Business Development Manager

Remotely; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pion is seeking a Business Development Manager to manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting to closing. Your focus will be on building relationships with brands and affiliate networks, driving pipeline growth, and ensuring strong conversion rates.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a fast-moving commercial environment, a strong commercial drive, and the ability to navigate the affiliate ecosystem. Flexible working hours are offered to support a work-life balance.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience managing the full sales cycle, including discovery, negotiation, and confidently closing new business.
• Track record of bringing new brands or partners on board in a fast-moving commercial environment.
• Understanding of the affiliate ecosystem and how these channels support scalable revenue.

Aufgaben

• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close.
• Build and nurture relationships with target brands and partners.
• Drive pipeline growth and quality.
• Represent the business externally, attending events and travelling to clients.

Kenntnisse

Proven experience managing the full sales cycle

Understanding of the affiliate ecosystem

Strong commercial drive

AI savvy

Jobbeschreibung

Requirements

• Proven experience managing the full sales cycle, including discovery, negotiation, and confidently closing new business with brands
• Track record of bringing new brands or partners on board, ideally in a fast-moving commercial or partnership-driven environment
• Understanding of the affiliate ecosystem (affiliate networks, publishers, partner models) and how these channels support scalable revenue
• Strong commercial drive with a business-first mindset, focused on long-term value creation, multi-faceted deals, and sustainable revenue
• Consistently hits and exceeds targets, with the resilience, pace, and discipline needed to deliver in a high-growth environment
• You're AI savvy, previous experience of Claude is an added bonus

What the job involves

• As a result of our incredible success and growth, we are looking for a Business Development Manager to join us
• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, including discovery calls, value articulation, proposal development, negotiation, and deal closing
• Build and nurture relationships with target brands, affiliate networks, and industry partners through events, direct meetings, webinars, and outbound outreach supported by marketing inbound channels
• Drive pipeline growth and quality, managing what enters the funnel, ensuring strong conversion
• Execute a targeted outreach strategy, working from a defined hitlist of priority brands while acting as a proactive, go-getter lead generator and trusted commercial advisor to prospects
• Represent the business externally, attending events, travelling to clients when needed, and leveraging deep industry understanding to identify opportunities, surface benefits, and collaborate cross-functionally to land new partnerships
• Flexible working hours (start between 8-10am and finish between 4:30-6:30pm)