Business Development Manager in Financial Technology focused on opening new markets in DACH region. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive growth for B2B software solutions.
Responsibilities
**Your tasks**
You open new markets across the DACH region, identify target customers and decision-makers, and build early growth opportunities for our product and custom software portfolio — up to qualified handover to Sales.
You define target customers, Ideal Client Profiles (ICPs), personas and value propositions together with Marketing & Strategy, and identify pilot customers, PoC approaches and validation levers for new use cases.
You conduct discovery conversations, uncover relevant pain points, and position our product and custom software solutions in a clear, structured and hands-on manner.
You validate MVPs, product features, prototypes and use cases for business fit, market potential and decision-making logic, and develop initial go-to-market (GTM) outlines.
You actively generate leads (outbound, social selling, networking, events) and build a robust network within the Financial Services (FS) and consulting environments.
You strengthen our market presence through targeted outreach and thought leadership and consistently execute campaigns (messaging, tracking, follow-up).
You work closely with Sales, Product, Marketing and Venture/Strategy to feed market feedback into roadmaps, GTM optimizations and use-case development.
Requirements
**Your profile**
Several years of experience in business development, venture building or solution-oriented sales in the financial services / fintech environment — with an understanding of product and custom software business models.
Pronounced hunter mentality: you spot opportunities early, open new markets and systematically build early pipeline sources.
Confident in MVP/feature validation, discovery, market and use-case analyses, and the development of early GTM concepts.
Strong communication and presentation skills; confident in cross-functional collaboration with Product, Marketing, Sales and Venture/Strategy.
Fluent German and English, both written and spoken, and a completed degree in Business Administration, Business Informatics or a related field.
**Nice-to-haves**
Experience building new product markets or working on innovation/digitalization programs within the financial services sector.
Experience collaborating with consulting firms, venture-building units or innovation functions.
Existing network in the banking, insurance or relevant FS-tech ecosystem in DE/AT/LI/LUX (Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg).
Business Development Manager leading 4P strategy for ARM - based Consumer Solutions at HP. Position involves market execution, product readiness, and stakeholder collaboration across the Nordics.
Business Development Representative generating sales for B2B SaaS company in cybersecurity. Engaging potential customers and building relationships in Spanish market.
Business Development Representative working on Sage and Microsoft solutions with a focus on identifying commercial opportunities. Join a collaborative team in Marseille for a flexible and engaging role.
Sales Associate making high volume outbound sales calls for Global Industrial. Developing customer relationships and managing sales pipelines to meet quotas in a competitive market.
Business Development Coordinator at Guild Mortgage supporting originators in administrative tasks and marketing efforts. Engaging potential leads through targeted outreach and managing marketing initiatives.
Intern in New Business Development at Drägerwerk AG supporting startup incubator projects. Conducting market analyses and supporting the development of new business models and technical innovations.
Business Developer for The Dufresne Group's E - commerce Team. Responsible for marketplace growth through seller acquisition and performance optimization.
Business Development Manager for Thryv connecting SMBs and selling SaaS solutions. Focusing on lead generation and achieving sales targets in a high - performing sales culture.
Business Development Manager driving sales for Thryv's SaaS solutions in Brisbane. Engage with SMBs, generate leads, and exceed sales targets with uncapped commissions.
Business Development Manager connecting with SMBs to sell Thryv's SaaS solutions. Generating leads, building pipelines, and exceeding sales targets with a focus on success.