Business Development Manager - Schweiz - Cardano Foundation

Cardano Foundation

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Schweiz

vor 4 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Who we are:

The Cardano Foundation is an independent, Swiss-based not-for-profit organization.

The Foundation is tasked with advancing the public digital infrastructure of Cardano and works to anchor it as a utility for financial and social systems, thus empowering the digital architects of the future.

Another significant part of the Cardano Foundation's mission is to engage with and support the Cardano community.

The Foundation assists in the development of tools the community can use to leverage Cardano to solve problems in new ways.

What you'll be doing:

As a Business Development Manager for Cardano Academy, you will play a crucial role in growth enablement, establishing strategic alliances, expanding the reach of our educational initiatives in the industry, and subsequently driving the wider Adoption strategy of the organization in the market.

Your primary responsibility will be the Academy partner lifecycle from identifying and successfully securing high-quality leads from the target audience of Small-to-Medium Enterprises, Universities, and Government, to delivery and partner relations.

In this role you will report directly to the Director of Cardano Academy and have the following responsibilities:

Strategy and Planning

Develop and implement a comprehensive business development strategy and roadmap that aligns with the Cardano Foundation's mission and the Cardano Academy's targets, both audience and revenue.
Assess the current partnership pipeline, and qualify the leads to ensure alignment with the Cardano Academy's objectives and KPIs.
Set up reporting and success metrics, and use a CRM to monitor the performance of partnerships in line with the newly created business development strategy, roadmap, and goals.
Evaluating market trends, analyzing partner needs, and providing insights to the Academy Director for strategic decisionmaking

Lead Generation:

Leverage your network, the existing Cardano Academy pipeline, and the knowledge from analysis, evaluating market trends and insights to identify and generate highquality leads and growth opportunities.
Attend relevant industry events, networking opportunities, and arrange calls and business meetings, corporate trainings and masterclasses with key decisionmakers.
Create proposals and do presentations for key decisionmakers
Continuously analyze industry trends, market dynamics, and competitor activities, as well as work with Marketing to understand what best drives digital traffic and lead generation.

Negotiation and Onboarding:

Negotiate partnership agreements, and terms, working closely with Legal to secure commitments from partners, and ensure that agreement expectations are aligned and mutually beneficial to both parties.
Work with the Academy Director and Legal as a project support to develop licensing agreements for the Academy content.
Work closely with the Academy Education Manager to make sure agreement scope, delivery and timelines are feasible.
Create an onboarding process for new partners, ensuring a smooth transition and a clear alignment of partnership terms and expectations.

What we look for in you:

5-7 years experience as a business development manager, or relevant role
Proven track record in creating and executing partnership success
BSc/BA degree in Business Management or a related field.
Proficient understanding of blockchain technology and market knowledge
The ability to collaborate effectively with crossfunctional teams.
You are open, kind and respectful of others

How you will create impact in this role:

Partner Relations

Establish and maintain strong relationships with partners, acting as the primary point of contact. Monitor partner satisfaction and performance, ensuring that commitments are met and partnerships remain productive and fruitful.
Collaborate with partners to identify and develop joint educational programs, events, masterclasses and corporate training initiatives.
Coordinate efforts with Education Manager and Marketing to ensure successful execution, delivery and promotion of partnerships.
Identify upsell opportunities within the Cardano Academy partner pipeline and work closely with the Global Enterprise Technology Leads to develop these opportunities further to create prototypes and proof of concepts that have productmarket fit.

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