Director, Mobility Partnerships
Role Summary
Join Material Bank as a Director for Mobility Partnerships, leading global expansion in the interiors market while building strategic brand relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Build Material Bank's founding portfolio of mobility interior brand partners across automotive, aviation, and marine.
- Own the full business development lifecycle, from identifying opportunities and developing relationships through negotiation and partnership execution.
- Represent Material Bank at industry trade shows, conferences, and customer events, building awareness and establishing credibility within the mobility interiors community.
- Develop trusted relationships with executives, commercial leaders, designers, specification teams, and decision-makers across leading manufacturers and suppliers.
- Lead consultative business conversations that demonstrate how Material Bank creates value through material discovery, digital sampling, specification tools, and market insights.
- Partner closely with Product, Catalog, Marketing, and Leadership to shape Material Bank's strategy for the mobility sector, bringing customer and market insights back into the business.
- Identify market opportunities, competitive trends, and emerging technologies that influence the future of mobility interiors.
- Serve as a trusted industry expert, helping establish Material Bank as the leading platform for mobility material discovery.
Minimum Requirements
Material Bank connects design professionals to hundreds of manufacturers through facilitating brand discovery, sales rep engagement, and material sampling. Our powerful material database and proprietary robotic distribution facility allow members to order samples to be delivered free of charge overnight.Material Bank was founded by Adam Sandow in 2018 and has deeply transformed how the Architecture and Design industry works in the United States. It's an exciting time for the company - Material Bank is growing rapidly and expanding the business to Europe with regional headquarters based in Paris, and offices in London and Stuttgart. Candidates who join us will have the unique opportunity to define, build, and shape our European business.
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- 15+ years of experience within the mobility interiors industry, ideally in automotive, aviation, marine, or a related materials manufacturing environment.
- Deep knowledge of the European mobility market, with an established network of manufacturers, suppliers, OEMs, and industry leaders.
- A proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior executives through credibility, expertise, and a consultative approach.
- Strong commercial instincts with experience developing new business and closing strategic partnerships.
- An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build a business, create opportunities, and operate effectively with a high degree of autonomy.
- Exceptional communication skills and executive presence, with confidence engaging customers, partners, and industry leaders.
- Experience representing organizations at industry events and trade shows.
- Highly self-motivated, resourceful, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Willingness to travel extensively (approximately 75%) throughout Europe and North America.
- A passion for innovation and the future of mobility design.
Eligibility Criteria
No clear eligibility criteria stated; candidates from various backgrounds may apply but should confirm sponsorship possibilities.
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