Director Strategic Partnerships (m/f/d)

The role

What we expect

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Medical Technology, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Key Account Management, Corporate Strategy, Consulting, or a comparable commercial leadership role.
• Proven track record of building, negotiating, and growing strategic partnerships that generated measurable business impact.
• Demonstrated success in developing existing strategic accounts and driving sustainable revenue growth.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in developing business cases, growth strategies, and partnership models.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage senior executives and C-level decision-makers internally and externally.
• Strong analytical skills combined with a structured and pragmatic approach to decision-making and execution.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias for action, ownership, and results.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, quickly create clarity, align stakeholders, and drive execution.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Experience in healthcare, medical technology, digital health, diagnostics, SaaS, or fitness markets is highly desirable.
• Experience working with regulated products and international business environments is an advantage.
• Fluent English required; good German skills are desirable.
• Willingness to travel internationally, approximately 35%.