Business Development Lead to the CEO

Gravity Gardens; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mission-driven work

Direct work with the CEO

Fast-paced environment

Path to helping run the company

Job summary

Gravity Gardens in Nijmegen, Netherlands, is seeking a high‑agency, execution‑driven business development leader to work directly with the CEO and turn ideas into real outcomes.

You will own follow‑through, prepare briefing notes, and build high‑quality materials for partners, customers, and investors while wearing many hats across sales, ops, and execution in a fast, ambiguity‑tolerant environment.

Qualifications

• High agency, self-starter, relentless executor with a go-getter attitude.
• Solved genuinely hard problems more than once.
• Strategic thinker with strong communication and writing skills.
• Highly organized, comfortable with ambiguity, low ego, high ownership.
• Gets things done through other people, not just personal effort.
• 3-8 years of experience in business development, partnerships, startup roles, or fast-paced consulting.
• Experience working closely with senior leadership or founders is a plus; agricultural experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development forward: turn conversations and opportunities into clear next steps and real outcomes
• Own follow-through: make sure every meeting ends with clear action items and fast execution
• Support the CEO externally: prepare briefing notes, sit in on key meetings, track decisions and risks
• Support CEO effectiveness: manage his calendar, make sure he walks in with the right context and materials
• Create high-quality materials: memos, emails, proposals, decks for partners, customers, and investors
• Research the seed industry directly: call farmers and companies to truly understand it
• Wear many hats across sales, operations, and execution
• Travel as needed to partner meetings, customer visits, and key events

Skills

High agency

Self-starter

Execution-focused

Strategic thinker

Strong communication

Strong writing skills

Job description

About Gravity Gardens

Gravity Gardens is a VC backed agri-tech company solving one of agriculture's biggest problems: bringing technology that has been reserved for the top 1% to the whole market. Our technology was incubated through the European Space Agency, and is moving into commercial rollout across Europe, Africa, and the US.

The role

We are a small, fast moving team led by a highly entrepreneurial CEO. This is a high-agency, execution-focused role, working directly with the CEO to drive business development from idea through to outcome. This is not a purely strategic or relationship-management role — it's hands-on, get-it-done work for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and takes ownership.

What you will do:

• Drive business development forward: turn conversations and opportunities into clear next steps and real outcomes

• Own follow-through: make sure every meeting ends with clear action items and fast execution

• Support the CEO externally: prepare briefing notes, sit in on key meetings, track decisions and risks

• Support CEO effectiveness: manage his calendar, make sure he walks in with the right context and materials

• Create high-quality materials: memos, emails, proposals, decks for partners, customers, and investors

• Research the seed industry directly: call farmers and companies to truly understand it

• Wear many hats across sales, operations, and execution

• Travel as needed to partner meetings, customer visits, and key events

Requirements:

• High agency, self-starter, relentless executor with a go-getter attitude

• Solved genuinely hard problems more than once, and can prove it

• Strategic thinker with strong communication and writing skills

• Highly organized, comfortable with ambiguity, low ego, high ownership

• Gets things done through other people, not just through personal effort

• 3-8 years of experience in business development, partnerships, startup roles, or fast-paced consulting

• Experience working closely with senior leadership or founders is a plus; agricultural experience is a plus

What do we offer?

• Work on a mission bigger than yourself, with the impact to help millions worldwide

• Direct work with the CEO on high-impact initiatives, not one narrow function

• Fast-paced environment with meaningful responsibility early

• A real path to helping run the company as it scales