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Head of Partnerships

Fort St. John, BC, with travel across Canada · Full time · $120,000–$170,000 a year

Fast-forward one year

You signed our first twenty partner shops across three provinces.

You closed our first buy-out, and the owner’s clients are still with us.

You set up the referral program that brought in a third of new customers.

Now back to today. If you'd like this story to be yours…

Rennick

Rennick prices CNC parts in seconds and makes them in Canadian shops. We're building a network of those shops that shares work, metal, people and training, and we don't turn people away: if we can't hire you today, we'll help you get where you're going.

The role

Lightmatter is a network of Canadian shops. You build it: partner shops, buy-outs of retiring owners, referral partners and vendors. You’ll be on the road, in shops, earning trust.

What you'll do

  • Find and sign partner shops
  • Talk with owners about selling, and run the deals
  • Grow referrals from shops that are full
  • Sign vendors and negotiate network pricing
  • Build the team as it grows

What you bring

  • Experience building partnerships or closing deals in manufacturing
  • Comfortable in a machine shop and a boardroom
  • Judgment about people and businesses
  • Willing to travel

What sets you apart

  • Mergers and acquisitions experience
  • You’ve run or owned a shop
  • A network in Canadian manufacturing

New to the trade? We train. Missing something on the list? Apply anyway.

How we work

  • Reliability. Shows up on time, ready, every day.
  • Humility. Takes feedback and adapts without getting defensive.
  • Growth. Learns new tools and asks to learn more.
  • Honesty. Flags problems early and owns mistakes.
  • Go the extra mile. Helps wrap up someone else’s work when theirs is done.
  • Own it. Acts like it’s their own company.

Pay

$120,000–$170,000 a year (NOC 60010)

Where and when

Fort St. John, BC, with travel across Canada

How we hire

A call, an interview about things you've actually done, a paid hands-on test for the last few people, then references and an offer. Background checks come only after an offer, and only the ones this job needs. AI helps us read applications; it never scores or rejects anyone. We answer every applicant.

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