Business Development & Account Manager (m/w/d)

About the role

ventureon is looking for a versatile Business Development & Account Manager to join its Leipzig team. The company builds premium platforms for the events and community sector with a strong focus on product quality, user experience, and long-term business value.

The team is currently made up of three people and works from the idea that AI is changing how software is created and brought to market. ventureon already uses AI in its day-to-day work to improve speed, output quality, and delivery for both the team and its clients.

In this position, you will be the main contact for prospects and customers while also keeping the sales and CRM workflow organized. You will coordinate proposals, follow-ups, and project preparation, and help strengthen the company’s external presence. The role combines communication, structure, sales support, and entrepreneurial thinking, with plenty of room to shape processes and contribute to how the agency evolves.

Responsibilities

• Look after active projects and existing clients in a friendly, professional, and reliable way.
• Research incoming leads and prospective customers so conversations can be prepared in a thoughtful and structured manner.
• Maintain order across inquiries, customer discussions, quotations, and next steps so that important information is tracked and nothing gets missed.
• Help organize and prepare new projects before they officially begin.
• Contribute ideas on how the agency can become more visible and continue growing, including concepts for external presentation, content, formats, and contacts.
• Support data-informed decisions around growth and visibility instead of relying only on intuition.
• Take part in events, content ideas, and outward-facing activities that strengthen ventureon’s market position.

Requirements

• Previous professional experience in a similar role, with confidence in conversations with clients, prospects, and business partners.
• Clear, approachable, and dependable communication skills, plus the ability to present yourself, the company, and its services persuasively after onboarding.
• Structured, self-driven, and trustworthy working style, including the ability to stay organized across several parallel topics.
• Good understanding of digital products and what makes high-quality software stand out, especially in terms of quality, usability, and overall impression.
• A strong sense for identifying business potential and recognizing where digital solutions can create meaningful impact.
• The ability to spot opportunities, assess them sensibly, and turn them into productive conversations without needing to know everything in advance.

Perks

• A varied role with real responsibility, strong learning opportunities, and meaningful scope to shape how things are done.
• Work with a young, growing team in a startup-style environment that values and encourages creativity and ambition.
• Flexible working hours, room to work independently, and opportunities for professional development.
• Free access to all networking events from ÜBERSTUNDE, helping you expand your network and build useful connections.
• A MacBook plus access to premium software to support your daily work.

Additional information

ventureon is based in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. This is an on-site full-time position. The role offers a high degree of personal responsibility and the opportunity to help build a new kind of agency through communication, organization, and proactive commercial thinking.

If you enjoy a role that brings together client communication, coordination, and entrepreneurial initiative, this could be a strong fit.