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.

• 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.