Head of Growth
Oakland, CA
Business Development /
Full-time /
Hybrid
This role is suitable for an ambitious, flexible business development (BD) or product generalist seeking to work closely with company leadership to drive business growth in multiple strategic areas. The successful execution and growth of this role will be critical for Jaro as we work to deliver a highly-differentiated, cost-centric solution for electric semi-trucking.
Top role qualifications
- Extremely fast learner: able to immerse in a new domain and create industry-leading solutions quickly.
- Early-stage startup experience: able to deliver exceptional results in a rapidly-evolving, highly-uncertain environment.
- Collaborative autonomy: takes responsibility to solve big challenges while communicating collaboratively to ensure team progress.
- Self-motivated: combines enthusiasm with focus to motivate oneself and encourage others.
- Optional: Ability to evaluate technical specifications for EVSE, EV, and power electronics systems.
- Optional: Experience with B2B business development and commercial partnerships.
Key role responsibilities
- Build strong relationships with critical scaling partners in the EVSE and electric Class 8 industry.
- Deliver critical commercial agreements for scaling our capacity to serve new markets.
- Utilize specific, industry-leading BD methodologies for efficient partnership evaluation and go-to-market strategy development.
- Support VC fundraising in collaboration with CEO.
- Support company strategic decisions.
- Conduct specific, specialized strategic projects.
- Travel: ~10-20%
- Role will evolve and grow rapidly.
Compensation and Benefits
- Transparent, equitable, and upper-quartile compensation packages
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with premiums covered at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents
- Vacation policy and company holidays designed to ensure healthy productivity
- Discretionary funds for self care, professional development, and community relationship building
- Specific professional development programs for URGs in STEM
- Paid parental leave for all employees
- Retirement 401k
- Hybrid WFH policy depending on role
About Jaro Fleet Technologies
Jaro Fleet Technologies exists to accelerate the widespread adoption of electric semi-trucks. Founded by an experienced electric vehicle expert (Apple SPG, 3 startups, MIT, Stanford) and well-capitalized by top-tier venture capital firms (Pale Blue Dot, Lerer-Hippeau, et al), Jaro Fleet Technologies is developing a highly-differentiated, cost-focused solution for electric semi-trucking.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and investing in team diversity as a long-term strategic business asset. This is a continuous, ongoing process and we are always learning. Jaro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
