About the Role
As Director, Sales and Business Development of Autonomous Platforms and New Mobility, you will lead the development of revenue-generating partnerships with global ADAS/Autonomous Stack and Compute Platform providers. You will drive innovation in automotive product offerings, secure profitable growth, and execute strategies to expand Swift's presence in the autonomous mobility ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of deep technical and commercial partnerships in the autonomous mobility sector across the US, Europe, and Asia.
- Prospect, engage, and close commercial contracts with strategic customers.
- Develop GTM strategies to identify efficient and profitable ways to secure business.
- Strategize with business partners to secure Proof of Concepts that translate into bookable business.
- Generate and maintain Mid Term Planning and budget forecasts for the autonomous mobility sector.
- Maintain customer growth and market segment forecasts for internal product, engineering, and executive teams.
- Create and maintain customer and partner engagement plans with a focus on actions, risks, and mitigation.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage inbound contracts including NDAs, SOWs, IP licenses, and cloud agreements.
- Develop senior management relationships with customers and partners.
- Analyze technology requirements to influence product roadmaps and business models.
- Collaborate with Product Marketing to translate roadmaps into communication strategies.
- Synchronize planning and business development across Sales, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations.
- Participate in industry events and provide feedback on market and competitive trends.
Requirements
- 5+ years of business development, sales, or project management experience in Automotive, Telecommunications, IP, Silicon, Enterprise Software, or SaaS markets.
- Proven success closing revenue-bearing contracts with strategic partners or customers.
- Ability to develop, negotiate, and close complex royalty, revenue share-based, or subscription agreements.
- Proven ability to develop and nurture customer relationships.
- Ability to represent technology to customers and partners while understanding their needs.
- Ability to influence product roadmaps.
- Ability to synthesize multiple viewpoints to solve problems and drive decisions.
- Strong communication and presentation skills in English.
- Willingness to travel up to 40% during peak times.
- Native or excellent English language skills.
Skills
- Strategic thinking
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Startup mentality
- Interpersonal skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Customer focus
- Team motivation
Location
- US
- Europe
- Asia
Work Type
- Full-time
- Flexible
- Remote
- Work-from-home
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $156,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Benefits
- Flexible vacation
- Competitive salary
- 401k plan
- Stock options
- Tech talks
- Mentorship programs
- Employee events
About the Company
- Swift Navigation provides a precise positioning technology platform that improves location accuracy to centimeter-level.
- Technology is used by millions of devices globally to enable safer driving, improve delivery efficiency, and support robotics and machine control.
Equal Opportunity
- Swift Navigation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, or other defining characteristics.
- Swift Navigation will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of SFPC Art.49.
