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Business Development Lead

Shift EV

Shift EV

Sales & Business Development
Giza Governorate, Egypt · Giza, Al Omraneyah, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Posted on Jun 3, 2024

ABOUT SHIFT EV:

Shift EV is a fast growing electric vehicle technology company, based in Cairo, Egypt. Our vision is to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Egypt and the region by developing state-of-the-art electric drivetrain solutions. You will work with world-class technology veterans from MIT, Intel, Maersk and General Motors to build a venture with transformative potential.

YOU’LL WORK ON:

Identifying new market segments, and potential clients, clearly defining their needs and pain points to customize their winning product / offer. You will be responsible for growing our pipeline and shortening its overall timeline. You will also be expected to close a target number of corporate deals with fleet owners to transform their fleets into electric vehicles.

YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

  • Sales Cycle and Pipeline

    • Achieve quarterly sales targets for all stages of the sales cycle.

    • Own sales for several market segments of our products through our the whole cycle

    • Clearly Identify and qualify customer leads with qualitative analysis as well as a deep understanding of decision making dynamics and customer motivations.

    • Close strong deals with all needed legal and financial documents to ensure smooth flow of execution.

    • Work with the product operations function on piloting existing products in new markets.

    • Work closely with the product management function on customer discovery for new products and on prioritizing new opportunities.

YOU ARE:

  • An experienced corporate sales and business development professional with 3-5 years of experience.

  • An enthusiastic, people person who thrives on building new client relationships and building successful collaborations.

  • A smart, engaged person who is able to influence people and drive them towards areas of mutual success.

  • A flexible person who can easily accommodate to different situations and deal with people from different backgrounds and seniority.

  • Numbers oriented person who is able to quickly identify opportunity through quantitative analysis.

  • An honest, loyal and self motivated individual.

  • You have a lot of grit and agility to work with ambiguity and uncertainty.

  • Deeply knowledgeable about fleets, and fascinated by the ongoing disruption in the logistics world.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM US:

  • An impact driven mission, and a world class team to work with

  • A startup where your contributions really count, and an abundance of growth-opportunities exist

  • Performance based compensation that is able to directly reward your exceptional performance.

  • Stock options, we want you to be invested in the success of the company

  • Leadership that aspires to build a meritocratic environment that promotes diversity and offers equal opportunity

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