Grants and Subsidies Project Manager

About Stark

Stark builds the worlds most powerful electric motorcycles. From the VARG MX to the road-legal VARG EX & SM our bikes have won world championships and are engineered to outperform anything with a combustion engine.

Were based in Sant Boi Barcelona growing fast (77% year-on-year) and building a team that will take us even further. If you want to work on a product that people are genuinely obsessed with this is it.

Stark will become the global market leader in premium motorcycles. Building premium motorcycles requires innovation and we need your help to make us succeed in building the backend for our AI systems.

Our mission is to lead the way towards a sustainable motorcycle industry by reducing plastic and CO2 pollution.

This will be achieved by building sustainable products that are superior to traditional technology in terms of Performance Emotion and Design.

The Role

As the International Grants and Subsidies Manager at Stark Future you will be responsible for identifying securing and managing public and private funding opportunitiesnationally and internationallyto support the companys strategic projects in R&D sustainability industrial scale-up and market expansion.

You will lead the full lifecycle of funding projects from strategic identification and proposal writing to coordination implementation reporting and final justification ensuring compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements.

What Youll Do

• Strategic intelligence and opportunity sourcing: Proactively identify grants subsidies and public funding instruments from Spanish EU (e.g. Horizon Europe Innovation Fund CEF LIFE) and international programs aligned with Stark Futures mission.

• Project design and coordination: Collaborate with internal departments (Engineering Product Sustainability Legal Finance etc.) to conceptualize and structure eligible projects with high-impact potential.

• Application preparation and submission: Lead the drafting of proposals technical and financial documentation and manage online submissions ensuring accuracy eligibility and competitiveness.

• Stakeholder liaison: Act as the primary interface with funding agencies innovation platforms consortium partners clusters and public bodies.

• Grant management and reporting: Oversee post-award grant compliance including tracking deliverables coordinating internal resources drafting periodic reports and handling audit processes.

• Subsidy justification: Ensure full and timely justification of expenses technical results and KPIs according to funding rules particularly in complex multi-year projects.

• Continuous improvement: Monitor regulatory updates and best practices in public funding management to continuously optimize Stark Futures access to grants and incentives.

What you will bring to Stark

• Strong project management skills with ability to coordinate cross-functional teams under tight deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Spanish (Catalan and other EU languages are a plus).

• Strategic mindset with high attention to detail accuracy and compliance.

• Proactive autonomous and solutions-oriented with strong organizational capacity.

• Adaptability to work in a fast-paced mission-driven and highly innovative environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to build relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders (ministries agencies consortium partners etc.).

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing grants and subsidies especially in Spain and EU programs (CDTI PERTEs ICE ENISA EIC Horizon Europe etc.).

• Demonstrated experience in the full project lifecycle: from opportunity detection and application writing to execution justification and audit.

• Solid understanding of EU funding mechanisms national incentive schemes and sector-specific support instruments for mobility sustainability industrial innovation and cleantech.

• Knowledge of cost eligibility criteria state aid regulations and technical-financial justification procedures.

• Familiarity with tools and platforms such as GMS Participant Portal Sede Electrónica FUNDAE etc.

• Previous exposure to industrial or R&D environmentsideally in automotive e-mobility or cleantech sectors.

Why work with us

• The chance to work on a product people are genuinely passionate about

• A fast-growing company with real momentum

• A creative international team based in Barcelona

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Direct access to riders race teams and the product this is not a remote-from-the-product role

• Subsidized lunch in our in house restaurant

• Free access to our in-house gym (including weekends!)

• 30 days of paid vacation

At Stark we dont just accept differencewe celebrate it we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees our products and our community.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone regardless of gender identity sexual orientation race religion age neurodiversity or disability feels a true sense of belonging. We believe that diverse teams make better decisions and that a culture of equity is a prerequisite for innovation.

Accessibility: If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process (such as assistive technology extra time or a specific format) please let us know at We are here to support you.

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are excited to see how your unique perspective can help us grow