Director Product & Business Development (Battery & BEV Powertrain)

Location: Graz, Austria, with various working-time models and the possibility of working from home.

Annual gross remuneration: €140,000 for full-time employment, negotiable based on qualifications and experience.

Company

hirify.global develops technologies and engineering solutions for safer, more sustainable mobility, with a focus on automotive systems and vehicle electrification.

What you will do

• Develop product, sales, and go-to-market strategies for the global battery and BEV powertrain portfolio.
• Optimize the product portfolio based on customer needs, market trends, regulatory impacts, and financial performance.
• Drive battery industrialization, series-production readiness, battery integration concepts, and BEV powertrain engineering activities.
• Own global technical product responsibility by defining development strategies, standards, methodologies, and long-term technical direction.
• Lead technical offers, RFQs, pricing, cost estimation, risk assessment, and opportunity management for strategic customers.
• Support global sales teams, customer events, industry discussions, and market penetration initiatives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree preferred in engineering, business, or a comparable field.
• Several years of experience in product management, business development, or technical sales within the battery or a related industry.
• Strong business and financial acumen with strategic and analytical thinking.
• Experience managing complex projects and diverse stakeholders in a global environment.
• Business-fluent English and German required.
• Strong communication, presentation, intercultural, and collaboration skills; willingness to travel nationally and internationally.

Culture & Benefits

• Various working-time models, flextime, and the possibility of working from home.
• Long-term, future-oriented employment contributing to safer and more sustainable mobility.
• Training and development programs supporting individual career growth.
• Food trucks, a snack bar, and a canteen with freshly prepared daily menus.
• 80% subsidy for public transportation costs or access to a personal parking space.

Hiring process

• Submit the application through the online application tool.
• Compensation is based on the Austrian Collective Agreement for Employees of Industry and remains negotiable according to qualifications and experience.