Global Strategic Business Development Manager; Location: Dachau (Munich Metropolitan Area, DE)

Our Mission - creating impactful connections

At Neutrik, connecting is our passion and at the heart of everything we do – both in our products and in the way we work together. Our products are the premium choice in the Pro‑AVL (Audio/Video/Lighting) and entertainment world: durable, reliable, and proven in millions of real-life applications.Many of these strengths create significant value well beyond our core market. That is why we are investing in diversification and looking for someone who can turn our ambition into real business. As Global Strategic Business Development Manager (all genders), you identify and build new international growth pillars for Neutrik: from structured market scouting and target-market selection to business case creation and the realization of new market-entry initiatives. You report directly to the CEO and work cross-functionally with R&D, Product Management, Operations, Sales, and Quality. This role is a great next step if you’ve built strong experience in a larger organization—and now want more ownership, faster decisions, and visible impact.

Your role in the spotlight

You develop decision-ready business cases and a 3–5 year roadmap, covering partnerships, go-to-market and operational implications - to translate Neutrik’s diversification ambition into executable strategic growth initiatives. By building a prioritized pipeline and delivering 1–2 data-backed target recommendations, you enable high-impact CEO decisions and help shape Neutrik’s next growth pillars.

Your responsibilities - connect the dots

1. Market scouting & macro-level analysis

• Identify, assess and prioritize global market opportunities across industries (e.g., industrial, medical, government/defense, infrastructure).
• Analyze macro trends, regulatory environments, competitive landscapes and technology roadmaps.
• Identify markets where Neutrik’s competencies in connectivity, reliability and materials offer the strongest value.
• Apply a structured, hypothesis‑driven methodology to quantify market attractiveness (market size, growth, barriers, differentiation opportunities and realistic access paths).

2. Market segmentation & prioritization

• Structure each promising market into logical segments and applications.
• Identify customer needs, pain points, unmet requirements and system-level constraints.
• Translate complex environments into transparent segmentation and prioritization logic based on strategic fit, revenue potential, complexity and time‑to‑market.

3. Strategy & business planning

• Develop clear market-entry strategies (“where to play” and “how to win”) using structured strategic frameworks.
• Build business cases and multi-year financial models for the most attractive segments.
• Define a 3–5 year business roadmap including product opportunities, partnerships, go-to-market strategy and operational requirements.
• Develop scenario analyses and risk‑adjusted recommendations for the CEO.

4. End‑to‑end market development

• Identify key target customers and establish strategic relationships.
• Lead early‑stage customer discussions primarily to validate strategic hypotheses and capture structured Voice‑of‑Customer insights
• Translate market needs into clear inputs for R&D and Product Management.
• Support teams in understanding industry-specific standards and constraints.
• Prepare the organization for new market requirements (processes, materials, regulatory topics, certifications, testing, documentation depth) in close collaboration with Operations/COO.

5. Cross-functional leadership

• Act as the central orchestrator for new market‑entry initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, Operations, Product Management, Sales and Quality.
• Ensure clarity, alignment and structure across interfaces by communicating decision‑relevant insights.
• Ensure readiness in supply chain, compliance, testing and quality management.
• Act as a strategic sparring partner to the CEO and senior leadership – not as a commercial owner or sales lead.
• Ensure alignment and execution readiness through regular international travel (approx. 40%), particularly in the initial phase of market exploration and validation, combined with regular on‑site presence in Schaan.

Your profile - the foundation for strong connections

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering with a major in Business, Industrial Engineering or a comparable field.
• Several years of experience (7+ preferred) in business development, strategy, product management or corporate innovation.
• Proven track record in identifying and building new markets.
• Exceptionally strong analytical and structuring skills; ability to break down ambiguous, complex topics into clear frameworks, hypotheses and decision options.
• Broad understanding of technology-driven industries and their regulatory frameworks.
• Experience working with OEMs or system integrators in technically demanding sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategic hypotheses into tangible business opportunities and to build business cases, market models and strategic roadmaps. 
• Comfortable operating in strongly fact‑driven environments.
• Ability to engage with customers and partners to generate market insight and strategic validation rather than transactional sales.
• High level of personal ownership, resilience, and internal entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strategic thinker who can zoom between macro-level industry trends and micro-level product implications.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator, able to influence and advise decision-makers across functions.
• Highly structured, disciplined and systematic working style, with a clear preference for creating structure where none exists.
• Curious mindset with the ability to quickly understand new industries and application landscapes.
• Fluency in English is required; German language skills are a strong plus.

What we offer - a place to connect and grow

• A key role in an internationally active mid-sized company, with direct impact on Neutrik’s future growth.
• Significant room to shape and drive initiatives—your contribution will be visible and measurable.
• Short decision paths, flat hierarchies, and an environment where ideas can be turned into reality.
• A motivated team and a collaborative culture where strong connections are lived every day.
• Benefits designed for real life: flexible working hours, professional development, sports & cultural offers, fresh fruit, snacks, and more (location-dependent)

Ready to connect?

Apply now and upload your CV and a short note on your motivation - ideally including 1–2 examples where you built a market, strategy or business case from idea to executive decision and implementation. If available, please also upload relevant certificates and references.