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Strategic Business Development Lead

Jobs For Planet


Job Location:

Hamburg - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 4 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 1 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Strategic Business Development Lead

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of energy markets technology and innovation identifying new commercial opportunities validating emerging market needs and transforming ideas into scalable products and businesses.

Youll have the autonomy to explore new growth vectors beyond our core platform working directly with customers industry leaders and internal teams to uncover opportunities that can shape the future of the energy transition.

If youre naturally curious commercially minded energized by emerging technologies and excited by the challenge of creating something new wed love to hear from you.


What Youll Do
Drive New Growth Opportunities
  • Identify assess and prioritize new commercial opportunities adjacent to our core business.
  • Monitor market trends technological developments and regulatory changes to uncover emerging opportunities.
  • Build investment theses and strategic recommendations for new products services and market expansion initiatives.
Engage the Market
  • Conduct primary market research through direct engagement with customers industry stakeholders and market participants.
  • Develop a deep understanding of customer challenges unmet needs and future market requirements.
  • Leverage your network across the European power sector to validate opportunities and accelerate market insight.
Shape Product and Business Strategy
  • Translate market intelligence into actionable product concepts and business opportunities.
  • Work closely with product engineering and commercial teams to prototype test and refine new offerings.
  • Develop and present business cases including market sizing commercial viability and go-to-market strategies.
Turn Ideas into Businesses
  • Lead early-stage validation efforts from concept development through pilot execution.
  • Support commercial activities for new products including customer engagement and initial sales efforts.
  • Help establish repeatable processes for bringing successful concepts to scale.


Your background:
  • 510 years of experience in energy markets power trading energy consulting corporate strategy or commercial development.
  • Deep understanding of European power markets and the forces shaping the energy transition.
  • Proven track record of identifying and pursuing new business opportunities in fast-moving or ambiguous environments.
  • Strong network across the European energy ecosystem.
  • Ability to move quickly from market insight to commercial validation and execution.
  • Commercially minded with strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.
  • Comfortable using modern AI and digital tools to accelerate research prototyping and idea development.
  • Excellent communication stakeholder management and organizational abilities.
  • A self-starter who thrives with autonomy and enjoys building from first principles.
Why Join
  • Play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of a rapidly growing climate technology company.
  • Work directly with senior leadership on high-impact strategic initiatives.
  • Enjoy the freedom to explore test and launch new products and businesses.
  • Competitive and transparent compensation package including equity participation.
  • Remote-first culture with regular opportunities to connect with colleagues across Europe.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including generous holiday allowance and health-related support.
  • Join a mission-driven team using technology to accelerate the energy transition

About Company

We are working with a mission driven start-up in the climate-tech space working on removing Co2. The company is working on scaling their solutions and expansion, which is where this Senior Account Executive comes in. If you’re looking for a dynamic team, start-up environment and a com ... View more

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