Commercial Lead (Dutch-Speaking)
Designer Fund is a venture fund and design partner that invests in early-stage technology companies where design is central to value creation. It supports founders with product and brand design, hiring, fundraising, and access to a design-focused community.
About Designer Fund
Designer Fund invests in early-stage startups from pre-seed through Series A that use design to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity. The fund provides capital, design strategy, product and brand guidance, design hiring support, fundraising assistance, investor introductions, and access to the Designer Fund Collective of founders, advisors, and design leaders. Its portfolio includes technology companies serving sectors such as financial infrastructure, healthcare, developer tools, collaboration, climate technology, and productivity.
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About the Role
You will be the face and voice of Via for partners in France and Benelux, building genuine relationships with cities and operators. You'll own your deals end-to-end, from closing new partnerships to driving renewals, expansions, and growth, with real autonomy and direct impact on how Via grows in your markets.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in sales, account management, business development, or strategy
- Track record of winning and growing complex, multi-stakeholder deals
- Quantitatively inclined and data savvy
- Strong storytelling skills
- Entrepreneurial relationship builder comfortable with politically sensitive situations
- Curious, resourceful, and comfortable in ambiguity
- Native or near-native Dutch; professional English required; French is a plus
Responsibilities
- Build and close partnerships with city governments, transport authorities, and private operators, navigating complex multi-stakeholder sales cycles
- Own the full account lifecycle post-signature: renewals, upsell, cross-sell, and year-over-year service expansion
- Serve as the primary point of contact for executive city and agency leadership, translating partner needs into commercial opportunities
- Analyse service performance data on an ongoing basis to drive strategic decisions
- Create compelling, data-driven business cases that demonstrate ridership, efficiency, and sustainability improvements
- Lead high-stakes negotiations with senior stakeholders in politically sensitive situations
- Represent Via externally through conferences, industry events, and thought leadership, and feed market intelligence back to product and strategy teams
Benefits
- Hybrid work and office overlooking the Keizersgracht with weekly team lunch and breakfast
- Competitive compensation including equity
- Monthly health stipend
- 25 vacation days
