Business Development Manager collaborating on IoT commercialization strategies for Fraunhofer in Asia. Leading market activities, building partnerships, and ensuring project success in smart metering and smart cities.
Responsibilities
Develop regional go-to-market strategies for India, China, Japan and other Asian markets together with our regional managers.
Collaborate with and mentor our business partners in Asia to ensure structured pipeline management, sales execution, forecasting accuracy and strategic prioritization.
Work closely with the Field Application Engineer to ensure seamless technical delivery: planning pilot projects, customer onboarding and post-sales support.
Build strong relationships with executives at utilities, municipal authorities, telecom operators, system integrators and device manufacturers, and coordinate the expansion of the mioty® ecosystem.
Qualify opportunities and carry out structured reporting, including technical/commercial proposals, pricing frameworks, contracts and negotiations.
Represent Fraunhofer IIS at industry events in Europe and Asia to position mioty® as a leading LPWAN standard.
Monitor market developments and derive strategic recommendations for product and business development.
Requirements
University degree in business administration, engineering, telecommunications, computer science or a related field.
Experience in technical B2B sales or business development within IoT, preferably in smart metering and smart cities, connectivity, telecommunications or industrial automation.
Proven sales leadership skills, ideally with experience leading regional sales or cross-country teams in APAC.
Strong understanding of IoT technologies, wireless communication and preferably LPWAN ecosystems (mioty®, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT or comparable networks).
Excellent intercultural communication skills and ability to work effectively with partners and customers in India, China and Japan.
Willingness to travel regularly across Asia (20–30%) and to other countries.
Fluent in English and German required; knowledge of additional regional languages is a strong advantage.
Benefits
An exciting role: We offer a diverse and challenging field of work in an international environment oriented to the latest research and technology.
Room for creativity: Projects with strong practical components motivate our employees to drive innovation.
We value personal contact: Our structured onboarding process helps you quickly become familiar with our institute and expand your network successfully.
We take your needs seriously: We support your work–life balance through flexible working hours and hybrid work.
International networking: Opportunity to raise your visibility in academia and industry.
State-of-the-art infrastructure at your workplace: With our cutting-edge technologies we develop solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Your goals and interests matter to us: We offer ongoing professional and personal seminars, coaching and language courses.
Equal opportunities: Our female scientists, for example, benefit from the career program 'Fraunhofer TALENTA'.
We offer free parking, charging stations for electric cars and covered bicycle parking as well as showers at the institute.
Occupational health promotion: including sports classes, running groups and relaxation seminars.
Job title
Business Development Manager – Smart Metering, mioty LPWAN
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