Business Development Director (German-speaking)

About this role

Responsibilities

• This is a true new business role. You won't be inheriting a book of accounts. You'll be opening doors with enterprise brands across Europe and turning first conversations into signed signage contracts.
• Once a client signs, an experienced internal team handles all delivery. Your focus stays where it should: pipeline, new accounts, and growing relationships over time.
• Tasks
• Identify and win new enterprise brand accounts across Germany and Europe, from first outreach through to signed contract
• Build relationships with Heads of Brand, Retail Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and senior marketing leaders
• Navigate multi-stakeholder buying processes involving marketing, retail operations, and procurement
• Scope complex signage projects with clients and brief the internal team clearly from day one
• Lead tenders, RFPs, pricing negotiations, and framework agreements
• Grow accounts over time through repeat orders, upsell, and multi-location rollouts
• Represent the company at selected trade fairs and industry events such as EuroShop

Requirements

• 2-4 years of new business or key account experience selling complex physical projects to enter

About Rapid Pioneers

Since 2014, this Berlin-headquartered company has grown into Europe's leading partner for premium custom signage. Its signage appears in flagship stores, showrooms, hotels, and offices for some of the best-known names in retail, luxury, automotive, hospitality, and tech. The product is proven and the client list speaks for itself. Brands come back for repeat orders and multi-location rollouts because the quality and delivery are consistently excellent. The next step is building a dedicated new business function to match that reputation. That's where you come in.