Springer Nature
CorporateBusinessDevelopmentManager
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“Corporate Business Development Manager at Springer Nature. Skills: Business Development, Consultative Selling, Customer Requirements Discovery, Market Intelligence, Customer-Focused, Tech Savvy, Communicates Effectively, Persuasion, Collaboration. Identify market opportunities. Assess market opportunities”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving capabilities; Structured problem-solving
Comfortable with travel, Working flexibly across time zones
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree minimum, Experience in business development, Experience in technical sales, Experience in product-related roles, Experience in strategic account management, Proven track record engaging corporate accounts, Demonstrated ability engaging scientific decision-makers, Ability to explain materials science concepts, Presentation skills, Narrative-building skills, Experience interfacing with corporate R&D, Experience interfacing with engineering teams, Experience interfacing with innovation teams, Proven ability extract workflows, Proven ability identify pain points, Proven ability translate insights, Analytical capabilities, Structured problem-solving capabilities, Collaborative mindset, Comfortable with travel, Working flexibly across time zones
Nice to Have
Experience with data products, Experience with APIs, Experience with scientific databases, Experience with digital R&D tools, Materials informatics exposure, Lab digitisation exposure, Experimentation data workflows exposure, AI/ML in scientific contexts exposure, AI/ML in engineering contexts exposure, Additional languages are a plus
What You'll Do.
Identify market opportunities
Assess market opportunities
Identify customer segments
Assess customer segments
Identify materials-science challenges
Assess materials-science challenges
Surface commercially viable problems
Analyse market trends
Analyse customer pain points
Analyse competitive developments
Contribute to go-to-market activities
Support business case development
Maintain relationships
Deliver tailored demos
Deliver tailored discussions
Prioritise expansion opportunities
Represent Springer Nature at events
Generate qualified leads
Extract customer feedback
Structure customer feedback
Synthesise customer feedback
Support product evaluations
Support product prioritisation
Work closely with Product Management
Articulate customer needs
Validate customer needs
Map technical workflows
Highlight where digital tools create value
Highlight where digital tools solve problems
Track industry signals
Identify emerging opportunities
Recommend adjustments to value communication
Recommend adjustments to packaging
Recommend adjustments to licensing models
Collaborate with Product teams
Collaborate with UX teams
Collaborate with Marketing teams
Collaborate with Data teams
Collaborate with Sales teams
Support effective product positioning
Support cohesive customer experience
Bring customer insights into product discussions
Refine outreach approaches
Strengthen internal alignment
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Product discussions; Sales outreach approaches; Internal alignment
Communication Scope
Presentation skills; Narrative-building skills; Written communication; Spoken communication
Full Job Description
**Job Title:** Corporate Business Development Manager **Location:** Berlin or Heidelberg **About Springer Nature** Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest number of journals and books and are a pioneer in open research. Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning. We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world. For more information, please visit about.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature. **About the Role** We are seeking a customer-focused Corporate Business Development Manager with a strong background in Materials Science or related fields to help drive the adoption of our data and digital solutions within corporate environments. As the primary customer-facing representative for our materials-science-driven data products, you will engage closely with scientists, engineers, innovation teams, including companies developing advanced computational or AI-driven solutions. You will uncover customer workflows, articulate unmet needs, and help translate these into structured insights that inform product thinking and future opportunities. As corporate customers increasingly rely on high‑quality materials data and digital tools to accelerate R&D, this role ensures structured relationship development and a strong feedback loop between customer needs and product development. This role sits at the intersection of customer discovery, market development, and product insight generation, contributing to long-term commercial relationships and the evolution of our solutions. This role will be in our Berlin or Heidelberg office on a hybrid working model. **Role Responsibi
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