Principal

BXVentures is a Brussels-based deep tech venture studio that sources breakthrough science at TRL 3 from European universities and research centres, and builds it into industrial companies at TRL 7. The studio tagline is “Turning scientists into founders”. Verticals are Water Systems, Regenerative Agri-Food and Bio Circularity, and Advanced Industrial Tech.BXVentures Advisory is the consulting arm that sells strategic foresight, feasibility and technology assessment, transformation, and venture and ecosystem creation to industrial corporates. Its core assets are TechAtlas - a proprietary database mapping 38,000+ deep tech and climate tech companies with TRL scoring and real-time market sentiment - an AI-native delivery engine, the BXVentures venture-building method, and Squads of 150+ domain experts deployable at short notice.Launched this year, BXVentures is now moving into its next phase of growth — and building the senior commercial capability to get there. They are hiring a Principal, a senior professional able to open doors into the industrial C-suite across Flanders, the Netherlands and France, and turn technology conviction into signed mandates.The rolePosition BXVentures Advisory as the innovation brand - from signal to scaleOwn the narrative in market: BXVentures Advisory is where industrial leaders see what is emerging, decide what to back, and get it builtRepresent the firm at industrial and sector platforms, federations, technology days and closed CEO formats in Flanders, the Netherlands and FranceBuild a personal publishing and speakingCommercialise TechAtlas and the advisory offeringsTurn TechAtlas from a proprietary tool into a sold offering: technology scouting mandates, TRL and feasibility assessments, make-or-buy-or-build decisions, watchlists and radar subscriptionsPackage and price recurring offers rather than one-off studies, and defend value-based pricing against day-rate benchmarkingConvert first assignments into multi-year programmes with a named executive sponsorOpen CEO-level conversations around the venture portfolioMatch portfolio ventures and analysed technologies to the decarbonisation, cost and asset-reliability agendas of large industrial groupsInitiate and carry discussions with executive committees on pilots, co-development, first industrial references and, where relevant, corporate venturing positionsFeed the studio back: bring the industrial pull signals that tell which technologies deserve to become companiesBuild and run the commercial engineOwn a personal target for signed advisory revenue in France and Benelux, with a qualified pipeline reviewed with the PartnersStructure the account plan for a focused set of anchor accountsContribute to delivery quality on the engagements you sellContribute as a member of the firmCo-build new offers with the Partners and the Squad network, and help recruit and mentor consultantsAct as an owner: the compensation model is designed so that firm profitability and personal income move togetherThe ProfileNative Dutch, with professional French and English used daily with clients. The Flemish and Dutch industrial market is the core hunting ground.Civil engineer (burgerlijk ingenieur / ingénieur civil) or PhD in a hard science or engineering discipline.Substantial seniority in heavy, chemical or process industry — operations, engineering, technology, innovation or business roles inside industrial groups, not only advising them.A live, personal address book at plant manager, technical director, innovation director, COO and CEO level across Benelux and ideally FranceA demonstrable track record of opening doors and closing businessComfortable with an independent status, variable income, and a small firm with no inbound machine behind them.Able to hold a technical conversation with an R&D director and a value conversation with a CFO in the same meeting.Strongly preferredExposure to decarbonisation, energy efficiency, electrification, water or circularity agendas inside an industrial groupExperience of a corporate venturing, open innovation, technology scouting or M and A functionPrior experience in a consulting or engineering firm, provided it sits on top of real industrial line experienceLearn more: www.bxventures.com