Market Director, Electric Vehicle Battery (EVB) / Electric Vehicle (EV) - Strategic Projects
Veolia
- Paramus, NJ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build the Electric Vehicle battery services market (water / waste / energy) for Veolia.
- Source lithium battery recycling (and other) opportunities (end of life + production scraps).
- Develop strategic partnerships to offer a wider range of solutions and / or to enter new markets.
- Support business units by collaboratively developing growth and sales strategies for target customer segments or selected offers.
- Support corporate development and business development efforts by providing market and competitive intelligence.
- Support development of new services and business models, focused on circular economy (namely battery recycling).
- Build trust-based relationships with buyers and other stakeholders.
- Understand customer needs and develop value propositions and offers to meet those needs, combining the full range of capabilities in the Veolia Group.
- Lead project teams to respond to tender opportunities and to develop bespoke solutions for complex customer challenges.
- Participate in the development of battery recycling projects.
- Gather knowledge on the end markets (black-mass / purified salt selling).
- Aid the development of potential partners.
- This is a hybrid position.
- Willing to travel 30% of the time in North America.
- There is one (1) position open and it can be filled in Houston, Austin, Boston, Paramus, or San Francisco.
- Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Science, Engineering or Business (preferably Environmental focus); MBA or other advanced degrees a plus.
- A minimum of 10 years of Industrial, Energy, Water, and/or Environmental business sector(s) with demonstrated experience in Sales and Business Development.
- Preferable to have past experience in Automotive, Lithium-Ion Battery or Chemical industry.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to successfully prioritize, manage complex projects, deadlines, and tasks with little supervision.
- Collaborative and creative team player with drive for innovation and continuous improvement of systems, processes and tools.
- Self-starter with strong organization, project management, time management, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to disaggregate issues, identify root-causes and recommend solutions.
- Successfully works on multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
- Ability to thrive in a flexible and collaborative environment.