Chief Business Development Manager

Grundfos; Bjerringbro; On-site; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Parental support

Annual bonuses

Health insurance

Volunteering days

Learning programs

Job summary

Grundfos invites you to turn customer and market insights into sharper business decisions. As Chief Business Development Manager, you will lead the Insights Excellence & Differentiation pillar within CBS Business Development, guiding priorities, capability development, and execution to embed an outside-in, evidence-based approach.

Join a diverse and inclusive culture with growth and well-being, hybrid work in Bjerringbro, Denmark, and the chance to influence strategy across Product Management,

Qualifications

• Strategic business development leadership with stakeholder management across functions.
• Ability to lead via influence without formal authority.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and use of AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Insights Excellence & Differentiation capability.
• Drive customer, market, and application insights to support decisions.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and prioritization across the pillar.
• Support business development projects with evidence and recommendations.
• Develop best practices and thought leadership to strengthen insights.
• Act as sparring partner to Head of Business Development and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic BD

Market intelligence

Customer insights

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Tools

Dovetail

AI tools

Job description

Are you passionate about turning customer and market insights into sharper business decisions and stronger differentiation? Join us in our mission to pioneer smarter solutions for moving and transforming water, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing quality of life.

As our new Chief Business Development Manager, you will lead the Insights Excellence & Differentiation pillar within CBS Business Development, driving priorities, capability development, and execution to strengthen an outside-in, evidence-based approach across the organization.

You’ll be part of a diverse, supportive, and inclusive culture that celebrates differences and puts people first by fostering growth, well-being, and belonging.

What you will be doing

As a key member of the CBS Business Development team, you will help create stronger value propositions, clearer differentiation, and more successful innovation by embedding customer, market, and application insights into business decisions.

Your responsibilities include:

• Owning and evolving the Insights Excellence & Differentiation capability, including xRL Excellence, Eyes & Ears, Dovetail, and Insight-to-Decision methodologies
• Driving customer, market, and application insights that support strategic decisions, innovation, and portfolio priorities
• Providing day-to-day leadership, direction, and prioritization across the pillar through influence and stakeholder engagement
• Supporting business development projects and Project Decision Boards with high-quality evidence and actionable recommendations
• Developing best practices, learning concepts, and thought leadership to strengthen insight capabilities across CBS
• Acting as a trusted sparring partner to the Head of Business Development and senior stakeholders across Product Management, Sales Development, GT&I, and CBS Leadership

What makes you a great fit

You are a strategic, insight-driven business development leader with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to lead through influence across organizational boundaries. We also imagine that you have:

• Significant experience in strategic business development, market intelligence, or customer insights in a complex B2B environment
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate capability areas through influence, collaboration, and subject matter expertise without formal authority
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including practical use of AI tools to support decision-making
• Excellent executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

It is a plus if you also have:

• Experience with insight management tools such as Dovetail or similar platforms
• A background in innovation and portfolio management processes
• Familiarity with technology trend analysis and application-level market intelligence

Why you will love working here

We care. You can look forward to:

• Flexible working arrangements, including home-working opportunities and parental support
• Annual bonuses, health insurance, and a strong focus on well-being
• Three additional paid volunteering days each year
• Access to on-demand learning, training, and structured development programs

We are inclusive

Celebrating and valuing our differences helps us see possibilities where others can't. We welcome applications from people of all abilities, experiences, and backgrounds.

Job details

Workplace: Hybrid (office and home-working)

Job Location: Bjerringbro, Midtjylland, Denmark

Contract Type: Full-Time

Employment Type: Regular

About Grundfos

Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.

Grundfos values