Business Development Associate, Key Accounts (Stockholm)

Ideals
Ideals

Sales & Business Development

Sweden

Posted on Sep 4, 2026

Get to know us

Ideals is a global B2B SaaS product company recognized as the most highly rated and customer-centric brand in the secure business collaboration market. Trusted by over 2,000,000 users from 300,000 companies globally, we help people run high-stakes processes and make important decisions with less stress, higher quality, and shorter hours.

Ideals Virtual Data Room (VDR): Secure document sharing and collaboration for due diligence, fundraising, corporate reporting, licensing, clinical trials, and other complex transactions.

The role

Ideals is launching into the Swedish market with a key hire in our Key Accounts team by hiring a Business Development Associate based in Stockholm. You’ll focus on high-value target accounts, building the kind of relationships that turn prospects into long-term customers.

As a front-line, quota-carrying team member, you will actively reach out to 30-40 new customers monthly, overseeing a pipeline with 50+ opportunities to close deals. Engaging proactively with key account decision-makers across Finance, Banking, and other sectors, you will contribute directly to our growth story in Sweden.

Why Ideals?

  • Industry-leading sales culture: Ideals ranks among the Top-10% of companies on RepVue, as rated by sales professionals. You’ll be empowered with dedicated Sales Enablement, RevOps, Marketing support, and a structured onboarding ramp.

  • Stable growth: You’ll join a profitable, bootstrapped SaaS company that is positioned to deliver 5x revenue expansion and reach unicorn status in the next 5 years. The deals you close will directly shape Ideals’ footprint in Sweden and feed into our global scaling ambition.

  • Sales motion built on regional nuance: You’ll be part of a European-headquartered org, with over 18 years of selling in the VDR business. You’ll drive GTM in the region we understand deeply, backed by a product that already powers 10%+ of global M&A activity.

What you will do

  • Build relationships with key stakeholders and industry influencers throughout the Stockholm region

  • Deliver sales targets by focusing on new customer acquisition

  • Proactively build and manage a pipeline, working with strategic accounts and constantly developing new opportunities

  • Actively contribute to the execution of the sales and marketing strategy

  • Take part in arranging M&A Community events, enhancing Ideals’ visibility

  • Deliver compelling product presentations to clients

  • Structure, negotiate, and close deals

  • Consistently share insights and provide updates to customers

  • Provide relevant customer feedback to the product development and management teams

  • Collaborate with Customer Success and Commercial Sales to grow customer satisfaction and the company’s revenue

What you bring

  • 1-2 years of demonstrable success in direct sales or business development within B2B or professional services sector

  • Experience in high-velocity sales environments and effectively engaging with decision-makers

  • A track record of successfully generating and managing pipelines and closing high-value deals

  • Exceptional business communication skills to structure persuasive pitches and navigate client discovery

  • C2 level Swedish

  • C1 level English

  • Based in Stockholm or within a realistic commuting distance for in-person client meetings

Nice to have

  • Background in SaaS, fintech, financial services, information security, or other high-trust B2B industries

  • Exposure to selling into financial or M&A environments