Senior Business Development Consultant — Bilingual German and English

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Win new business to help leaders build exceptional workplaces and thriving teams.

As a senior business development consultant at Gallup, you’ll lead complex consultative sales conversations with senior executives, helping them solve their most pressing performance challenges through evidence-based insights and strategic advisory.

This is a high-performance, quota-carrying role for someone energised by uncovering opportunity, closing complex deals and building deep, lasting partnerships as a trusted adviser.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end business development across German-speaking markets, from proactive outreach and qualification to closing and strategic partnership

• Drive bookings and revenue growth, taking ownership of your performance from day one

• Conduct deep discovery conversations with senior executives, listening intently for underlying needs and strategic opportunities

• Shape compelling proposals and architect tailored solutions

• Influence complex stakeholder groups and confidently navigate objections to gain commitment and close deals

• Orchestrate internal teams and resources to deliver seamless client experiences from sale through execution

• Stay engaged post-sale as a strategic adviser, participating in key touchpoints and strengthening long-term partnerships

• Represent Gallup at executive meetings, events and industry forums to expand your network and open new commercial conversations

Who We Want

• Target-driven performers who consistently meet or exceed bookings and revenue goals through disciplined pipeline management, strong forecasting and closing excellence

• Competitive influencers who confidently engage and influence workplace leaders in high-stakes, strategic conversations and negotiations

• Opportunity creators who prospect with purpose, build multiyear account plans, and expand relationships through value and credibility

• Consultative, trusted advisers who listen deeply, diagnose thoughtfully and translate client challenges into high-value, strategic solutions

• Strategic orchestrators who naturally align stakeholders, coordinate resources, and follow through to move deals forward and deliver results

• Resilient achievers who persist through obstacles, adapt when conditions change and take ownership of outcomes regardless of circumstance

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred

• At least five years of experience in advisory or consultative sales environments required

• Proven success winning new business and managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles required

• Demonstrated experience carrying and achieving revenue targets required

• Strong pipeline management, forecasting discipline and CRM proficiency required

• Excellent written, presentation and negotiation skills required

• Experience selling multiyear agreements for analytics, research-based, advisory, consulting or solutions-based offerings preferred

• Experience managing multi-million-dollar portfolios preferred

• Native-level fluency in German required; professional fluency in English required

• Experience using AI to enhance productivity, insight generation or sales activities preferred

• A commitment to working on-site at Gallup’s Berlin office at least three days per week required

• Eligibility to work in Germany required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship

What You’ll Experience

• Mission-driven work: Make a meaningful difference in the world with your unique contributions, commitment to service and exceptional outcomes.

• An empowering culture: Collaborate with smart, passionate people who love what they do and welcome your ideas, perspectives and experiences.

• Learning and development: Grow in your career as we invest in what you do best, encourage curiosity and create an environment where it’s safe — and expected — to challenge the status quo.

• Brand strength, startup energy: Thrive in an innovative environment backed by a trusted brand.

• A vibrant workplace: Enjoy working in our stunning, well-connected office in the cube berlin, Europe’s smartest building — a state-of-the-art workplace environment with unique architecture and proximity to countless amenities, including River Spree, in the heart of Berlin.

About Gallup

At Gallup, we change the world, one client at a time, through extraordinary analytics and advice on everything…