<div><p>Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity. We develop and incorporate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, and numerical weather modeling to make water abundant.</p><p>As Rainmaker's Director of Industrial Partnerships, you will drive the commercial adoption of precipitation enhancement services across critical industries whose operations depend on reliable water and snowpack-fed resources. Your focus will be on identifying, developing, and partnering with operators in mining, oil &amp; gas, hydroelectric power, and large-scale industrial water users across the Western United States and other water-stressed regions. You will translate Rainmaker's proven seeding technology into compelling value propositions for industrial operators and build a pipeline of revenue-generating partnerships with companies whose production, uptime, and license to operate are directly tied to water availability.</p></div><br><br><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul><div><li>Identify and qualify prospects across mining, oil &amp; gas, hydroelectric, and other large industrial sectors whose operations, production volumes, or capital planning are materially impacted by precipitation, reservoir levels, and basin water yield.</li><li>Develop and manage a pipeline of industrial partnership opportunities from initial outreach through contract execution, tracking prospects across multiple verticals and geographies.</li><li>Design and propose commercial deal structures including service contracts, outcome-based pricing tied to precipitation or basin yield, cost-sharing arrangements across co-located operators, and consortium funding models.</li><li>Engage industrial operators, utilities, independent power producers, and large-scale water users as both customers and co-investors in precipitation enhancement programs.</li><li>Coordinate with Rainmaker's Government Affairs team to identify public-private partnership opportunities where industrial investment can complement state or federal watershed, reservoir, and water security funding.</li><li>Build coalitions of industrial operators, utilities, water districts, and basin stakeholders who collectively benefit from increased precipitation — creating multi-party funding structures for seeding programs within shared watersheds.</li><li>Pursue strategic partnerships with industry associations, trade groups, and ESG-focused stakeholders to raise awareness for Rainmaker and cloud seeding as a water security and sustainability tool for resource-intensive industries.</li><li>Organize and facilitate site visits, demonstrations, and technical briefings for prospective industrial partners and investors at Rainmaker project sites.</li></div></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><div><li>5+ years of experience in commercial business development, sales, or partnership development serving mining, oil &amp; gas, power generation, heavy industry, or large-scale industrial infrastructure customers.</li><li>Demonstrated track record of sourcing, structuring, and closing complex B2B or B2G deals, ideally involving industrial operations, energy infrastructure, environmental services, or resource management.</li><li>Strong understanding of how water and precipitation drive industrial operations — including reservoir management for hydropower, water-intensive extraction and processing, cooling and process water requirements, and the regulatory frameworks governing industrial water use.</li><li>Familiarity with Western water economics, water rights, basin hydrology, drought dynamics, and the institutional landscape of water management (districts, conservancies, state engineers) is strongly preferred.</li><li>Comfort working in a fast-paced, cross-functional startup environment where you will need to operate both strategically and tactically.</li><li>Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees in business, economics, engineering, water resources, environmental science, or related fields are a plus.</li><li>Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% to industrial sites, operator headquarters, and conferences.</li></div></ul><br><div><div>If you are passionate about shaping state-level policy in water resources and are eager to contribute to sustainable solutions, join Rainmaker’s Business Development team. Together, we’ll help ensure a more resilient water future for communities and environments across the United States. </div><div> </div><div>No recruiting agencies.</div></div>

<p>Rainmaker provides water for farms, watersheds, and ecosystems, fortifying growth and stewarding the natural world. We are Making Earth Habitable.</p><p>Rainmaker is pioneering a modern precipitation enhancement system. We develop and incorporate radar validation, weather resistant drones, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable cloud seeds into an effective water resource solution.</p>

Business Development - Critical Industries

<div><p>Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity. We develop and incorporate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, and numerical weather modeling to make water abundant.</p><p>As Rainmaker's Director of Industrial Partnerships, you will drive the commercial adoption of precipitation enhancement services across critical industries whose operations depend on reliable water and snowpack-fed resources. Your focus will be on identifying, developing, and partnering with operators in mining, oil &amp; gas, hydroelectric power, and large-scale industrial water users across the Western United States and other water-stressed regions. You will translate Rainmaker's proven seeding technology into compelling value propositions for industrial operators and build a pipeline of revenue-generating partnerships with companies whose production, uptime, and license to operate are directly tied to water availability.</p></div><br /><br /><h3>What You'll Do</h3><ul><div><li>Identify and qualify prospects across mining, oil &amp; gas, hydroelectric, and other large industrial sectors whose operations, production volumes, or capital planning are materially impacted by precipitation, reservoir levels, and basin water yield.</li><li>Develop and manage a pipeline of industrial partnership opportunities from initial outreach through contract execution, tracking prospects across multiple verticals and geographies.</li><li>Design and propose commercial deal structures including service contracts, outcome-based pricing tied to precipitation or basin yield, cost-sharing arrangements across co-located operators, and consortium funding models.</li><li>Engage industrial operators, utilities, independent power producers, and large-scale water users as both customers and co-investors in precipitation enhancement programs.</li><li>Coordinate with Rainmaker's Government Affairs team to identify public-private partnership opportunities where industrial investment can complement state or federal watershed, reservoir, and water security funding.</li><li>Build coalitions of industrial operators, utilities, water districts, and basin stakeholders who collectively benefit from increased precipitation — creating multi-party funding structures for seeding programs within shared watersheds.</li><li>Pursue strategic partnerships with industry associations, trade groups, and ESG-focused stakeholders to raise awareness for Rainmaker and cloud seeding as a water security and sustainability tool for resource-intensive industries.</li><li>Organize and facilitate site visits, demonstrations, and technical briefings for prospective industrial partners and investors at Rainmaker project sites.</li></div></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><div><li>5+ years of experience in commercial business development, sales, or partnership development serving mining, oil &amp; gas, power generation, heavy industry, or large-scale industrial infrastructure customers.</li><li>Demonstrated track record of sourcing, structuring, and closing complex B2B or B2G deals, ideally involving industrial operations, energy infrastructure, environmental services, or resource management.</li><li>Strong understanding of how water and precipitation drive industrial operations — including reservoir management for hydropower, water-intensive extraction and processing, cooling and process water requirements, and the regulatory frameworks governing industrial water use.</li><li>Familiarity with Western water economics, water rights, basin hydrology, drought dynamics, and the institutional landscape of water management (districts, conservancies, state engineers) is strongly preferred.</li><li>Comfort working in a fast-paced, cross-functional startup environment where you will need to operate both strategically and tactically.</li><li>Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees in business, economics, engineering, water resources, environmental science, or related fields are a plus.</li><li>Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% to industrial sites, operator headquarters, and conferences.</li></div></ul><br /><div><div>If you are passionate about shaping state-level policy in water resources and are eager to contribute to sustainable solutions, join Rainmaker’s Business Development team. Together, we’ll help ensure a more resilient water future for communities and environments across the United States. </div><div> </div><div>No recruiting agencies.</div></div>

Business Development - Critical Industries

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