Junior New Business Manager

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New Business Manager driving sales opportunities through strategic analysis and lead activation. Collaborating with teams to transform leads into business opportunities at a performance marketing agency.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeKöln • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in pipeline ownership and needs-based consulting, with a strong focus on lead activation and process management. Proficient in engaging decision-makers and optimizing outreach strategies to drive new business opportunities.

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Sales ExperienceNeeds-Based ConsultingLead ActivationStrong Communication SkillsFluent German

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Hard Skills

Sales ExperienceNeeds-Based ConsultingLead ActivationProcess ManagementOutreach Funnel Design

Soft Skills

High DriveSelf-MotivationActive ListeningDetermination

Industry Keywords

High-Performance AgencyStartup EnvironmentDecision-Maker Engagement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Pipeline ownership: You independently drive our new-client pipeline with maximum drive and take full operational responsibility for New Business.
Lead activation: You pick up inbound leads from our marketing channels and, with your hunter mentality, turn them into real, high-quality opportunities.
Needs-based consulting: You analyze potential partners' digital bottlenecks in detail — we solve customers' real pain points instead of pushing standard packages.
Process management: You lead discovery conversations at decision-maker level and ensure a seamless, context-rich handover of qualified opportunities to our closers.
Smart outreach: You design and optimize, together with the team, new approaches and outreach funnels to warm up target customers and continuously activate them.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Initial sales experience: You have at least 1–2 years of experience in sales, consulting, or in a demanding, high-performance agency or startup environment.
High drive: You possess a strong success mentality, self-motivation, and want to actively move things forward in New Business rather than just manage them.
Strong communication skills: You persuade decision makers through competence, active listening and a confident, peer-level presence rather than through classic sales phrases.
Determination: You don't want to do classic cold calling, but you have the absolute will to turn lukewarm interest into real deals.
Language skills: You have fluent German and good English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance with appreciation: Both matter here. According to Kununu, we have been the No. 1 agency in Cologne since 2022 — and in 2026 the highest-rated employer among larger companies. Experience open communication, honest feedback and a vibe that resonates from Cologne to Hamburg.
Short decision-making paths: You work directly with our Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and coordinate closely with Sales Operations and the closer team — enabling fast processes without unnecessary bureaucracy.
Career boost: 1:1 coaching, €1,500 upskilling budget plus additional days off for seminars and conferences.
Work-life balance: Trust-based working hours & the ability to work from anywhere — office, home or wherever you prefer.
Strong clients: You will work with well-known brands such as Katjes, funny-frisch, ültje, Scania, Bübchen & JOOP! — exciting projects guaranteed.
Feel-good factor: Free massages, Urban Sports membership & height-adjustable desks — so you can work comfortably.
Nice extras: Corporate benefits, meal allowance, company bike (Jobrad) & public transport ticket (Jobticket).
Monthly events: Rooftop barbecues, spikeball, charity runs or the annual ski trip (all optional).
Individual team budget: Each team decides on its own experiences (e.g., archery or a nice dinner).
Culture highlights: Our legendary events (summer party, Christmas party & Carnival) you won't want to miss!