Area Business Development Manager - South America

DNV · Rio de Janeiro

Do you want to shape how DNV Maritime grows across South America? Are you energized by building trusted customer relationships, developing people, and turning market insight into real business opportunities? Do you want a role where your network, judgment, and leadership can make a visible difference?

This is your chance to join DNV Maritime as Area Business Development Manager for South America, based in Rio de Janeiro. Reporting to the Regional Business Development Manager Americas, you will lead the South America Business Development team and help define how we engage customers, develop our market position, and grow our business across the region.

IMAGINE A JOB WHERE YOU:

Shape DNV Maritime’s business development direction across South America and translate regional and global priorities into meaningful local action.
Lead and develop a team of business development professionals, creating the clarity, support, and energy they need to succeed.
Build trusted relationships with senior decision-makers across Brazil and the wider South American maritime and shipping community.
Use your market insight and professional network to spot opportunities, influence priorities, and strengthen DNV’s position in a diverse and evolving region.
Connect customers with DNV’s expertise and solutions, helping them navigate safety, performance, decarbonization, digitalization, and regulatory change.
Represent DNV in the market and make a visible contribution to a safer, smarter, and more sustainable maritime industry.

This is your chance to be part of DNV, the global leader in the maritime sector, as a Area Business Development Manager for South America, based in Rio de Janeiro.

YOU’LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

Set the direction for sales, account development, marketing, and customer engagement activities across South America.
Spend meaningful time with customers, deepen strategic relationships, and support the team in developing and closing important opportunities.
Coach, develop, and inspire the South America Business Development team while building a collaborative, customer-focused, and high-performing culture.
Work closely with Key Account Managers, technical experts, operational teams, and colleagues across Region Americas and DNV’s global organization.
Bring customer and market insight into DNV, helping shape priorities, services, and solutions around emerging needs.
Take ownership of selected strategic customer relationships and contribute directly to business growth and customer satisfaction.
Grow your own leadership profile and professional network through a role with broad regional exposure and international collaboration.

The selected candidate will start in January 2027

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence. As a trusted voice in the maritime industry, DNV helps customers navigate decarbonization, digitalization, and an increasingly complex regulatory landscape while advancing safety and operational performance worldwide.

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