Business Development Manager
Posted 23 Jul 2026
Advertised as “Business Development Manager - Government Affairs & Public Sector Germany”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyBusiness, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Law, Political Science, Public Administration
Study levelBachelor's or higher
Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world’s most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world. For more information, visit https://www.bitdefender.com
As Government Affairs & Public Sector Business Development Manager for Germany, you will lead Bitdefender's engagement with German government institutions, cybersecurity authorities, defense organizations, and strategic industry partners.
Working closely with the European Government Affairs Director, you will translate European strategy into local execution by strengthening government relationships, supporting policy engagement, and driving business opportunities within Germany's public sector and regulated industries.
The role combines government affairs, public policy, strategic partnerships and business development.
Key Responsibilities
Government Relations
Develop trusted relationships across:
- Federal Ministry of the Interior
- Federal Ministry of Defence
- Federal Chancellery
- BSI
- BKA
- BBK
- BND (where appropriate)
- Bundeswehr Cyber Command (CIR)
- State governments (Länder)
- Municipal digitalization initiatives
- Public procurement organizations
Represent Bitdefender in:
- Government meetings
- Industry associations
- Working groups
- Security conferences
- Public-private initiatives
Public Sector Business Development
Identify and support opportunities across:
- Federal government
- State governments
- Critical infrastructure operators
- Healthcare
- Utilities
- Defense ecosystem
- Public research organizations
Support enterprise sales teams by:
- Opening executive relationships
- Positioning Bitdefender with government stakeholders