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(Junior) Business Development Manager - Italy (f/m/d)

Hive

Hive

Sales & Business Development
Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
Posted on Jul 24, 2024
The position

Are you ready to be at the forefront of a rapidly growing company, driving revenue and shaping the future of an industry? We are looking for passionate individuals to join our team and make a significant impact on a hyper-scale company. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to work with innovative brands across Europe, apply now!

Create impact: As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for turning leads into long-lasting Hive customers. You’ll be building relationships with potential merchants, understanding their challenges and explaining where Hive could support their business.

Grow in an ambitious environment: Joining our team means diving into an environment where learning and execution are at the core. You will have the chance to develop and refine your skills in a high-performing company. You’ll be exposed to a dynamic ecosystem that values problem-solvers, curious learners, and forward-thinking individuals, giving you the tools to thrive in a hyper-growth setting.


Collaborate on a global scale: Our team is a diverse and global collective of professionals passionate about building the future of commerce operations. You will collaborate with your peers in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK and have the opportunity to work with Europe's most exciting brands.

If you’re ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that combines strategic thinking, relationship management, and a passion for growth, we want to hear from you! Join us and be a part of something extraordinary.

Your profile
  • Extraordinary Drive: You’re a winner personality and always give 120% at everything you do. If you have a target, you crush it and strive in environments where the people around you do the same.
  • Experience: You have XX years of experience and a demonstrated history of hitting and exceeding your targets, preferably at a hyper-growth scale up or top tier company.
  • Problem-solving skills & attention to detail: You anticipate challenges, address them effectively, and stay ahead on details to keep projects on track and achieve customer excellence. You need to be passionate about leveling up our customers.
  • Reliable team player with a goal-oriented mindset - there’s nothing wrong with being competitive!
  • Willingness to learn: At Hive we pride ourselves to continually grow beyond ourselves. We never accept the status quo and continually work on becoming a better version of ourselves.
  • Strategic & analytical mindset: Your analytical and strategic thinking skills enable you to identify growth opportunities, analyze improvement areas, and make data-driven decisions that align with the company's objectives.
Our offering
  • Be part of the Hive. You will work with a highly driven team of exceptional and experienced people in all domains. People at Hive have worked at organizations such as McKinsey, Amazon, Shopify, Google, Flink, Blackstone, J.P. Morgan & DHL before. We believe in a culture of trust, collaboration, empowerment and constructive feedback in a positive and inspiring work atmosphere
  • Make an impact. Join a young company with an entrepreneurial culture operating at lightning speed — we want you to grow with us
  • You will be valued. We offer attractive compensation, including virtual employee stock options for all full-time team members plus your choice of hardware according to your preference
  • We support your well-being. Benefit from 30 vacation days annually, with the opportunity for a sabbatical after three years with us, alongside a dedicated monthly wellness and productivity budget
  • We will get you set up. Operating system and hardware of your choice, additional tech equipment that you need, screens, you name it — we want to enable you to do your best work
  • There's more! Enjoy flexible working hours, free drinks and snacks in our office in Berlin, Paris, Milan & Madrid and join regular team events such as off-sites and workcations
About us
We make better commerce operations for everyone.
Hive’s mission is to make commerce operations better - for brands, consumers and ops partners. Hive seamlessly combines powerful technology with a network of leading operations providers, saving commerce brands on average 17% on costs and generating up to 24% revenue uplift. All-in-one, through our Hive App. The Hive ecosystem spans the full operational chain. Started just in 2020, Hive already works with hundreds of the leading brands across Europe such as HOLY, mybacs and Inkster and has become the leading operations platform in Europe.
Backed by acclaimed global investors including Tiger Global, Earlybird, Picus Capital, we are rapidly expanding our pan-European network with our newly opened fulfillment centers and offices in Berlin, Paris, Milan, Madrid and London.

At Hive, we believe fostering diversity in every team makes us a stronger company overall. We do not discriminate based on religion, skin color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability, and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels encouraged to be their true self and to grow professionally.