Description

As a Business Development Manager in Central Europe, you will drive growth by identifying strategic partnerships, managing relationships, and executing initiatives that expand the company's reach. This role involves collaborating with various teams and leveraging insights to optimize performance and ensure successful partnerships.

Requirements

• •Entrepreneurial mindset and creativity
• •Partnerships expertise and execution
• •Cross-functional collaboration skills
• •Strategic thinking and business acumen
• •Executive presence and communication skills
• •7+ years of relevant experience
• •Proven experience in business development or sales
• •Fully fluent in German and English
• •Scrappiness and resourcefulness
• •Entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset
• •High standards and bias toward action
• •Adaptability to fast-paced environments

Tasks

• •Identify high-impact partnership opportunities in Central Europe
• •Map the partner ecosystem, including delivery platforms and fintech
• •Evaluate partnership fit and develop business cases
• •Build and manage relationships with new and existing partners
• •Structure deals and design partnership models
• •Lead execution of partnership initiatives across teams
• •Track milestones and monitor partnership performance
• •Develop and maintain a regional partnership strategy and playbook
• •Collaborate with GMs and Operations Leads on partnership roadmaps
• •Define KPIs and build dashboards to measure performance
• •Use data insights to refine partnership models
• •Engage with senior partner executives and build networks
• •Leverage external relationships to accelerate partnership opportunities
• •Support internal stakeholders with partner context and insights
• •Facilitate collaboration and ensure readiness for partner commitments