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Business Development Manager - Government Affairs & Public Sector Germany

Bitdefender54 open roles

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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
  • Removing political and regulatory barriers
  • Supporting large strategic opportunities

Policy & Regulatory Engagement

Monitor developments relating to:

  • German implementation of NIS2
  • KRITIS regulation
  • BSI legislation
  • Cloud sovereignty initiatives
  • AI governance
  • Digital sovereignty
  • Procurement requirements

Provide local market intelligence to corporate leadership.

Partnership Development

Develop relationships with:

  • BDSV
  • Bitkom
  • eco Association
  • German Cyber Security Council
  • Research institutes
  • Universities
  • Bundeswehr innovation ecosystem
  • German defense contractors

Support strategic partnerships with organizations such as:

  • Rheinmetall
  • Hensoldt
  • Airbus Defence
  • Rohde & Schwarz
  • Deutsche Telekom
  • SAP
  • Schwarz Digits

Market Positioning

Increase Bitdefender's visibility by:

  • Speaking at conferences
  • Supporting media opportunities
  • Developing thought leadership
  • Engaging with influencers
  • Supporting executive visits

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Political Science, Public Administration, International Relations, Cybersecurity, Law, or Business.
  • 8+ years in: Government Affairs Public Affairs Public Sector Sales Defense Cybersecurity Government consulting
  • Strong network across German government and cybersecurity institutions.
  • Understanding of public procurement.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Fluent German and English.

Preferred Experience

  • Cybersecurity
  • Defense
  • Telecommunications
  • Sovereign cloud
  • Critical infrastructure

Success Measures

  • Executive relationships established
  • Public-sector opportunities influenced
  • Qualified pipeline generated
  • Strategic partnerships created
  • Participation in government initiatives
  • Increased Bitdefender visibility
  • Policy intelligence delivered to leadership

Key Competencies

  • Relationship builder
  • Political awareness
  • Executive communication
  • Business development
  • Strategic thinking
  • Public speaking
  • Collaboration
  • Results orientation
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