Partnerships Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Expand the network of partners throughout Germany

• Identify and reach out to relevant partners, including investors, private equity and venture capital contacts, tax advisors, banks, consultants, and C-level executives

• Establish trusted relationships and maintain a long-term network of both prospective and existing partners

• Represent Ignite Group at conferences, networking events, investor meetings, and other pertinent occasions

• Spot mutual opportunities and convert contacts into solid partnership proposals

• Coordinate partnership agreements and assist with the onboarding of new partners

• Assess business opportunities and ensure structured transitions to the Sales Manager

• Record partnership activities, contacts, discussion details, and next steps in the CRM system

• Travel frequently within Germany, particularly focusing on North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, and Hamburg

• Collaborate closely with the Sales and Consulting teams to enhance target groups, partner outreach, and cooperation models

⛳️ Requirements

• Professional experience in partnerships, business development, sales, investor relations, account management, consulting, or a similar relationship-focused role

• Ideally, an established network of investors, private equity or venture capital contacts, tax advisors, banks, consultants, entrepreneurs, or senior business decision-makers

• Strong grasp of how business relationships are initiated, nurtured, and formalized

• Experience in confidently engaging with C-level decision-makers, portfolio managers, investors, and other senior stakeholders

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation abilities

• Proactive, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial work approach

• Strong commercial awareness and the capacity to evaluate the strategic importance of potential partnerships

• Excellent organizational skills, especially in follow-up, documentation, and pipeline management

• Confident presence at events, meetings, and within professional networks

• Willingness to travel roughly 40% within Germany

• Valid driver's license

• Fluent in German

• Proficient in English is an advantage

• Enjoy working both independently and in close collaboration with Sales and Consulting teams

🏝️ Benefits

• Secure employment in a stable company

• Participation in the company's success

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Company bike program

• Free beverages

• Ongoing professional development

• Internal coaching

• Collaboration within a multidisciplinary team

• Support for your leisure club or association

• Attractive development opportunities in partnerships and business development

• Access to exciting companies, investors, networks, and innovative business models

• A steep learning curve in innovation, public funding, financing, research, and development

• Significant opportunity to shape and establish new partnerships and cooperation models