Business Development Lead

buscojobs España; Guadalajara; Presencial; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in document security solutions is seeking a Business Development Lead to drive growth in Spain and Portugal. The role involves managing relationships with government entities and security printers, identifying new business opportunities, and securing contracts for high-security documents. Candidates should have a strong background in sales or government relations, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of the security printing industry.

Formación

• 5-10 years’ experience in Business Development, Sales or Government relations.
• Deep understanding of security printing for passports and ID cards.
• Fluent in Spanish and English; Portuguese is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and implement business development strategy for secure document solutions.
• Identify and qualify new business opportunities and negotiate agreements.
• Build relationships with government decision-makers and monitor market trends.

Conocimientos

Customer focus

Results oriented

Communication skills

Project management

Negotiation skills

IT skills

Educación

University degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field

Herramientas

SalesForce

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Business Development Lead

Posted on : 3 Apr 2025

Location :

Department : SALES

Job Family : Sales and Customer Support

To strengthen our Sales team, we are hiring a :

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD – DOCUMENT SECURITY SOLUTIONS (DoSS)

based in Spain, covering Spain and Portugal

MISSION

The Business Development Lead – Document Security Solutions is responsible for driving growth and expanding SICPA’s commercial presence in the document security industry, working with national & private security printers, government entities, and regulatory bodies both in Spain and Portugal.

This role involves identifying new business opportunities, managing relationships with key stakeholders, and securing high-value contracts for secure document solutions, including passports, ID cards, value documents and other high-security documents.

The position reports to the local General Manager, with a dotted line to the Head of the DoSS market segment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement a business development strategy tailored to the needs of governments and national & private security printers for secure document solutions.
• Identify and qualify new business opportunities, promoting SICPA’s security features and technologies.
• Negotiate and secure commercial agreements with government agencies and security printers to ensure the adoption of SICPA’s document security solutions.
• Build and maintain relationships with key government decision-makers, ministries, and security printing agencies to drive long-term partnerships.
• Monitor market trends and regulatory developments in secure document issuance, authentication technologies, and counterfeiting threats.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting and solution presentations to tender responses and contract negotiations.
• Work closely with internal teams (product, R&D, marketing, operations) to ensure solutions meet government and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor sales performance and provide regular reports on market conditions and business opportunities.
• Ensure full compliance with government procurement processes, international regulations, and ethical standards.
• Represent SICPA at industry events, conferences, and government forums.

PROFILE

• University degree in Business Administration, Engineering or any related field
• 5-10 years’ experience in similar role within Business Development, Sales or Government relations preferably in the security printing or authentication solutions industry.
• Deep understanding of security printing mainly for passports, ID cards and other official documents.
• Customer focus, results oriented, good communication skills, ability to work in a matrix environment and used to work with high technical products and very competitive market
• Strong network with government authorities, regulatory bodies, and security printers would be a plus.
• Ability to navigate decision-making processes and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Solid project management and negotiation skills.
• Strong IT skills, especially in CRM such as SalesForce or others
• Fluent in Spanish and English, Portuguese is a plus.

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