• High autonomy with a high level of responsibility
• Excellent communication, influence, and persuasion skills
• Ability to navigate complex and uncertain international environments

Languages

• Fluent English is essential
• One or more additional languages are a plus

What we offer

At EPSA Innovation, you benefit from

• training in our professions (consulting approach, sales techniques, products, client relations, performance monitoring, CRM)
• a diversity of missions
• digital tools to facilitate your work,
• team building operations: laser game, escape game, karting, ski weekend
• executive status with fixed + uncapped variable + profit-sharing bonus
• meal vouchers + health insurance
• 2 days of teleworking/week
• Pleasant and bright premises, </body>