Strategy and Business Development Manager

YOUR IMPACT

Proxima will sell fusion electricity in the late 2030s. Our Business Development team shapes our growth strategy by identifying and executing organic and inorganic business opportunities on the way there. You will own deals along our playbook, from market scan to a clear go/no-go from leadership, with an initial focus on inorganic ones (e.g. M&A, JV). This is a highly cross-functional role: you will work directly with the Business Development Lead and the Head of Business Operations, and partner with our finance, legal, engineering and supply chain teams.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own the front of the funnel: Build market reports, competitive landscapes, and company and technology assessments that inform where Proxima invests and which new products it develops.
• Drive clear decisions: Write investment memos and business cases that lead to a go/no-go from the leadership team and Board, working with our engineering teams to ground the analysis in technical reality.
• Run project workstreams: Lead expert calls, customer interviews and data room screening, and develop trusted relationships with colleagues and external partners along the way.
• Support post-deal integration: Integrate acquisitions and set up joint ventures together with the teams involved, and track that they meet the original business case.
• Strengthen the function: Help define how the team runs strategic projects, and systematically deploy AI tools to speed up research, screening, and drafting.
• Source new opportunities: Represent Proxima Fusion at conferences and industry events, grow a network, and feed new ideas into the pipeline, from acquisitions and partnerships to new product lines.

WHO YOU ARE

• Strategy and deal experience: 2-3 years in tier-1 strategy consulting, private equity, venture capital, or a fast-paced startup, ideally with exposure to deep tech or energy industries.
• Technical fluency: Comfortable working on technical topics, preferably with a STEM degree (engineering, physics or similar).
• Relationship building: You earn trust with a wide range of counterparts (engineers, founders, family-owned businesses) and enjoy bringing their views together into a shared conclusion.
• Clear communication: You are a good listener and communicate clearly with founders, suppliers, and senior stakeholders. Fluent English is required; German is a plus.
• Independent problem-solving and judgement: You structure an ambiguous question, run the analysis, and come back with a recommendation. You show initiative, seek out other perspectives, and know when to draw on others’ expertise.
• Modeling and writing craft: Strong market modeling and memo-writing skills; you can build a valuation, a business plan, and a two-page document that helps leadership make a decision.
• Startup mindset: Curious, proactive, detail-oriented and comfortable with pace and ambiguity. You welcome feedback, enjoy working with others to help the team succeed, and are excited by fusion energy and the industrial base behind it.
• Don't tick all the boxes? We would still like to hear from you!

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Recruiter Interview (30-60 min)
• Technical Screening (30 min)
• Technical Panel (3x60 min)
• This role sits at "L2" of our framework, please inquire during the recruitment process for further information.

At Proxima Fusion, our mission is bold: making limitless clean energy a reality. To get there, we need a high-performing, diverse team that brings different perspectives, challenges assumptions, and builds together with purpose. We know that diversity of thought and experience leads to better ideas, stronger execution, and a more resilient team. We don’t look at how you identify, what you look like, who you choose to worship or what ethnicity you are. We care about what you can bring to the table.

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The Chemical Engineer · 2 days ago

Posted Nov 01, 2026

Posted Nov 01, 2026