Business Development Manager

Omny; Bærum; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Omny is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive commercial growth in industrial cybersecurity. You will identify, develop, and convert opportunities into long-term relationships, lead the full sales cycle, and collaborate with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate customer needs into viable solutions.

Ideal candidates have 4–5 years in strategy or management consulting, a track record of leading complex projects, and strong business acumen with curiosity about

Qualifications

• Background in strategy or management consulting, with approximately 4–5 years of experience.
• A proven track record of leading complex projects, facilitating cross-functional teams, and translating strategic analysis into practical execution.
• Previous experience in industrial cybersecurity is an advantage, but not a requirement.
• Strong business acumen, technical curiosity, and the ability to quickly understand complex technologies and their relevance to customers.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and close commercial opportunities across Omny's target industries; build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting and discovery to proposals, negotiations, and closing.
• Lead customer workshops and discovery processes to validate needs, develop solutions, and progress commercial opportunities.
• Capture customer and market insights to strengthen Omny's product strategy and market positioning.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Consultative sales

Project management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Business Development Manager – Industrial Cybersecurity

A security digital twin company

Omny is on a mission to protect critical infrastructure from cyber disruption. With visibility from IT systems to the factory floor, we leverage the latest advancements in data science to identify and protect our customers assets from these threats. By bringing together asset owners, technology providers, engineering companies, and security specialists on a shared digital foundation, we're changing how industrial cybersecurity is managed. Now, we're looking for experienced a Business Developer Manager who will play a central role in driving Omny's commercial growth by identifying, developing, and converting customer opportunities into long-term business relationships. Omny is uniquely headquartered in Norway with an international team and vision.

Role Overview

The Business Development Manager will play a central role in driving Omny's commercial growth by identifying, developing, and converting customer opportunities into long-term business relationships.

This role combines strategic business development, consultative sales, and project-based execution. The successful candidate will work closely with industrial customers to understand their operations, business processes, and value chains, identify critical challenges, and translate these into concrete opportunities where Omny's platform can deliver measurable business value.

A key responsibility will be to break down complex industrial value chains and operational challenges into clearly defined customer use cases, business value propositions, and commercially actionable opportunities.

The role requires a structured and analytical approach to problem-solving, combined with strong stakeholder management, facilitation skills, and the ability to drive initiatives forward in iterative cycles. The Business Development Manager will engage with stakeholders across business, operations, IT, OT, and cybersecurity, aligning different perspectives around shared priorities and measurable outcomes.

Role & Responsibilities

Strategic Business Development & Value Creation

• Identify, develop, and close commercial opportunities across Omny's target industries, including Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Utilities, Defence, and Transportation.
• Analyze customers' operational processes and value chains to identify business challenges and translate them into actionable use cases and measurable customer value.
• Develop compelling business cases and value propositions, translating technical capabilities into clear commercial and operational outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, understanding their strategic priorities and positioning Omny as a long-term partner.

Consultative Sales & Commercial Execution

• Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting and customer discovery to proposals, negotiations, and closing, with accountability for commercial results.
• Lead customer workshops and discovery processes to validate needs, develop solutions, and progress commercial opportunities.
• Apply an iterative, hypothesis-driven approach to refining customer value propositions and developing new business.
• Build and manage a qualified sales pipeline, ensuring structured follow-up, opportunity progression, and long-term account development.

Project Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead cross-functional initiatives involving customers, internal teams, and external partners, ensuring alignment and effective execution.
• Take ownership of complex processes, facilitating stakeholder discussions, managing priorities, and driving decisions.
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate customer needs into commercially viable and scalable solutions.
• Capture customer and market insights to strengthen Omny's product strategy, sales methodologies, and market positioning.

We believe the right candidates have:

• Background in strategy or management consulting, with approximately 4–5 years of experience,
• A proven track record of leading complex projects, facilitating cross-functional teams, and translating strategic analysis into practical execution.
• Previous experience in industrial cybersecurity is an advantage, but not a requirement
• Strong business acumen, technical curiosity, and the ability to quickly understand complex technologies and their relevance to customers.

As Omny continues to scale, this role offers the opportunity to take increasing ownership of strategic customer relationships, commercial development, and market expansion.

Background check disclosure

To ensure objective treatment and transparency, Omny utilizes Semac AS to conduct background checks for all potential new hires following candidate notification and consent.

This assessment promotes a safe recruitment process for roles involving sensitive information or critical systems as roles require the handling of sensitive information. All details are handled confidentially in compliance with data protection and privacy regulations.The goal is to evaluate risk factors and accommodation needs rather than to disqualify candidates.

All evaluations are individual, and candidates will have the opportunity to clarify or discuss any arising matters.

The collected information forms part of an overall security assessment for employment, if you have any questions about this process, please email [e-mail]