Senior Business Development Lead for EV Battery Solutions

Ionetic; Brackley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ionetic is seeking a high‑impact Commercial Lead to own the front end of our go‑to‑market. You will create pipeline from a standing start, qualify opportunities rigorously, and drive deals through to close alongside the CEO and engineering leads.

You will represent Ionetic at customer sites and industry events, shaping how Arc is positioned across markets and building the material that carries the investment narrative. This is a solo‑contributor role with broad scope and immediate impact.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with market mandate; proactive and decisive.
• Track record of sourcing and closing opportunities in a technical/engineering or manufacturing context.
• Technical fluency to discuss with engineers and translate requirements.
• Clean pipeline and accurate, honest forecast.
• Comfortable working directly with a founder in a fast-paced environment.
• Advantageous: experience selling into automotive, bus, marine, defence OEMs; exposure to electrification or early-stage startups.

Responsibilities

• Create pipeline from a standing start: target list, outreach, first conversation, qualification.
• Drive opportunities to close alongside CEO and engineering leads, including proposals and terms.
• Represent Ionetic at customer sites and events; convert activity into pipeline.
• Own CRM, forecast, and commercial reporting for leadership and board.
• Improve selling materials: qualification criteria, templates, pricing inputs, follow-up discipline.
• Shape Arc positioning for each market and produce supporting material.
• Run demand-gen campaigns and measure returns.
• Take on strategic projects with the CEO: partnerships, new markets, investor-facing work.

Skills

Self-starter

Motivated

Commercially credible

Technical fluency

Pipeline discipline

Adaptability

Job description

Ionetic is seeking a high‑impact Commercial Lead to own the front end of our go‑to‑market. You will create pipeline from a standing start, qualify opportunities rigorously, and drive deals through to close alongside the CEO and engineering leads.

You will represent Ionetic at customer sites and industry events, shaping how Arc is positioned across markets and building the material that carries the investment narrative. This is a solo‑contributor role with broad scope and immediate impact.