Threema is the world’s best-selling secure messenger for both private users and businesses. Since 2012, we have been working tirelessly to ensure that our users can communicate freely without worrying about their privacy. Our growing user base includes millions of private customers and thousands of businesses and organizations from all over the world.

Due to our strong growth, we are looking for a

Business Development Manager (m/f/x) (80–100%)

Your Tasks

• Analysis of markets and trends: Identification of new market opportunities, customer needs, and growth potential

• Competition and competitor analysis: Systematic observation of competitors, business models, prices, and positioning

• Identifying and developing new business: Developing new products, services, business models, or market entry strategies

• Creating business plans and profitability analyses: Developing business cases, revenue and cost models, investment calculations, and scenarios

• Strategic consulting for senior management: Preparation of decision-making bases and recommendations for action for management and senior management

• Development of growth and go-to-market strategies: Definition of market entry strategies, target customer segments, and value propositions

• Coordination of internal stakeholders: Collaboration with sales, marketing, product management, finance, and operations

• Support for strategic projects: e.g., expansion, internationalization, new sales models, or digital initiatives

Your Skills

• Creative problem solving and analytical thinking

• Five to six years of professional experience in a similar role

• Experience in the software industry and project management

• Independent, curious, analytical, and detail-oriented

• Precise, reliable, and independent work style with a keen interest in security and data protection issues

• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills

• Very good written and oral communication; you are an empathetic listener and a persuasive speaker

• Confident handling of key figures, sales, cost, and profitability models

• Ability to clearly present complex issues and provide well-founded recommendations for action

• Persuasive presentation of analyses and concepts to management and stakeholders

• Structured planning, management, and implementation of business development initiatives

• Confident manner at various hierarchical levels

• Fluency in German and English (written and spoken)

Your education is secondary; your experience and personal skills are much more important.

What We Offer

• A young and motivated team with flat hierarchies and straightforward communication

• Opportunity to work on many different projects and improve and define processes

• Work-life balance: flexible working hours and the option to work from home two days a week

• Option to work from anywhere for two weeks per year

• Opportunity to take unpaid leave

• You can choose your own hardware (macOS or Linux)

• Public transport discount or access to free parking

• A fitness room and a table tennis table

• Internal German or English courses

• A great coffee machine :-)

• Regular events and drinks receptions

• The good feeling of contributing to the effective protection of the privacy of millions of people

Place of work: Pfäffikon SZ (Greater Zurich Area) / hybrid

Start date: Immediately or by agreement

Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application documents.