Business Development Lead

Are you commercially driven and excited about building new client relationships? Do you enjoy turning complex business challenges into meaningful digital solutions? We are looking for a Business Development Lead to grow Reaktor’s retail presence in Amsterdam. We are looking for someone with an established network of personal relationships in Amsterdam and a track record of closing new business, who can take our target client list, strategize successful approaches for go-to-market, and close deals with the support of Rektor colleagues.

This is an opportunity to shape our market position, build long-term client partnerships, and play a key role in expanding our retail business.
Your success is measured by long-term impact, including   Growing a healthy and relevant retail sales pipeline
Increasing Reaktor’s brand awareness and presence in the Amsterdam retail market
Building meaningful dialogue with prospective and existing clients
Winning new client projects and establishing long-term partnerships
Contributing to sustainable account growth
We understand that building a market presence takes time. We are looking for someone who wants to build something durable — not just close quick deals. It’s up to you how you want to make this happen.
On a day-to-day basis, you may   Identify and engage potential retail clients in Amsterdam
Initiate and lead meetings with senior stakeholders, independently or together with colleagues
Explore client needs, objectives, and challenges through consultative dialogue
Shape tailored solution approaches together with multidisciplinary teams
Lead or co-lead proposal processes and commercial negotiations
Contribute to the go-to-market strategy for the retail segment
Develop thought leadership themes and participate in events, round tables, and networking activities
Help refine and evolve our new customer acquisition ways of working
Support smooth transitions from sales to delivery and long-term account development
Strong commercial instinct and growth mindset, Genuine interest in retail and its digital transformation challenges, Ability to build trusted relationships across client organizations, Consultative selling skills — understanding, anticipating, and articulating client needs, Confidence navigating complex discussions around digital solutions and custom software, Ability to operate independently while collaborating closely with a team, Structured and strategic approach to developing opportunities, Results-oriented mindset combined with long-term relationship thinking, Experience working with custom software, digital transformation, or complex technology services — either as a provider or on the client side — is highly relevant, An existing network within the Amsterdam retail market is a strong plus, but not a prerequisite if you know how to build one

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