Director of Strategic Business Development

Salary Competitive

Company

Doublepoint creates cutting-edge interaction technology for the next generation of user interfaces across wearables, XR, robotics, automotive, TV, and AI hardware. Our gesture recognition algorithms detect subtle hand gestures using standard, off-the-shelf wearables. To accelerate our market reach and strategically unlock growth opportunities, we are seeking a Director of Strategic Business Development.


Role and Motivation

Doublepoint is looking for an experienced Director of Strategic Business Development to lead our growth initiatives, bringing our gesture recognition technology to market across various sectors, including XR, wearables, automotive, robotics, and more. This role is pivotal in aligning business strategies with technical capabilities and ensuring that we drive value for both B2B clients and the business. You’ll help shape the adoption and integration of our technology by defining new applications and expanding into new markets with our partners.


Key Responsibilities

  • Business Strategy and Market Development: Define and execute strategies that drive product adoption, establish key partnerships, and open new market opportunities for our gesture recognition technology.

  • Customer-Centered Commercialization: Work closely with the technical team at Doublepoint to ensure successful partnerships, evaluations, and licensing partnerships.

  • Product Vision and Technical Alignment: Work with a technical program manager to guide the roadmap of the Doublepoint product platform, to make the customer experience increasingly better.

  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinate across teams, aligning technical capabilities with business objectives and market trends to drive value and adoption.


Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience: At least 5 years of senior experience in B2B business development, strategic partnerships, or related roles with technology company customers.

  • Market Insight: Proven experience in developing and implementing go-to-market strategies for new technology products.

  • Strategic Vision: A clear ability to turn complex, fuzzy goals into actionable, market-focused initiatives, balancing immediate customer feedback with long-term strategic growth.

  • Leadership and Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.

  • Location: Ability to visit the Doublepoint office, as well as travel to client sites when needed.

Our ideal candidate would also possess:

  • A strategic mindset focused on maximizing product-market fit and creating business value.

  • Experience with negotiating software licensing contracts.

  • Experience with algorithms, wearables, and sensors.


Keywords

Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Market Development, Wearable Technology, Product-Market Fit


Hiring Process

  • Initial interview with CEO Ohto (30min)

  • Follow-up interview with Doublepoint advisor

  • Case study or challenge

  • Going through the case study

  • Offer

  • Meet the team and start your journey with us


Join us in defining the future of interaction technology and expanding the reach of our innovative gesture recognition solutions!

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Near public transit
Near public transit

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Equity package
Equity package

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

New tech gear
New tech gear

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Working at
Doublepoint

Doublepoint creates gesture recognition software for smartwatches. Our technologies are being used to control AR/VR, IoT, wearables, automotive, AI assistants, TVs, and much more. Our smartwatch algorithms detect subtle hand gestures and need to be accurate, responsive, low power, and generalizable across populations. We're a small team of 15 people based mostly in Helsinki, with 6m euro in funding from VCs and angels. Our technology is being used by over 65k people today to make their everyday life more comfortable.

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