Optotune

Focus tunable lenses and optical components

Business Development Manager

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeDietikon, SwitzerlandNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A technical background with an MSc or equivalent is required.
At least five years of experience in technical sales, preferably in optics, photonics, or machine vision.
Ability to identify new customers and build and maintain relationships.
Ability to understand customers' technical requirements and suggest solutions.
Passion for technology and innovation; ability to work autonomously and stay organized; willingness to travel internationally.
Excellent knowledge of English and good knowledge of German.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and AI tools.

Responsibilities

Develop Optotune’s business strategically in the imaging market.
Identify customer pain points and areas where Optotune can add value.
Develop strategic partnerships with key players in the ecosystem.
Conduct market research and define new products.
Acquire new customers worldwide.
Create business plans, go-to-market strategies, sales materials, and training materials.
Create marketing content.
Participate in trade shows.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in management consulting is advantageous.
Knowledge of languages in addition to English and German is advantageous.

Automation, machine vision, and AI are transforming modern manufacturing. As imaging systems become faster and smarter, Optotune’s liquid lens technology enables precise, reliable, and high-speed optical performance without mechanical focusing.As our Business Development Manager, you will connect market needs with innovative optical solutions. You will identify trends, discover new application opportunities, help shape future products, and work closely with sales to drive sustainable growth and create real customer value.

Tasks

Strategic development of Optotune’s business in the imaging market
Identification of customer pain points and where Optotune can add real value
Development of strategic partnerships with key players of the ecosystem
Market research & definition of new products
Acquisition of new customers worldwide
Creation of business plans, go-to-market strategies, sales & training materials
Content creation for marketing materials
Participation in trade shows

Requirements

Must have technical background (MSc or equivalent)
At least 5 years of experience in technical sales, preferably in optics/photonics or machine vision
Experience in management consulting advantageous
Ability to identify new customers, build up & maintain relationships
Ability to understand customers' technical requirements and suggest solutions
Passion for technology & innovation, winning personality, well organized, autonomous and prepared to travel internationally
Excellent knowledge of English, good knowledge of German, other languages advantageous
Good working knowledge in MS Office applications & AI tools

Benefits

Broad field of activity with short decision paths
Exciting professional exchange in a fast-growing high-tech environment
Respectful and supportive corporate culture
Flexible working environment

Are you an outgoing person looking for a challenging job in an innovative environment? Are you ready to take on responsibility and influence the future of our company? Are you determined to use your strategic thinking and communication skills to bring our revolutionary products to the market? If so, then we would be pleased to get to know you!

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, age, background, or identity. For this particular position we don´t work with external agencies. Thank you for understanding.

About the Company

Optotune

Focus tunable lenses and optical components

Optotune makes active optical components that give dynamic control over light for fields like machine vision, microscopy, laser processing, ophthalmology, AR/VR, and automotive. Its products include focus tunable lenses that adjust focus with actuators, laser speckle reducers, 2D mirrors, tunable prisms, and beam shifters that steer, shape, or modify beams and images. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad range of compact, integrable optical parts rather than a single solution, and it works with customers through licensing and partnerships to embed tunable optics into their products. Its goal is to help customers innovate across industries, broaden the use of tunable optics, and grow revenue through component sales, licensing, and joint projects such as the EU iToBoS initiative for early skin cancer detection.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Seed
Total funding: $120K
Headquarters: Dietikon, Switzerland
Founded: 2008

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