Business Development Manager - Communications

A well-established European communications technology business is hiring a Business Development / Strategic Partnerships professional to help drive growth across satellite communications and mission/critical connectivity. This is a permanent, on-site role in southern Germany.

The role

You’ll focus on identifying and shaping new opportunities, building partner ecosystems, and helping bring emerging technology into real-world products and solutions. A key element is end-to-end support of public / government funding programmes and coordinating internal stakeholders to deliver strategic initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities driven by technology and market trends
• Build and manage strategic partnerships (industry, public sector, R&D ecosystem)
• Own funding programme activity end-to-end (e.g., national/EU/space-agency style programmes): identification, application support, selection, and project follow-through
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, engineering/development, sales, and finance to deliver growth initiatives
• Produce market & trend analysis and translate insights into clear recommendations for product/business strategy
• Support go-to-market activity to open up new business areas

Ideal background

• Degree in electrical engineering, communications engineering, or similar
• Several years’ experience in business development and public funding programmes or SatComs
• Strong project management capability
• Confident communicator and negotiator, comfortable with senior stakeholders
• German and English at a very good professional level

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