Business Development Manager

Always wanted to challenge the obvious and make great things happen? At Goodman we create space for your greatness.

Our organization is a dynamic and innovative real estate company, acting both as a developer and investor, with a focus on data centers and logistics properties. We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager (m/f/d) for Düsseldorf or Hamburg.

More concretely, this means you will get the opportunity to:

• Initiate and market commercial and industrial properties, with a special focus on logistics facilities, distribution centers, data centers, and business parks in Germany.


• Identify potential investment opportunities (acquisition of land (greenfield & brownfield), refurbishment projects, sale & leaseback or joint venture projects).


• Conduct and manage legal and technical (land) due diligence.


• Manage and supervise external partners such as lawyers, architects, specialist planners, and experts.


• Analyse and calculate real estate projects.


• Negotiate and conclude lease agreements as well as land-related contracts, such as urban development contracts, development agreements, or easements.


• Interact with external stakeholders such as municipalities, authorities, and other key entities.


• Drive project realization through to completion in close collaboration with the technical team and legal department, including financial, scheduling, and quality tracking.


• Analyse and prepare progress reports in collaboration with the Head of Development Germany.


• Deepen existing customer relationships and expand business networks, e.g., with municipalities, authorities, service providers, and other business partners.


• Market research activities in the context of competitors and market trends, with the goal of continuously monitoring developments and trends in the real estate market.


• Represent the company at important industry meetings, trade fairs, and events.

Not sure if you fit the profile? Let’s find out together!

Let’s introduce ourselves a little more:

Goodman owns, develops, and manages modern industrial real estate including logistics facilities, data centres and business parks in strategic locations around the world. In total, we have a team of around 1.000, located across 5 continents. In Continental Europe we are active in 7 countries, including offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, München and Paris.

Contrary to traditional organisations where leadership is based on hierarchy, ours is based on individual ownership and accountability. Most importantly, we want to make room for growth for everyone to remain agile in responding to the constantly changing world, to increase effectiveness, act with respect and contribute to greatness.

How do we look at the world of tomorrow?

At Goodman we believe we all have a role to play in safeguarding the future for next generations. Therefore, sustainability is the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we foster a sustainable and inclusive working environment for all our employees but also, throughout all our projects, we are continuously challenging ourselves to make sustainability a reality. All of this is part of Goodman’s DNA and at the centre of everything we do. At Goodman, we believe it’s not enough to talk the talk — we also need to walk the walk!