Business Development Manager (m/f/d)

HyImpulse Technologies GmbH; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Remote; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Spendit Card

Christmas Bonus

Job Bike Leasing

Occasion Gift

Mobility Allowance

Team Events

Vacation 30 days

Flextime

Remote work 1 day/week

Coffee & Tea

Open Feedback Culture

Training & Language Courses

Buddy Program

Startup Environment

Hands-on Involvement

Job summary

HyImpulse Technologies GmbH in NRW seeks a proactive Head of Business Development to own end-to-end BD for NRW-based accounts, including MoD, DLR, and regional primes. You will lead regional outreach, attend industry events, and shape win strategies with the Bid Manager.

You will coordinate with engineering, legal and commercial teams to advance NRW opportunities, report pipeline health to the Head of BD and CEO, and play a hands-on role in establishing the NRW branch, including site leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated BD or sales experience in aerospace, defence, or B2G/B2B environment.
• Strong relationship-building and account-management skills with a track record of growing key accounts.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end BD activity for NRW-based accounts (MoD, DLR, primes/suppliers).
• Represent HyImpulse at regional industry events to build visibility and pipeline.
• Support proposal development and win-strategy discussions with Bid Manager.

Skills

Relationship-building

Account-management

Business development

German-English fluent

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business/engineering

Job description

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end business-development activity for NRW-based accounts, including institutional customers (MoD, DLR) and commercial primes/suppliers
• Represent HyImpulse at regional industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to build the company's visibility and pipeline in the region
• Support proposal development and win-strategy discussions alongside the Bid Manager, contributing customer insight and relationship context
• Identify and qualify new business opportunities within the NRW region, feeding them into the broader capture and bid process
• Track and report on account status, pipeline health, and relationship risk to the Head of BD and CEO on a regular basis
• Help coordinate cross-functional support (engineering, legal, commercial) needed to advance and close NRW opportunities
• Support internal business-development activities that prepare the company for commercial operations
• Site leadership duties, such as leading branch setup

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in business, engineering, or a related field
• Demonstrated business-development or sales experience in an aerospace, defence, or other B2G/B2B environment
• Strong relationship-building and account-management skills, with a track record of growing and retaining key accounts
• Comfortable operating with broad autonomy in a small, fast-growing branch-office setting
• Strong communication and presentation skills, able to represent HyImpulse credibly to institutional and commercial stakeholders
• Fluent German and English, both suitable for client-facing communication and internal reporting

Desired Experience

• Existing network within the NRW aerospace/defence ecosystem (DLR, BMVg, regional primes and suppliers)
• Prior experience in the space, launch-services, or broader aerospace sector
• Experience helping stand up or grow a regional office or new business unit
• Familiarity with German institutional procurement processes
• Willingness and interest in taking on the formal Site Leader role for the NRW branch, if selected
• A generalist, adaptable working style, comfortable covering gaps across BD, proposal support, and account management as the branch scales

Benefits

• €50 monthly Spendit Card – because it’s the little extras that make a difference
• Christmas bonus on top
• Job bike leasing for a sporty and sustainable commute
• €60 gift for special occasions (birthday, wedding, birth of a child)
• Mobility allowance – because a good workday starts on the way there
• Regular team events – from Christmas parties to adventure offsites
• 30 days of vacation to fully recharge
• Flexible working hours (flextime) to match your personal rhythm
• 1 day of remote work per week
• Free coffee, tea & water – fuel for big ideas
• Open, respectful feedback culture at eye level
• Personal development opportunities through trainings, coaching & language courses
• Buddy program with structured onboarding, including a welcome package
• A diverse and inspiring startup environment, where talented people from over 16 nations collaborate to build something extraordinary
  Hands-on involvement across end-to-end development processes in a fast-growing New Space startup

Equal Employment Opportunity

HyImpulse is committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age or disability.