Business Development Manager:in - New Business (m/w/d)

We are burning for opening new doors, and you're not satisfied with just waiting to see what comes in? ✨ At trafficdesign, we are a high-end agency and growth partner for international brands, and for our new business growth, we are looking for exactly you! As Business Development Manager:in – New Business (m/w)d) you build our pipeline of new customers operationally, bring opportunities into motion, and ensure a reliable and predictable flow of potential customers until the smooth handover to our closers. In short: You turn cold contacts into hot chances and lay the foundation for our new business goal. You have hunter mentality and want to move the pipeline instead of just managing it? Then come aboard and set new standards! 🚀

Aufgaben

• Ownership New Business: You are fully responsible for the area New Business – from the first lead source to the smooth handover to the closers. You ensure a reliable and predictable flow of potential customers and drive the area independently forward.
• Pipeline-Aufbau & Lead-Gen: You are responsible for building our pipeline of new customers through cold outreach, networking, trade shows, and partner contacts, and you unlock the right target customers along our ICP.
• Qualifizierung & Discovery: You bring new opportunities into motion, conduct discovery conversations at decision-maker level, and decide which chances have real potential.
• Übergabe an die Closer: You ensure that qualified opportunities with the necessary context land at our closers, and you accompany the path until conversion.
• Forecast & Steuerung: You keep pipeline and forecast under control and thus create a reliable foundation for steering our new business.
• Standards & CRM: You develop our qualification and discovery standards further and keep the pipeline in CRM transparent and sustainable at all times.

Qualifikation

• Kopf & Drive: You think quickly and structured, penetrate complex situations, and want to win – a high variable share is motivation for you, not risk.
• Ambition & Verantwortung: You seek real ownership from day one and a role in which you can grow quickly and take responsibility.
• 1–2 Jahre im Leistungsumfeld: Consulting, sales, startup or a comparable demanding environment where you have learned to get involved and deliver.
• Kommunikationsstärke: You convince at decision-maker level through clarity and presence, not through sales jargon and go self-assuredly to people.
• Hands-on & hartnäckig: Cold outreach, calls, and actively opening doors do not scare you – you approach target customers like a case.
• Schnelle Auffassungsgabe: You learn incredibly quickly and make tools and processes (CRM, sales automation) your own in no time.
• Erste Erfahrung oder Lust darauf: Whether 1–2 years in sales, consulting or another high-performance environment or as an ambitious:er with a clear desire to start anew in new business.
• Sprachskills: Negotiation-safe German and good English.
• Nice-to-have: Experience in B2B/agency/performance marketing, pitch processes, or with sales automation tools – and a network around e-commerce, brands, or B2B lead gen.
• Kultur & Werte: You feel addressed by our values and culture.

Benefits

• Performance mit Wertschätzung: At us, both count! We are according to Kununu since 2022 the No. 1 agency in Cologne – and 2026 the best-rated employer among all larger companies. Experience open communication, honest feedback, and a vibe that affects from Cologne to Hamburg 🩵
• Direkter Draht nach oben: You report directly to our Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and work closely with Sales Operations and the Closer team – short distances, quick decisions.
• Ownership ab Tag 1: You are responsible for the operational implementation of our new business within clear guidelines – with real design freedom instead of micromanagement.
• KI-Pionierarbeit: You work with state-of-the-art AI workflows and shape the digital transformation of our agency.
• Karriere-Boost: 1:1 coaching, 1,500 € upskilling budget + extra free days for seminars & conferences 🚀
• Work-Life-Balance: Trust-based working hours & work from anywhere – whether office, home, or beach vibes 🏝️, you decide!
• Feel-Good-Faktor: Free massages, Urban-Sports-membership & height-adjustable desks – so you can work comfortably 🧖
• Nice Extras: Corporate benefits, meal allowance, job bike & job ticket
• Team Vibes: Regular events like ski trips 🏂 or laser tag

We look forward to hearing from you!

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