Volta Trucks
Founded in 2019, Volta Trucks is a fast-growing clean mobility start-up focusing on developing full-electric commercial vehicle solutions for tomorrow’s cities. Through product and business model innovations, the company’s ambition is to bring to market the most sustainable and safest truck.
The Volta Zero is the company’s first product and features an innovative driver-centric cabin design, the latest driver assistance and connectivity technologies to improve the driver’s experience and protect pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. The first prototype Volta Zero was launched in September 2020, with the first pre-production vehicles due to start evaluation with customers in 2021 ahead of the start of series production in 2022. Volta Trucks is pioneering a new business model by offering the vehicle to logistics operators as part of its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) solution. The suite includes, in addition to the lease of the vehicle, complementary services such as insurance, maintenance, energy infrastructure and supply. It will enable a frictionless transition to electric vehicle fleets for logistics operators and align incentives to reduce C02 emissions over the entire vehicle lifecycle.
The Role
To support its ambition to expand rapidly into new markets, Volta Trucks is looking for Business Development Managers in multiple Western Europe countries (i.e., Norway; Sweden; France; UK; Spain; Germany; Italy; Austria; Belgium; Netherlands). This is an opportunity to join a new team and shape the company’s go-to-market strategy from the outset. The role is initially based in Paris, where the product will be first introduced, before moving to the BDM’s country of responsibility to replicate the launch model.
Main responsibilities
Organize and manage vehicle demonstration events for prospective customers
Carry out market research to measure market value and product optimisation
Collaborate with existing partners
Create and develop new relationships with logistics operators
Educate prospects about electrification’s commercial and environmental benefits to facilitate adoption
Understand customers challenges to support the design of the optimal TaaS package
Support customers through our journey to delivery of vehicles in 2021
Create, implement and roll out documentation of process and procedures
Qualifications and Experience
MBA degree from top European Business School
Automotive experience not essential – the candidate could also come from a technology, commercial sustainability or corporate / business background
Entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on approach, practical and enthusiastic
Strong team leadership and interpersonal skills, cross cultural understanding
Ability to work autonomously in the fast-paced, complex and ambiguous environment of a start-up
Positive and passionate, good team player
Fluency in English and in a second language, depending on the country of application
This job comes with several perks and benefits
We take care of you, even when you are old and wrinkly.
Break a leg! Seriously, we got you covered in our company healthcare plan.
You know how you perform best. Work from your couch, your favorite cafe or abroad when you feel like it.
Metropolitists, beach boys and mountaineers we salute you and pay you to go and explore the world.