Business Development Director, Solution Sales DE - m/f/d (R-19082)
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We are looking for a Business Development Director to support the growth of our Finance & Risk Solutions business by developing new enterprise relationships and strengthening existing ones in environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive growth in Finance & Risk Solutions (F&RS) by acquiring new strategic enterprise customers (New Logos) and expanding existing accounts
- Act as a trusted advisor for large, complex enterprise clients, managing senior internal and external stakeholders at a strategic level
- Lead complex, multi‑stakeholder sales cycles and influence governance, decision‑making, and budget processes
- Design and deliver client‑specific solutions across Finance & Risk, Third Party Risk, Compliance, and Governance use cases
- Execute cross‑ and upselling initiatives across the full customer lifecycle to maximize account value
- Conduct workshops, solution demos, POCs, and value‑realization sessions to clearly articulate business impact
- Build and maintain robust account and quarterly business plans covering pipeline, key deals, opportunities, and risks
Essential Requirements:
- 5–8 years of experience managing and growing large, complex enterprise customers
- Experience in data, SaaS, or data‑driven solution environments is a strong advantage
- Proven ability to sell complex solutions in regulated and governance‑heavy environments
- Strong expertise in Finance & Risk Solutions, Third Party Risk, Compliance & regulatory frameworks, and risk & governance topics
- Extensive experience engaging with C‑level executives and positioning AI‑driven and advanced data solutions at executive and board level
- Skilled in MEDDICC methodology and Challenger Sales (or comparable sales methodologies)
- Strong proficiency in CRM systems (ideally Salesforce) and analytics tools
- Highly autonomous, proactive, and execution‑driven (“runs independently”)
- Excellent stakeholder management skills across business, technical, and executive levels
- Fluency in German and English; French or Italian is a strong plus
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in German and English
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