This Sales & Business Development Specialist role focuses on owning the path from first conversation to signed partnership, bringing StartupBlink's research and ecosystem work to governments, innovation agencies, and corporates around the world. The Specialist will qualify leads, generate new opportunities, write personalized outreach, and create tailored proposals. Day-to-day work covers discovery calls, proposal building, and partner activation in a fully remote setup during European business hours.

• Job Location: Remote (Worldwide)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Starting monthly salary based on experience and skills, with growth tied to contribution

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• Qualify leads: run discovery calls to find the opportunities worth pursuing
• Generate new opportunities: research target organizations and follow market signals, events, and conferences
• Write personalized email and LinkedIn outreach that opens conversations with value, not pitches
• Build tailored proposals for governments and corporates, and work with the CEO to align and improve proposal templates
• Activate Partners from first contact to launch
• Follow department metrics

• 2+ years in business development, sales, or partnerships (B2B preferred)
• Experience running discovery or sales calls with senior stakeholders
• Strong outreach and proposal writing
• Professional-level English, written and spoken
• Pipeline management, ideally in a CRM such as HubSpot is good to have
• Experience coordinating or managing a small team is good to have
• Experience with governments, innovation programs, or startup organizations is good to have
• Proactive self-starter who creates opportunities instead of waiting for them
• Organized, persistent, and comfortable speaking with executives and decision-makers
• Cares about economic development and startup ecosystems

How to Apply
Interested candidates should Apply here.

Why This Job Might Be a Good Fit
This role suits someone with early B2B sales or partnerships experience who wants to work with governments and innovation agencies rather than general commercial clients. Because the position covers outreach, proposals, and partner activation, it builds practical business development skills that transfer across economic development, consulting, and startup ecosystem organisations.

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