- You prepare strategic analyses, business cases and decision papers to support cylib’s leadership team in shaping the company’s growth and industrial scale-up.
- You analyse markets, competitors, customers and business models in the battery recycling and circular economy landscape and derive clear strategic recommendations.
- You translate complex topics into concise, compelling presentations for senior management, investors and external partners.
- You coordinate company-wide OKRs, including goal-setting, progress tracking, reporting and alignment across functions.
- You organise and support all-hands meetings, leadership offsites, management circle meetings and other internal communication formats.
- You support Investor Relations activities, including investor updates, recurring reporting, management materials and preparation for investor meetings.
- You contribute to fundraising processes by coordinating analyses, investor materials, data rooms, due diligence and internal workstreams.
- You lead or support strategic initiatives such as market assessments, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, business development and cross-functional transformation projects.
Strategy Manager (m/w/d) - Battery Recycling
Aachen, Hybrid
Full-time
Permanent employee
Your mission
As Strategy Manager, you will help shape cylib’s strategic priorities as we scale our technology from pilot operations to industrial-scale battery recycling.
Your profile
- You have 3–4 years of professional experience in strategy consulting, in-house consulting, corporate strategy, business development or a comparable role.
- You hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Engineering or a related field.
- You bring a strong interest in technology-driven businesses, industrial scale-up, battery recycling or the circular economy.
- You think strategically and analytically and are able to structure complex topics and develop actionable recommendations.
- You have excellent communication and PowerPoint skills and can present clearly to senior stakeholders.
- You are highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders and deadlines effectively.
- You take ownership, work proactively and combine a hands-on approach with strong execution skills.
- You are confident challenging existing thinking constructively and collaborating across technical and commercial functions.
- You have excellent written and spoken German and English skills.
Why us?
- You take ownership from day one – after an intensive onboarding, you'll build something unique with us and shape outcomes with real impact on results.
- You work on something that truly matters – with your contribution, you strengthen Europe's battery supply chains and make circular economy a reality on an industrial scale.
- You're part of a mission-driven team – in a fast-paced scale-up environment, we live collaboration, because we can only move things forward together.
- You work to the highest standards – we combine the professionalism of leading industry with the innovative power of a top-tier, research-driven technology team.
- You grow with us – at cylib, you will do what is likely to be the most impactful work of your career and develop personally as we scale together.
About us
cylib is a German battery recycling company that emerged from research at RWTH Aachen University in 2022. With an integrated network of sites, we bring together research and development at our headquarters in Aachen, dismantling and mechanical processing in Wernberg-Köblitz, and hydrometallurgical processing in Dormagen (in ramp-up). Our goal: building a resilient European value chain through the recovery of high-quality materials for sustainable batteries.
With our innovative OLiC technology (Optimized Lithium and Graphite Recovery), we recover over 90% of the contained raw materials – with a CO2 footprint that is 80% lower than conventional processes. Towards the realization of a true circular economy in the European market.
With our innovative OLiC technology (Optimized Lithium and Graphite Recovery), we recover over 90% of the contained raw materials – with a CO2 footprint that is 80% lower than conventional processes. Towards the realization of a true circular economy in the European market.
Interested?
Please upload your documents (a cover letter is not necessay) and answer the questions in the application form.
We look forward to receiving your application!