Job Description

AVL List GmbH offers a job in Austria (AT) as

Director Product & BDM Battery Advanced Dev. (f/m/d)

Are you passionate about shaping the future of battery technology and driving global business growth? Do you combine strategic thinking with a deep understanding of market trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies? Join us as a Product & Business Development Manager Battery Advanced Development (f/md) and play a key role in transforming innovative ideas into successful products and business opportunities.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Product Management

• Develop and implement product and sales strategies for battery solutions while continuously optimizing the product portfolio in line with market needs and company objectives

• Monitor product and business performance, conduct analyses, and contribute to strategic planning and decision-making

• Identify and assess technological trends and regulatory impacts

• Drive R&D topic definition in line with market and product strategy with a focus specifically on data-driven development methodologies and new business models

• Represent AVL at conferences, expos, and in publications

Business Development

• Lead and motivate global sales teams for assigned products and drive sales enablement activities for new offerings

• Drive go-to-market strategies through the analysis of market trends, customer needs, portfolio opportunities, and customer segmentation

• Develop compelling sales packages and materials in collaboration with Engineering, Sales, and Marketing

• Support quotation development and sales qualification training to strengthen commercial success and customer engagement

• Coordinate marketing efforts, including congresses, publications, and customer workshops

YOUR PROFILE:

• Completed Education (Master’s preferred) in Engineering, Business (University or University of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, or comparable)
• Experience in business development, technical sales, or product management within the battery or similar industry
  Strong strategic, analytical, and financial business planning skills
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, global teams in an international and intercultural environment
  Excellent understanding of market dynamics and product lifecycle management
• AI-native mindset with confident use of modern AI tools for market analysis, strategic planning, and business development
• Business fluent in English, German and additional languages a plus

WE OFFER:

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

Annual Remuneration: Due to the Austrian Equal Treatment Act we are obligated to state the annual gross remuneration (full-time) for this position as a basis for negotiation: €105,000.00. The Employee will be classified according to the Collective Agreement for Employees of Industry (Collective Bargaining Agreement of the Automotive Industry). We will, in any case, offer market-conforming payment taking qualifications and professional experience into account.

Interested?
If so, please use our online application tool to send your application to AVL!

At AVL, we foster and celebrate diversity: We recognize that diverse ways of thinking are required to achieve our vision of a greener, safer, and better world of mobility. Different backgrounds, attitudes, interests, and experiences make us successful. As Equal Opportunity Employer we consider all qualified applicants without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.