General Manager

EVera Recruitment; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

EVera Recruitment presents an opportunity to lead the US rollout for a pioneering battery and advanced-materials company. You will be among the first leaders on the ground in Morgantown, shaping strategy and building the foundations of the future US operation.

You will work with the UK technical team to commercialise the technology, develop the US business plan and growth targets, recruit a local team, and forge partnerships with industry, universities and government bodies.

Qualifications

• Show proven ability to create new markets or divisions.
• Experience building revenue and partnerships.
• Background in industrial technology or manufacturing preferred.
• Willingness to take ownership beyond a traditional role.

Responsibilities

• Establish and represent the US operation.
• Develop the US market and revenue routes.
• Build relationships with industry partners and government bodies.
• Lead customer proposals and partnerships.
• Collaborate with UK team to scale technology.
• Develop US business plan, budget and targets.
• Build local team and entrepreneurial culture.
• Support future West Virginia facility planning.
• Take increasing P&L responsibility.

Skills

Entrepreneurial leadership

P&L ownership

Strategic partnerships

Industrial tech experience

Job description

Our client is looking for an entrepreneurial leader to build and grow its US business within the battery and advanced-materials sector.

This is not a traditional corporate General Manager position or an opportunity to inherit an established operation. You will be one of the first leaders on the ground, working closely with the UK team to develop customers, build strategic partnerships and create the foundations of the future US operation.

We are looking for someone with a founder’s mindset: commercially driven, resourceful and prepared to take personal ownership of making things happen.

The opportunity

You will:

• Establish and represent the company’s US operation.
• Develop the US market, identifying customers, applications and routes to revenue.
• Build relationships with industry partners, universities, research organisations, government agencies and economic-development bodies.
• Lead customer proposals, commercial discussions and partnership opportunities.
• Work with the UK technical team to commercialise and scale innovative battery-recycling technology.
• Develop the US business plan, budget, performance targets and growth strategy.
• Build the local team and establish an entrepreneurial, accountable culture.
• Create the operational, quality and safety foundations required for future manufacturing.
• Support the planning and development of the future West Virginia facility.
• Take increasing responsibility for the US P&L as the operation develops.

About you

Your current title is less important than what you have already demonstrated.

You may be a developing General Manager, Operations Leader, Commercial Leader, Business Development Director, Technical Director or founder who is ready to take broader ownership.

You will bring evidence that you have done some of the following:

• Built a new market, division, operation or revenue stream.
• Developed customers and converted opportunities into commercial results.
• Commercialised or scaled an industrial technology or product.
• Created teams, processes and structure where little previously existed.
• Taken ownership beyond the boundaries of a conventional job description.
• Worked effectively within an industrial, engineering, advanced-materials, recycling, chemical-processing or technology-led environment.
• Managed budgets, commercial performance or a developing P&L.
• Built relationships with customers, partners and technical stakeholders.

Experience in batteries, advanced materials or industrial R&D would be valuable but is not essential. We are more interested in your ability to learn quickly, build credibility and turn an opportunity into a successful business.

This is an opportunity to:

• Build a US business rather than simply manage one.
• Work directly with the leadership and technical teams behind an innovative technology.
• Shape the company’s US strategy, culture, team and future facility.
• Grow into a broader leadership position as the business develops.
• Receive performance-related salary increases linked to agreed milestones.
• Participate in a phantom share scheme and benefit from the value you help create.

This role will suit someone who wants genuine ownership, visible impact and the opportunity to build something with significant long-term potential.