Business Development Lead

CSG Talent is supporting a high growth European technology company developing advanced automation solutions for the battery recycling and automotive circular economy.

The business has developed proprietary technology combining robotics, automation, diagnostics and intelligent disassembly to help customers safely and efficiently dismantle complex battery and electrified systems.

Following continued growth and expansion across Europe, they are looking for a Business Development Manager to help accelerate commercial traction across the DACH region.

This is not a senior leadership hire. The business is looking for someone who already has enough commercial experience to independently manage customers and close opportunities, but who is still ambitious, hands on and motivated by the opportunity to grow with an early-stage technology company.

The Role

You will take ownership of developing new commercial opportunities across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, working closely with the leadership and engineering teams to introduce the company's technology to OEMs, recyclers and other industrial customers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and developing new customers across the DACH Market
• Building relationships with automotive OEMs, battery recyclers, dismantlers and relevant industrial businesses
• Generating new opportunities through proactive outreach, networking and industry events
• Leading customer meetings independently, from initial introduction through technical and commercial discussions
• Building credibility with technical stakeholders and understanding customer requirements
• Developing opportunities from early conversations through to proposal, negotiation and contract
• Working alongside engineering and technical teams to build commercially viable customer solutions
• Maintaining a clear pipeline and providing accurate commercial forecasting
• Representing the company at trade shows, conferences and customer meetings across Europe

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have several years of experience in business development, technical sales or industrial B2B sales.

You do not need to come directly from battery recycling, but you should have experience selling into technically demanding industrial markets.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Approximately 3-7 years of relevant commercial experience
• A track record of personally generating new opportunities and opening doors with customers
• Experience selling to OEMs, recyclers or other industrial/technology businesses
• Strong new-business development and relationship-building skills
• The confidence to meet and manage customers independently without relying on senior leadership
• The ability to understand technical products and communicate their commercial value
• Experience working with engineering or technical stakeholders
• A proactive, entrepreneurial approach suited to a growing technology business
• Fluent English and ideally professional German
• Existing knowledge of the DACH industrial market

Experience within battery recycling, automotive, EV technology, industrial robotics, automation, machine vision, recycling technology or advanced manufacturing would be particularly relevant.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a well-funded European technology company at an important stage of its commercial development.

You will have significant exposure to the management team, ownership of a strategically important market and the opportunity to grow your responsibilities as the company scales.