Senior Business Development Manager (EU Public Sector & HPC)

TL;DR

Senior Business Development Manager (EU Public Sector & HPC): Leading commercial engagements, strategic bids, and high-impact partnerships across Europe’s advanced computing, AI, and research innovation domains with an accent on EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and European Commission research ecosystems. Focus on shaping the company's positioning in major European funding and procurement frameworks and building strong institutional relationships with key research and policy stakeholders.

Location: Netherlands - ’s-Hertogenbosch

Company

hirify.global is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end commercial engagements for major European tenders, including opportunity assessment and contract execution.
• Identify, qualify, and pursue high-impact initiatives across EuroHPC JU, EC directorates, and European research centres.
• Build and manage senior relationships with government agencies, research institutions, and funding bodies.
• Drive consortium formation, proposal development, and bid strategy with internal teams.
• Maintain a disciplined opportunity pipeline aligned with European funding cycles.
• Represent the organization at HPC, AI, digital infrastructure, and research innovation events.

Requirements

• 7+ years in business development, strategic partnerships, or public-sector engagements within the European research, HPC, AI, or advanced computing ecosystem.
• Proven experience leading large-scale public procurement or EU-funded bids (e.g., EuroHPC, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, ESA, EC tenders).
• Strong network within EU institutions, research centres, and innovation consortia.
• Excellent commercial acumen with the ability to lead negotiations and manage complex multi-stakeholder engagements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident presenting to public and private sector executives.