Sales Business Development

Executive Assistant to the Board (f / m / d) – Focus on Business Development

Location :

Vienna / Hybrid Remote

Employment : Full-time, permanent

Summary

As an Executive Assistant to the Board with a focus on Business Development, you will support the executive board in strategic business growth, prepare data-driven decisions, and drive growth initiatives from concept to execution. You combine executive support with hands-on business development excellence (market analyses, pipeline building, partnerships, KPI management).

About us

At Simple, we help companies make sustainability measurable and actionable. Our SaaS platform applies AI to vast amounts of unstructured data to calculate carbon emissions with unmatched accuracy. We give businesses deep insight into their supply chains so they can measure, manage, and reduce their environmental impact.

Your role

You are the board's right hand at the intersection of strategy, sales / partnerships, and execution. You prioritize, structure, and deliver—with high ownership, commitment, and impact.

Responsibilities

• Business Development & Go-to-Market :

Conduct market and competitive analyses, identify new segments, craft value propositions and pitch decks.

Build / qualify leads in the CRM, coordinate partner deals, term sheets, NDAs, and follow-ups.

Prepare board briefings, decision memos, board decks, and quarterly reviews incl. KPIs / OKRs.

Act as PMO for growth initiatives (e.g., new GTM campaigns, pricing tests, international rollouts)—roadmap, milestones, risk management.

Build lightweight dashboards (Sheets / Excel; optional BI), forecasting, cohort analyses, ad-hoc analyses.

Liaise with Sales, Marketing, Product, Finance, Legal; prepare client meetings; take minutes and track actions.

Improve CRM workflows, document templates, and knowledge base; ensure high data quality.

Qualifications

Compensation & Benefits