Business Development Manager - SATS Nordic

We’re Hiring a Business Development Manager – SATS Nordic

SATS is looking for a strategic Business Development Manager to help drive the company’s continued growth. The primary responsibility of this role is to contribute to strategic projects, help shape and develop company strategy and define the direction for SATS’s future growth and profitability. You will play a key role in executing the company’s strategic plan. SATS’s mission is to help as many people as possible succeed in their training journey, thereby contributing to solving one of the greatest health challenges of our time.

The role is part of the Nordic Business Development department and reports to the Nordic Head of Business Development. You will work closely with the top management team across the SATS Group and stakeholders throughout the Nordic organization. In addition to strategic work, you will be hands-on—ensuring a structured and thorough approach in each project, with solid alignment across all levels of the organization.


Key Responsibilities:

• Lead strategically important projects across the organization

• Understand needs, initiate, support, and ensure progress in cross-functional projects

• Contribute to identifying opportunities, conducting analyses, and developing business cases

• Act as a trusted advisor for executive management

• Play a key role in implementing SATS’s strategic growth plan

Desired Background and Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with strong academic results

• 2–5 years of work experience from management consulting, business development, or a similar field

• Experience in planning, leading, and implementing strategic projects

• Strong ability to independently conduct quantitative analyses

• Excellent communication skills in both Norwegian and English – written and spoken
  
  

Personal Attributes:

• Structured with strong analytical abilities

• Commercial and strategic mindset

• Independent and proactive, while also thriving in a collaborative environment

• High work capacity and strong execution skills

• Passionate about fitness and aligned with SATS’s core values:
  💙 Members first – ✅ Accountable – 🎯 Professional – 🌟 Extraordinary

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Please submit your application through our recruitment portal—applications sent via email will not be considered.

For any questions, please contact:
Kristian Andås, Nordic Head of Business Development
📧 kristian.andas@sats.no | 📞 +47 950 69 070

SATS Group, through our brands and concepts SATS, ELIXIA and Fresh Fitness, is the leading provider of fitness and training services in the Nordics with over 275 clubs, some 10 000 employees and around 700,000 members. At SATS, everyone is welcome and our members have full flexibility to tailor packages for their individual needs. We offer cutting-edge studio facilities for individual training, the broadest offering of group training programs, and highly qualified personal trainers for specialized training and individual coaching. We also focus strongly on supporting our members with online training and digital tools when they are unable to visit our club facilities. We are constantly working with trend research and innovation to be the industry’s best and most forward-looking fitness chain.