(Junior) Venture Clienting Manager:in

Role overview

amberra develops new customer relationships and creates solutions that support people across life situations. In this role, you help identify promising business models in the market and bring them into the cooperative financial group. Your work contributes to building an ecosystem that creates value for customers, members, and banks.

What you will do

• Track the market for promising business models and evaluate them together with the team.
• Lead the setup of new partnerships, from the first discussion through contract drafting and on to validation within the cooperative financial group.
• Run pilots for near-banking and beyond-banking models from amberra portfolio companies in regional banks on site.
• Coordinate with these banks and their partners to create strong links between traditional banking and new digital business models.
• Act as the main contact person for banks on everything related to pilot implementation.
• Collect feedback from the market and support portfolio companies in continuously improving their offers.
• Work in both startup environments and classic banking settings, and enjoy operating in that dynamic tension.

What you bring

• A professional background that fits the variety of this role.
• Experience in a startup environment, within financial groups, or in similar organizations, or close collaboration with them.
• Confidence in working productively with different stakeholders such as banks, startups, and customers.
• The ability to understand varied needs and address them well, supported by attentive listening.
• A creative mindset and the ability to find suitable solutions independently.
• A preference for working autonomously and taking ownership.
• A mindset focused on creating innovative solutions and value through dialogue and exchange.
• An entrepreneurial approach and comfort with uncertainty.
• The drive to push projects forward with passion, responsibility, pragmatism, and a solution-oriented attitude.
• Persistence and the willingness to stay with complex tasks even when they take time.
• Strong team spirit and appreciation for interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Readiness to take responsibility for tasks, outcomes, and decisions.
• A clear interest in ongoing professional and personal development, plus curiosity beyond your immediate field.

Why amberra

• Opportunity to help shape a brand and portfolio solutions with real impact.
• Work on future-oriented solutions for one of Germany’s largest financial groups.
• Plenty of room for initiative, trust, and creative excellence.
• Collaborative work on equal footing with high standards.
• A dynamic environment with startup spirit and the backing of a strong financial group.
• An attractive compensation package, a modern workplace, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of benefits.

About amberra

amberra is the corporate venturing studio of the cooperative financial group Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken. The company invests in startups through corporate venture capital, collaborates with startups through corporate venture clienting, and builds startups through corporate venture building.

The focus is on solutions beyond core banking that create value for customers in the areas of housing, health, sustainability, and regional economy. By combining investments, partnerships, and in-house venture creation, amberra builds a portfolio of new business fields.

The team brings together expertise from investment banking, venture building, and brand leadership. With entrepreneurial thinking, foresight, and a strong focus on meaningful solutions, the teams in Berlin and Hamburg develop innovative and sustainable business models with passion and purpose.

About the Unit Partner

The Unit Partner is responsible for bringing startups and the cooperative financial group together in a way that creates mutual value. It identifies promising collaborations, pilots new digital solutions in regional banks, and drives impact at the intersection of the cooperative banking sector and innovative business models.

Application notes

You do not need to meet every single point in the job profile. What matters most is your motivation to help shape the future of the financial group together with the team. amberra asks interested candidates to submit a CV, their earliest possible start date, and salary expectations.