Principal Digital Business Development and M&A (gn) full-time/ part-time (hybrid)

DKV Mobility is Europe's leading B2B platform for "on-the-road payment and mobility solutions" with the mission to make moving goods and people in Europe effortless, efficient, and increasingly sustainable. In the market for nearly 90 years and used by millions of professional drivers and fleet operators, DKV Mobility defines the future of commercial mobility. Our digital products enable over 400,000 corporate customers to refuel, charge, park, pay tolls, and intelligently manage their fleets with great simplicity.

With our fast-growing digital mobility platform, data-driven telematics solutions, and expanding EV charging ecosystem, we support our customers in reducing complexity, optimizing costs, and accelerating the transition to a greener mobility. Digital innovation is at the heart of our strategy. We are rapidly expanding our digital product capabilities – across Product, Engineering, Data and Design – to build the platform that becomes the backbone of European mobility.

To accelerate this transformation, we are looking for an exceptional Principal Digital Business Development & M&A (gn) to join our Chief Digital Product Office (CDPO). In this senior role, you will be scanning the market for growth opportunities, building the M&A pipeline that accelerates our platform ambitions, and generally further developing the overarching digital product and innovation strategy. You will be a trusted strategic advisor to the Chief Digital Product Officer and a key voice in shaping the future of DKV Mobility.

What You Can Expect

• Overarching Digital Business Development: You will own, continuously develop, and execute the overarching digital product strategy for our digital products and innovations, driving growth initiatives and ensuring strong alignment with DKV’s long-term corporate vision and business objectives.
• M&A Sourcing & Pipeline Management: You will create and drive a targeted M&A strategy for the digital product organization. You will proactively scan markets, identify and evaluate potential targets that accelerate our product roadmap, and manage a robust M&A pipeline for the digital product organization.
• Due Diligence Leadership: You will work hand-in-hand with the central M&A department to evaluate digital targets, leading the commercial, strategic, and product due diligence processes.
• Strategic Partnerships & Joint Ventures: You will identify, negotiate, and execute high-impact strategic partnerships and joint ventures that foster innovation, expand our digital ecosystem, and deliver immediate commercial value to our users.
• Market & Competitor Intelligence: You will conduct ongoing, deep-dive market and competitor research to anticipate industry shifts, identify emerging technologies, and uncover new business development opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Alignment & Execution: You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Go-To-Market teams to ensure business development initiatives and acquired technologies are seamlessly integrated and translated into actionable roadmaps.
• Reporting & Communication: You will establish clear reporting frameworks and communicate M&A pipeline status, partnership developments, and commercial growth progress effectively to the C-level, the Board, and the wider organization.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Extensive Experience: You have 6+ years of professional experience in Corporate Strategy, Business Development, M&A, or Top-Tier Management Consulting, ideally within the tech, SaaS, or B2B platform sector.
• M&A Track Record: You bring proven experience in end-to-end M&A processes, specifically with digital or tech-focused targets, including sourcing, due diligence, and integration planning.
• Strategic Vision & Analytical Rigor: You have an exceptional ability to synthesize complex market data, translate it into a clear, actionable strategy, and make data-driven decisions.
• Digital Product Acumen: You possess a deep understanding of digital business models, platform economies, and modern technological landscapes to effectively assess digital targets and align them with product roadmaps.
• Executive Communication: You demonstrate outstanding presentation and communication skills, with the ability to convince C-level executives, build consensus across departments, and drive alignment.
• Hands-on Mentality: You take a results-oriented approach and can seamlessly alternate between high-level strategic thinking and rolling up your sleeves to drive execution.
• Language Skills: You are fluent in English; German language skills are a strong plus.

We are looking forward to your application and to applicants who enrich our diverse culture! Regardless of age, gender, origin and sexual identity and orientation. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if equally qualified. This position can be full-time or part-time (min. 30h/week). DKV Mobility is looking for the best talents and knows that these are not always available on a full-time basis. Many of our employees work part-time or in flexible working models. Please talk to us about the flexibility you need during the application process.

Why DKV Mobility? Here are five good reasons...

At DKV Mobility, we are team players - because we are only successful together! #teamofteams

You should feel welcome with us from the very beginning!

We've Been Growing For About 90 Years

How we do it? We keep adapting our products and business model to meet changing customer needs. That's how we stay mobile and master every challenge the future holds.

There are also many other good reasons to work at DKV Mobility. For example, we offer you comprehensive company health management, parent-child offices (from 2023) and support you in leasing your eBike through our partner Jobrad!

We attach great importance to work-life balance.

We stand for the compatibility of family and career! That's why we offer flexible working hours and family-friendly working time models. In addition, we rely on a balanced mix of on-site meetings and home office.

We support you in your development

We offer you optimal conditions to familiarize yourself so that you can quickly find your way around and become a part of the team! To further your personal development, we offer you access to a modern learning environment - independent of time and location. This way you can also face the challenges of tomorrow!

We are committed to a net-zero future

After reaching our Green Pledge climate target in 2023 by reducing carbon emissions in our own business operations by 50.4% compared to the base year 2019, we set ourselves ambitious net-zero climate targets. The targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. By 2050, DKV Mobility commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain from a 2022 base year. You want to take climate action? Follow us on our road to net-zero.

We are a certified employer

Our employees trust us. As an employer, we regularly receive awards from independent institutes, e.g. as Top Employer Germany and as Great Place to Work!

Have we made you curious? Then we are looking forward to your application! If you still have open questions then please contact Kartal Bilgic via [email protected].