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Business Development Manager

Urban Connect AG
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
On-site · Zurich, Switzerland
Experience
3 years

Job description

Business Development Manager who develops convincing mobility solutions and concrete growth opportunities from customer needs, data and market knowledge, working closely with Sales, Account Management, Product, Technology and Operations.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
Work mode
On-site · Zurich, Switzerland
Languages
German – fluent, English – fluent, French

What you'll do

  • Analyse usage and market data, such as vehicle and parking space utilisation, and derive actionable recommendations for better corporate mobility solutions.
  • Own projects such as product analyses, evaluation of business opportunities and development of corporate mobility concepts.
  • Develop a practical understanding of the platform, customer setup, bookings, billing and integrations.
  • Use AI tools purposefully, test new applications and improve the quality and efficiency of research, analyses and processes.
  • Identify potential customers, understand their challenges and work with the Commercial team to win new customers and expand existing partnerships.
  • Create clear presentations, well-founded business cases, convincing proposals and meaningful customer reviews.
  • Set clear priorities and keep customer information and next steps up to date in HubSpot.
  • Clarify technical and commercial questions together with Product, Operations and Technology and derive understandable recommendations.
  • Identify improvement potential, question assumptions and turn creative ideas into concrete improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Very good academic record, for example in business administration, economics, data science or engineering.
  • Relevant practical experience in business development, consulting, a technology company or an entrepreneurial environment.
  • Analytical thinking, confident use of Excel and the ability to understand and clearly explain complex ideas.
  • Strong interest in next-generation mobility and the technologies, business models and behavioural changes shaping the industry.
  • Good judgement: able to weigh conflicting goals, prioritise essentials and make progress without waiting for complete information.
  • Drive and a creative approach to problem solving.
  • Technology affinity and practical experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot, with judgement to critically check results.
  • Very good German and good English skills.
  • Enthusiasm, ambition and a solution-oriented attitude; learns quickly, asks thoughtful questions and takes responsibility for results.
  • Confident enough to question an idea and open enough to change your opinion; team success matters more than personal recognition.
  • Tries new things, consciously takes risks and learns from mistakes; takes initiative when facing a problem.

Nice to have

  • Ideally you already know the corporate mobility landscape and have ideas on how to improve it.
  • French is a big advantage.

Your team

Business Development

Works closely with Sales and Account Management as well as Product, Technology and Operations.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours and a nice office in Zurich.
  • A monthly mobility budget and access to the company's e-bikes and shared e-cars.
  • A motivated team that likes working together, mostly on site, sharing knowledge and celebrating successes.
  • High standards and smart, warm people who challenge and develop you.
  • A role that connects the whole company, at the interface of sales, customer success, technology and operations.
  • Responsibility and room for initiative; good ideas are heard quickly.
  • The opportunity to grow with Urban Connect and help shape its next development phase.

How to get hired

  1. 1Send your CV and a few personal lines: why Urban Connect, what excites you about the future of mobility, and what you have taken into your own hands and improved.

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About Urban Connect AG

We turn these challenges into concrete solutions.

Urban Connect connects shared e-bikes and company cars, public transport, mobility budgets and digital parking management on one platform, helping companies reduce costs, use resources better and give employees more freedom.

Mission

We want to change the way companies organise mobility.

Key facts

  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Companies such as Roche, Google, SWISS and Lonza already rely on Urban Connect.
  • The company offers the operating system that makes this possible.

Partners & customers

RocheGoogleSWISSLonza

What they value

  • We work ambitiously, give direct, constructive feedback and support each other.
  • Excellence shows in everyday work: in thoughtful solutions, careful execution and the will to continuously improve.
  • The best solution and the team's success matter more than personal recognition.