Title:  Director, Strategy

QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future.

About the team: The Strategy team charts the course for QuantumScape. Using our comprehensive knowledge of the market and a deep understanding of our breakthrough technology, we identify and define the company’s competitive posture – determining how and where we compete – to maximize value creation over the long-term.

What we need: The Director of Strategy position is a highly visible, executive-facing role responsible for setting QuantumScape’s long-term strategic direction. You will have ownership over major strategic efforts drawn from a broad range of topics, including setting capital allocation priorities, evaluating new markets, sourcing and conducting diligence for M&A opportunities, and shaping the company’s overall strategy. You will have the opportunity to interface closely with the company’s senior executive leadership as you help address complex, high-stakes business challenges essential to our commercial success and market leadership.

What You’ll do:

• Drive Complex Initiatives: Lead cross-functional teams on critical strategic projects (e.g., market entry analysis, go-to-market strategies, M&A evaluation, and capital allocation prioritization).
• Understand: Develop a deep understanding of the state of our technology, our business, and our market.
• Lead and Define: Use your understanding to define our strategy for major topics and challenge areas (e.g. M&A, new market entry, organization design, etc.)
• Contribute: As a senior member of a small team, help develop the competitive strategy that will allow the company to sustain superior long-term performance.
• Inform Executive Decisions: Synthesize complex market, competitor, and technology data into clear, actionable recommendations for the company’s executive leadership and Board of Directors.
• Partner and Translate: Act as an internal consultant, partnering directly with functional leaders to translate company strategy into measurable execution plans.
• Develop Talent: Mentor and develop junior members of the strategy team, fostering a culture of rigorous analysis and high performance.

Skills You’ll Need:

• Experience: 10+ years of total professional experience, including significant prior experience in management consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy within a high-growth technology company.
• Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead and drive strategic planning cycles and complex, multi-functional projects from inception to executive approval; demonstrated experience and comfort problem solving under ambiguity.
• Industry Knowledge: Proven ability to quickly master complex technical domains (e.g., battery technology, advanced materials, automotive, or cleantech).
• Communication: Exceptional executive-level communication, presentation, and influencing skills, with a track record of successfully driving change.
• Education: MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

Nice to have:

• Direct experience in the energy storage, automotive, or materials science sectors. Global experience, particularly in Asia, related to supply chain or manufacturing strategy.
• Experience in a technology development or manufacturing environment (e.g., semiconductors, advanced materials, or batteries).

Onsite:This position is required to work onsite 5 days per week to meet the minimum essential duties and requirements of this position.  As an on-site R&D and manufacturing operations organization, in-person face to face interaction is essential to building authentic relationships, trust, teamwork, and collaboration. 

Compensation & Benefits: Expected salary range for this role is from $ 161,400 to $258,200, and a final salary will be determined by the candidate's experience and educational background. QuantumScape also offers an annual bonus and a generous RSU/Equity package as part of its compensation plan. In addition, we do offer a tremendous benefits plan including employee paid health care, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and other benefits. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.