Business Development Associate

Kontorva Oy; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Four-day work week

Job summary

Flexible hours, a four-day work week, and a direct path to a permanent role are offered. Compensation is fixed at 1,200 EUR gross per month under a 12-month contract with probation.

Qualifications

• Native-level Finnish and fluent English.
• Studying business or sales, or a recent graduate.
• Comfortable on calls and in meetings, and in building relationships with institutions and senior contacts.
• Clear writing in outreach and follow-up.
• Independent: you manage your own work and keep it visible to the team.
• Happy to work across several products.

Responsibilities

• Find and research target companies, run outreach in Finnish and English, and book meetings.
• Keep our sales pipeline up to date and report weekly on what is moving.
• Co-lead Finnish-language customer meetings with the CEO, prepare proposals and follow up.
• Run onboarding for new customers and trial users, and pass their feedback to our product team.
• Spot, build and maintain relationships with partner organisations and institutions, such as export promotion agencies and innovation hubs.

Skills

Finnish

English

Communication

Sales outreach

Relationship building

Education

Business studies

Recent graduate

Tools

CRM tool

Job description

About Kontorva

Kontorva is a technology company based in Espoo. We build data and AI products, and we help retail, hospitality and wholesale businesses turn their sales and stock data into decisions through analytics services. We are growing our commercial team in Finland and are looking for a Business Development Associate to work directly with our CEO.

The role

You will be part of the engine that brings in new customers and partners. You will work across our products and service lines, with Finland as your first market. The work is 15 hours a week, Monday to Thursday, split between our Espoo office and remote work.

What you will do

• Find and research target companies, run outreach in Finnish and English, and book meetings
• Keep our sales pipeline up to date and report weekly on what is moving
• Co-lead Finnish-language customer meetings with the CEO, prepare proposals and follow up
• Run onboarding for new customers and trial users, and pass their feedback to our product team
• Spot, build and maintain relationships with partner organisations and institutions, such as export promotion agencies and innovation hubs

What we are looking for

• Native-level Finnish and fluent English
• Studying business or sales, or a recent graduate
• Comfortable on calls and in meetings, and in building relationships with institutions and senior contacts
• Clear writing in outreach and follow-up
• Independent: you manage your own work and keep it visible to the team
• Happy to work across several products

Nice to have: experience with a CRM tool, familiarity with retail, hospitality or wholesale, and an interest in data or software products.

What we offer

• A fixed monthly gross salary of 1,200 EUR
• A fixed-term contract of 12 months with a probation period, and a clear path to a permanent role
• Direct work with the CEO and exposure to the full sales cycle, from first contact to a signed customer
• Flexible hours that fit around studies, in a company that works a four-day week (Monday to Thursday)

Employment relationship: Employment

Wage: Other Gross salary of 1200 EUR per month

Working time: Flexible work, Weekdays

Number of positions: 1

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

Osaamisalue: Hallinto- & toimistotehtävät, Myynti & hankinta