Head of Strategic Business Development

Role Overview

This senior leadership role is focused on building and executing corporate growth initiatives that unlock new revenue streams, strengthen cooperation across business units, and support long-term expansion. The position partners closely with executive leadership to shape strategy, enter new markets, and develop new service lines, partnerships, and investment-led opportunities. It is an executive-track role with visibility at board level.

Core Mandate

• Create fresh revenue opportunities across the group.
• Identify and turn cross-business synergies into measurable value.
• Develop strategic platforms, partnerships, and growth models.
• Support senior leadership in corporate expansion priorities.

Responsibilities

• Spot business opportunities that align with the company’s long-term direction.
• Design and introduce new revenue platforms across multiple business units.
• Lead feasibility reviews and commercial evaluations for strategic initiatives.
• Convert high-level strategic priorities into practical, executable business plans.
• Find opportunities where different business units can work together more effectively.
• Create integrated offerings that combine capabilities from several divisions.
• Work with business unit leaders to deliver synergy programs.
• Monitor and report the value generated by synergy initiatives.
• Track emerging sectors, technologies, and service models for new business creation.
• Build commercial structures for new business lines and corporate verticals.
• Support the launch and early scaling of new ventures and platforms.
• Identify and engage partners, technology providers, and investors with strategic relevance.
• Structure alliances, joint ventures, and co-development arrangements.
• Support senior-level negotiations and manage important relationships.
• Ensure partnerships deliver both revenue impact and strategic value.
• Identify acquisition and investment opportunities that fit corporate growth goals.
• Prepare business cases, financial models, and valuation analyses.
• Support due diligence and transaction structuring activities.
• Assist leadership in making investment decisions.
• Support CEO and senior leaders in building strategic client relationships.
• Develop long-term programs with government and strategic clients.
• Position the business as a strategic partner, not just a service provider.
• Maintain a pipeline of corporate-level opportunities.
• Prioritize initiatives based on strategic relevance and expected financial return.
• Present opportunities to executive leadership and the board.
• Track KPIs linked to revenue, synergy value, platform launches, partnerships, ROI/IRR, and contribution from new segments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• MBA or an equivalent postgraduate qualification is preferred.
• 10 to 18 years of experience in corporate business development, strategic planning, or investment-focused roles.
• Background in infrastructure, energy, industrial, or EPC sectors is required.
• Demonstrated success in launching new business lines.
• Hands-on experience with cross-business or corporate-wide initiatives.
• Proven ability to build strategic partnerships or investments.
• Strong corporate strategy, commercial, and financial judgement.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and work across business units.
• Solid capability in investment analysis and business case development.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a growth orientation.
• High executive presence, credibility, and ownership.
• Strong execution focus and results orientation.

Additional Information

This is a confidential full-time onsite position based in Berlin, Germany. The role is intended for a senior professional capable of operating across multiple business units and contributing to board-level discussions. No salary, stipend, start date, application deadline, vacancy count, or work schedule details were provided.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related field; MBA or equivalent postgraduate degree preferred.

Experience

10–18 years in corporate business development, strategic planning, or investment-related leadership roles, ideally within infrastructure, energy, industrial, or EPC environments.

Leadership Attributes

• Entrepreneurial and growth-driven approach.
• Confident executive presence and strong credibility.
• High accountability and ownership.
• Comfort working across multiple business units.
• Strong bias toward execution and measurable outcomes.