Account Manager, Redwood Materials
Business Development
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
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, engineering, or business. Technical background a plus
- Sales/business/technical sales experience more than 5 years
- Automotive, mining, metallurgical or lithium-ion battery industry experience is strongly preferred
- Fluent in English for global communication to lead the account management
- Strong leadership skills with logical communication
- People skills to develop good relationships with customers even when the situation is very tough
- Smart, scrappy, entrepreneurial, science-loving, having a bias for action and a lot of grit
- An ability to have fun while tackling hard problems!
- A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!
What the job involves
- Redwood Materials is seeking a Business Development Account Manager to join our dynamic team and drive growth in new and existing markets
- In this role, you will be deeply involved in building strong client relationships and managing key accounts. You will leverage your expertise to understand client needs, and develop tailored solutions, that align with our strategic goals
- Your ability to communicate effectively, address client concerns and work quickly to solve client needs will be crucial for the success of this role. On a daily basis, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales, customer operations, product management, and accounting to ensure a seamless client experience and successful partnership execution
- You will also be responsible for monitoring account performance, managing client expectations, and identifying areas for improvement or growth
- As a Business Development Account Manager, you will be expected to work independently while contributingto the enhancement of our business development processes and strategies. Your role will heavily involve nurturing existing relationships to drive long-term success for Redwood Materials
- Client Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key clients, understanding their needs and ensuring the delivery of exceptional service
- Strategic Planning: Identify opportunities for account growth and collaborate with BD Managers and clients to develop strategies that align with their goals
- Issue Resolution: Address and resolve any client concerns or issues promptly and effectively, ensuring a high level of client satisfaction
- Reporting: Provide regular updates and reports to clients and internal stakeholders on partnership progress, performance, and key metrics
- Travel: Ability to travel 25% when necessary for meetings, tours etc
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 localising 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 raised massive funding and earned a valuation exceeding $6 billion. This positions the company to expand capacity, further strengthening the US's domestic battery supply chain. Its ambitious goal of enabling customers to purchase battery materials made in the US is aligned directly with the broader political objective of onshoring critical industries, as emphasised 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 7 rounds)
Feb 2026
$75m
SERIES E
Oct 2025
$350m
SERIES E
Total funding: $2.2bn
Company HQ
Carson City, NV
Leadership
JB Straubel
(CEO)Co-founder of Tesla where they spent 15 years as CTO 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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