Director of Business Development

Donut Lab; Chippenham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Donut Lab is seeking a Business Development Director to drive commercial growth in the electric mobility sector. This role involves strategic customer acquisition, navigating technical discussions, and collaborating with product teams. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of relevant experience and a strong technical background in electric vehicles or related fields.

Benefits

High autonomy and leadership visibility

Opportunity to work on real innovation

Qualifications

• 8+ years in commercial, program, or business development roles.
• Experience leading strategic customer growth from zero.
• Technical credibility in electric propulsion or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic customer acquisition and relationship management.
• Identify and convert high-impact business opportunities.
• Collaborate with product and technical teams to shape offers.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Self-starting Mindset

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Donut Lab

VP of Business Development, Previous experiences Procurement, Supply Chain, Product Development, Equipment & Facilities

We’re Hiring: Business Development Director – Electric Mobility (Europe / Remote)

Location: UK or Europe (Remote)

Team: Donut Lab – Verge Motorcycles Group

Reports to: VP of Business Development

Are you a commercially driven operator with a background in electric vehicles, robotics, aerospace, or industrial tech? Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments where autonomy, execution, and impact matter?

Donut Lab is the innovation engine of Verge Motorcycles – focused on next-generation electric drive systems and lightweight vehicle applications. We’re building the future of mobility, one breakthrough at a time.

We’re now looking for a Business Development Director to join our core team and lead commercial growth across a portfolio of strategic OEMs, innovators, and emerging platforms in the EV and mobility ecosystem.

What You’ll Do:

• Own strategic customer acquisition and relationship management across Donut Lab’s verticals

• Identify and convert high-impact business opportunities with OEMs of all sizes

• Navigate complex technical-commercial discussions with engineering-led decision-makers

• Act as the commercial face of Donut Lab – from first intro to deal close and beyond

• Collaborate closely with product and technical teams to shape winning offers

• Bring discipline, urgency, and clarity to a high-growth environment

What We’re Looking For:

• 8+ years in commercial, program, or business development roles (automotive, aerospace, rail, defence, EV, robotics)

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic customer growth from zero

• Technical credibility in electric propulsion, hardware systems, or manufacturing

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills – across functions and geographies

• Self-starting mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and cool head under pressure

• Based in the UK or EU (remote role with travel as needed)

Why Join Us:

• Be part of a small, fast-moving team building real innovation – not just incremental change

• Own your outcomes with high autonomy and full leadership visibility

• Work at the frontier of EV tech, sustainability, and next-gen mobility

• Shape how world-class OEMs bring new platforms to market

Ready to build the future with us?

Drop us a message or apply directly via LinkedIn. Let’s talk.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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