Business Development Manager - Financial Services

ALTEN; Zürich; On-site; CHF 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: 85k-90k CHF

Bonus: 60k CHF

Company car

Job summary

ALTEN, a leading engineering and IT services company, is seeking a Business Development Manager for Financial Services in Switzerland. This role is to build a new business unit, recruit a team of consultants, and drive growth across banking and insurance sectors.

You will develop opportunities, support commercial objectives, and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate holds a Master’s degree and can combine entrepreneurial drive with strong language skills in German and English.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration / Management or Engineering.
• 1-2 years of consulting or business development experience with focus on banking and insurance clients.
• Native German speaker with excellent English.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business by prospecting clients and creating opportunities.
• Recruit and manage consultants to meet client needs.
• Oversee P&L and coordinate relationships with partners.
• Report on activities and strategic progress.

Skills

German (native)

English (fluent)

Consulting experience

Business development

Banking & Insurance

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration / Management or Engineering

Job description

ALTEN supports its clients' development strategies in the areas of innovation, R&D, and information technology systems.

Founded more than 30 years ago and present in 30 countries, the ALTEN Group has established itself as a world leader in engineering and IT services and a European leader in consulting for the life sciences industry.

We work with key players in the following sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Security, Automotive, Rail, Energy, Life Sciences, Finance, Retail, and Services.

With a turnover of more than €4.069 billion, we currently have more than 57,400 employees worldwide.

Business Development Manager - Financial Services

Ready to innovate, enhance your skills and achieve your potential in an international and fulfilling workplace?

If you are business driven, creative, pragmatic and you love to work with people on daily basis, this job is for you!

At ALTEN a Business Manager is an “entrepreneur”, building up his/her own business unit from scratch. Your success will be measured in your ability to develop the business, build up a team of consultants, and keep growing up over the years, positioning at ALTEN as a key consulting partner on your market.

Concretely, you will have to perform the following:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Creating new business opportunities by prospecting new customers and thinking out of the box
• Gathering new business leads at actual customers
• Participating in development of business offers
• Supporting the company to meet its commercial objectives
• “Farming” customer relationships with your winning way
• Supporting our clients in demanding projects through several service offering
• Analysing and reporting your business activities

RECRUITING

• Defining the recruitment strategy and process
• Continuously recruit, interview and match candidates in order to have already qualified talent ready to meet customer’s current and anticipated needs

MANAGEMENT

• Be in charge of your consultant team career evolution (Annual review, career committee, trainings)
• Supervising the financial status of your business activity (P&L)
• Organizing & coordinating the commercial relationships with your partners

What we are looking for:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration / Management or Engineering
• 1 - 2 years of previous experience in consulting or business development with focus on banking and insurance clients
• Native German speaker and excellent knowledge of English
• Entrepeneurship spirit, proactivity and will to achieve challenging goals

What we offer:

• Long term contract, salary of 85k - 90k CHF, bonus of 60k CHF, company car
• Young and stimulating environment
• Career path based on personal objectives