Permanent employee,Full-time· Remote (Ireland)

Your mission

Shape the Future of Innovation.
Native is one of the world’s leading independent design and innovation consultancies. With 25 years of experience leading transformational change for global brands across Europe and the US, we're now looking to grow our network within the Irish market.

We’re hiring aBusiness Development Managerwith the confidence, clarity and ambition to open new doors and build relationships with world-class clients – particularly in health, pharma, med tech, and beyond.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the growth of a respected design studio that fuses industrial design, digital experience, and engineering under one roof. You’ll work closely with our Design Strategy and Leadership team to identify, engage and secure new business opportunities with some of the most innovative organisations in the world.

What You'll Do

• Develop and lead new business efforts across key verticals, especially med tech and healthcare.
• Build meaningful relationships with decision-makers, from first outreach to pitch.
• Qualify and prioritise opportunities based on commercial value and creative potential.
• Collaborate with strategists, designers and engineers to shape powerful, tailored proposals.
• Represent Native at industry events, conferences, exhibitions and networking sessions.
• Help define and evolve our business development strategy as we scale – both in the UK and internationally.

Your profile

You’re not just a networker – you’re a builder. Someone who thrives on spotting opportunities, making meaningful connections, and seeing things through. You likely bring:

• Proven experience winning new business in design, innovation, or med tech sectors.
• Strong written and verbal skills, with the ability to create compelling, structured proposals.
• Strategic thinking and commercial awareness – understand where design adds value.
• A natural connector, who enjoys meeting people and building trusted relationships.
• Organised and proactive, with a sharp eye for detail and excellent follow-through.
• Collaborative by default, and comfortable working across teams to bring opportunities to life.
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial, with ideas on how we can do things better, smarter and bigger.

Why us?

We value talent and reward impact. At Native, you’ll be part of a deeply experienced, down-to-earth team that values both craft and character. Benefits will vary slightly depending on location but you can always expect:

• Competitive salary & performance-based commission
• Enhanced holiday allowance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Access to medical insurance
• Enhanced Pension scheme
• Access to discounted gym membership & wellness tools
• In-house learning & development

Native is an independent design and innovation firm, with a unique blend of industrial, digital, and service design expertise. We pioneer ground-breaking products and services for some of the world’s most innovative brands across consumer electronics, healthcare, wellness and automotive.

We pride ourselves on having assembled a world class team of designers, developers, anthropologists, strategists, engineers, and tastemakers. They have come to our studios from all over the world and share a passion for brilliant creative thinking and a ruthless attention to detail.