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Growth & Business Development Lead (Partnerships)
Growth & Business Development Lead (Partnerships)Harbinger Motors • Garden Grove, California, USA
Growth & Business Development Lead (Partnerships)

Growth & Business Development Lead (Partnerships)

Harbinger Motors • Garden Grove, California, USA
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About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbingers best-in-class team of EV battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger : Familiar Form Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Summary :

We are seeking a scrappy and entrepreneurial Growth & Business Development Lead (Partnerships) to help build and lead the commercial strategy for a new high-growth business division at Harbinger. This role reports to the Vice President of Partnerships and is perfect for someone who seeks ownership thrives in ambiguity and is eager to build a startup within a startup.

You will be responsible for wearing many hats blending strategic go-to-market planning hands-on business development operational process-building and relationship management. You will identify new markets research and forge key partnerships and lay the foundational processes to scale this new venture. This is a high-impact role requiring a balance of strategic thinking and relentless execution.

Key Responsibilities :

Go-to-Market & Product Strategy

  • GTM Strategy : Develop and execute the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for the new division identifying and segmenting key markets customer profiles and acquisition channels.
  • Market Analysis : Conduct in-depth market research to understand industry trends competitor activities and emerging customer needs.
  • Product Alignment : Use market insights to collaborate with product and engineering teams helping to shape product strategy positioning and messaging.
  • Strategic Analysis : Build business cases and analytical models to support strategic decisions resource allocation and new initiatives.

Business Development & Partnerships

  • Prospecting & Outreach : Identify research and qualify new business opportunities including potential customers channel partners and strategic alliances.
  • Partnership Development : Forge and nurture relationships with key partners to broaden market reach and create new scalable growth loops.
  • Industry Engagement : Act as a primary commercial contact for the division representing Harbinger at conferences industry events and customer meetings.
  • Growth Operations & Sales Enablement

  • Process Architecture : Design build and implement the foundational sales and business operations processes for the new division including CRM workflows reporting and customer lifecycle management.
  • Customer Experience : Arrange and host visitors partners and potential customers for tours of Harbingers Garden Grove manufacturing facility.
  • Sales Enablement : Support the preparation of compelling sales presentations proposals and other collateral required to engage prospects and close deals.
  • Reporting & Analytics : Maintain accurate records of all sales and partnership activities in the CRM and establish KPIs to track growth reporting on progress to leadership.
  • Qualifications :

  • Experience : 4 years of experience in a high-growth environment with a proven track record in business development sales GTM strategy growth or management consulting.
  • Startup DNA : Highly self-motivated scrappy and thrive working independently in a fast-paced ambiguous startup environment.
  • Ownership Mentality : A wear many hats attitude with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities own projects from end-to-end and drive measurable results.
  • Relationship Driven : Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) with a relationship-driven approach and the ability to forge trust with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Analytical Skills : Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills; ability to translate complex data and market insights into actionable recommendations.
  • Technical Proficiency : Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint). Experience with CRM software (e.g. Salesforce HubSpot) is required.
  • Preferred Skills :

  • Proven experience launching a new product business unit or scaling a company from an early stage.
  • Experience in the automotive commercial vehicle EV or battery technology industries.
  • MBA or masters degree with a business or technical focus.
  • Experience working with or developing dealer networks.
  • Key Benefits & Perks :

  • Comprehensive Health Dental & Vision (HDV) 100% employee covered
  • Early-stage Stock Options
  • Robust Retirement Savings (401k HSA FSA)
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
  • Annual Vacation Bonus
  • Wellness & Fertility Benefits
  • Cell Phone Stipend
  • Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
  • California Pay Range

    $100000 - $120000 USD

    Equal Opportunity

    Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender gender expression gender identity genetic information or characteristics physical or mental disability marital / domestic partner status age military / veteran status medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process please email us at

    Candidate Data Privacy

    Harbinger may collect use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and / or participate in our recruitment processes (Candidate Personal Data). This data includes contact demographic communications educational professional employment social media / website network / device recruiting system usage / interaction security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process including assessing you and your application and conducting employment background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

    Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties including individuals on our HR legal and finance teams and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbingers service providers including providers of background checks staffing services and cloud services.

    Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data including to or in the United States Canada the United Kingdom and the European Union and in the cloud and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

    Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.

    Key Skills

    Business Development,Sales Experience,Direct Sales,B2B Sales,Marketing,Sales Pipeline,Salesforce,Strategic Planning,Enterprise Sales,negotiation,Lead Generation,Contracts

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Monthly Salary Salary : 100000 - 120000

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