Sympany
Basel
Senior Market Development Manager (m/f/d)
- 09 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Basel
About the job
As a Senior Market Development Manager, you actively shape the strategic and operational development of the Market business unit at Sympany. You consistently think about the market, customers, and sales together and translate opportunities into clear concepts and effective initiatives. With your strategic strength, entrepreneurial thinking, and implementation power, you develop new growth areas and successfully bring demanding projects to completion together with various stakeholders. Ready to help shape the insurance world of tomorrow? Then we should get to know each other!
Senior Market Development Manager (m/f/d)
How you contribute:
- Responsible for topics, initiatives, programmes, and results around market strategy, target segments, growth areas, and new market access in the Market business unit
- Independently lead strategic projects and sub-programmes from business case development through planning and implementation to success control in the Market business unit
- Contribute to the further development and implementation of the market strategy and translate ambitions into target images, roadmaps, and measurable goals in close coordination with the Head of Market Development & Digital Sales
- Support the management of the programme and project portfolio of the Market business unit through prioritisation, resource planning, monitoring, and status reporting as well as further development of methods and standards in project management
- Analyse market, competition, and target segments as well as identify, evaluate, and develop new growth areas and sales approaches up to implementation maturity
- Develop sound Market & Customer Insights on market, customer needs, cooperation and partnership models, and best practices as a basis for decisions on offerings, sales, and marketing
- Accompany changes in own projects, guide project staff and interdisciplinary project teams, and ensure cross-departmental collaboration, especially with IT, sales, marketing & lead management, sales control & quality management, and offer management
- Prepare decision bases, presentations, and proposals for the Head of Market, Executive Board, and Board of Directors as well as represent the Head of Market Development & Digital Sales in committees and projects
What sets you apart:
- You have a university Master’s degree in economics or natural sciences. An additional qualification in strategy, corporate development, or project management is an advantage.
- You bring several years of experience in strategy consulting and have proven experience in leading strategic projects and programmes. Knowledge of the insurance or health market is an advantage.
- You have experience in market or corporate development or in building cooperations and sales models.
- You are strong in strategy and concept, quickly recognise business logic and market mechanisms, and translate complex issues into clear strategies, programmes, and robust business cases. You skilfully switch between overarching perspectives and operational details and always communicate confidently and appropriately for the audience.
- You master both classic and agile project methods, can professionally lead interdisciplinary teams, and are characterised by your combination of high implementation strength and pragmatism.
- You work analytically, structured, and networked and think customer- and service-oriented.
- You communicate confidently in German, both spoken and written. Knowledge of French and English is an advantage.
Working at Sympany - refreshingly good reasons
Progressive employment conditions & social security
Diverse employee discounts
Family-friendly employer
Modern working time models
Healthy extras
- Coverage of contributions to daily sickness allowance insurance and non-occupational accident insurance as well as two-thirds of the BVG contribution
- Worldwide first-class accident insurance
- Loyalty bonus from 5 years and participation in company success at all levels (for permanent employment)
Diverse employee discounts
- Discounts on Sympany products, e.g. 50% on basic insurance and discounts on various offers, e.g. in mobility or multimedia
- Discounted meals in the company restaurant
- Contribution to public transport costs (job ticket)
Family-friendly employer
- Salary-dependent contributions to external childcare, additional family allowance of CHF 50 per child
- 15 days paternity leave with full pay
- 16 weeks maternity leave with full pay
Modern working time models
- Flexible working hours based on a 41-hour week
- 5 weeks holiday, even more from age 51
- Mobile working, for example from home office
Healthy extras
- Height-adjustable desks at every workstation
- Free chilled water with or without carbonation
- Discounts on sports courses or fitness studios
We look forward to meeting you
Sympany
4002 Basel
4002 Basel
