Associate Project Manager, Redwood Materials
Community & Partnerships
Battery recycling startup
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Battery recycling startup
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build a circular supply chain to power a sustainable world and accelerate the reduction of fossil fuels.
Role
Who you are
- 2 to 4 years’ experience in business development, stakeholder engagement, external affairs, event management, or field marketing
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, grow, and manage external relationships across sectors
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable with both in-person events and virtual engagements
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and adaptable to fast-paced or ambiguous environments
- Familiarity with Hubspot, Excel, and project management platforms
- Passion for sustainability, clean energy, or public engagement
- Bonus: experience working with municipal stakeholders, nonprofit or education partners, or consumer recycling programs
What the job involves
- Redwood Materials is on a mission to create a circular supply chain for batteries in the U.S. We’re building a fully closed-loop solution for lithium-ion batteries - spanning collection, recycling, refining, and remanufacturing to power the transition to clean energy and electric transportation
- To support this mission, we’re hiring an Associate Project Manager, Community & Partnerships to drive growth and engagement for our nationwide consumer battery recycling program
- This role will focus on cultivating partnerships, managing inbound and outbound program interest, and representing Redwood at events and activations that build visibility, relationships, and recycling volume
- Lead business development outreach to expand the consumer battery recycling program—identifying, contacting, and converting high-impact partners across retail, municipal, university, and community sectors
- Serve as a key point of contact for inbound inquiries, ensuring timely, thoughtful responses and converting interest into program participation
- Own relationship management across a diverse network of partners—ensuring consistent follow-up, support, and growth opportunities
- Represent Redwood at community events, trade shows, and field activations to raise awareness and identify new collaboration opportunities
- Coordinate logistics and event execution in partnership with operations, marketing, and logistics teams to ensure seamless deployments
- Help design outreach strategies, engagement toolkits, and onboarding materials for external stakeholders
- Track conversations, proposals, and partnership milestones in Hubspot
- Support campaign and pilot planning—including testing new collection models or incentive strategies
- Synthesize partner and public feedback into recommendations for improving program operations and accessibility
Our take
Redwood Materials, the brainchild of former Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel, is making waves in the sustainable energy sector with its strategic approach to battery recycling and domestic supply chains for lithium-ion batteries.
The company is dedicated to creating a fully closed-loop supply chain by manufacturing critical battery components using as many recycled batteries as possible, effectively localizing a 50,000-mile global battery supply chain on a single site. This strategy aims to address the critical issue of material sourcing, particularly the reliance on China for battery materials.
Redwood Materials has recently closed a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation exceeding $5B. This financial backing positions the company to continue expanding its capacity, further strengthening the US's domestic battery supply chain. With an ambitious goal to enable customers to purchase battery materials made in the US, Redwood Materials is aligned with the broader political goal of onshoring critical industries as emphasized in the USA's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2023
$1bn
SERIES D
Sep 2021
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $1.8bn
Company HQ
Carson City, NV
Leadership
JB Straubel
(CEO)Co-founder of Tesla where they spent 15 years as Chief Technology Officer before founding Redwood Materials. They currently serve on the Board of Directors at Tesla and as a Board Member at QuantumScape.
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