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      <Title>Business Development Consultant - Central Eastern Europe - Engine by Starling</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>We&#39;re looking for a Business Development Consultant to join our team in Central Eastern Europe. As a Business Development Consultant, you will be responsible for meeting with potential clients, listening to their needs, and exploring how Engine can offer a solution for growth and transformation. You will work closely with Client Engineering and Product teams to create, shape, and develop trusted and long-term relationships for Engine.</p>
<p>Key responsibilities:</p>
<ul>
<li>Supporting early stage conversations, running client workshops and demos, and identifying opportunities across Central Eastern Europe</li>
<li>Contributing to marketing activities and conferences to elevate the awareness and understanding of Engine&#39;s brand and market positioning</li>
<li>Fostering and maintaining strong relationships with our implementation partners, driving collaborative business development activities and go-to-market strategies</li>
<li>Coordinating platform requirements for the European market into the product roadmap</li>
<li>Taking ownership of selected strategic opportunities, where you will try something new or hone your existing skillset</li>
<li>Acting as the advocate and voice of the client throughout the relationship, offering transparency and building trust</li>
<li>Project managing opportunities, bringing different domains of the business together to offer subject matter expertise and specialist insight about Engine&#39;s solution</li>
</ul>
<p>Requirements:</p>
<ul>
<li>3+ years of experience in a reputable consulting organisation, with experience and exposure across a number of banks and situations in Central Eastern Europe</li>
<li>Experience of the financial services industry (ideally retail or business banking) and an understanding of the challenges relating to bank IT systems and change management</li>
<li>Native or fluent German, Italian, and/or CEE language skills (additional European languages being also a plus)</li>
<li>Highly proactive and an avid learner, rapidly assimilating technical concepts alongside a variety of client issues, needs, and concerns</li>
<li>Confidence to ask insightful questions and engage in conversation with senior bank executives</li>
<li>Embracing autonomy in a highly collaborative team with a flat structure</li>
<li>Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills</li>
<li>Strong attention to detail, without sacrificing the wider picture</li>
<li>Ability to adapt your communication style to different stakeholders</li>
</ul>
<p>Benefits:</p>
<ul>
<li>33 days holiday (including public holidays)</li>
<li>An extra day&#39;s holiday for your birthday</li>
<li>Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off</li>
<li>16 hours paid volunteering time a year</li>
<li>Salary sacrifice, company-enhanced pension scheme</li>
<li>Life insurance at 4x your salary &amp; group income protection</li>
<li>Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care</li>
<li>Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&amp;Mrs Smith, and Peloton</li>
<li>Generous family-friendly policies</li>
<li>Incentives refer a friend scheme</li>
<li>Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks</li>
<li>Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships, and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing</li>
</ul>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>mid</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>hybrid</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange></Salaryrange>
      <Skills>German, Italian, CEE language skills, Financial services industry experience, Bank IT systems and change management knowledge, Cloud-native, bank-built SaaS platform, Client Engineering and Product teams collaboration, Marketing activities and conferences, Implementation partner relationships, Product roadmap coordination</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Finance</Industry>
      <Employername>Engine by Starling</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/starlingbank.com.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Engine by Starling is a cloud-native, bank-built SaaS platform that provides a comprehensive solution to power banks around the world.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.starlingbank.com/</Employerwebsite>
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      <Applyto>https://apply.workable.com/j/DBAC0EA28B</Applyto>
      <Location>London</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-03-20</Postedate>
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