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Senior Director - Auto industry and batteries

Belgium, Brussels Employment contract · Job Posted May 16, 2026
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Europe's leading advocates for clean transport and environment are looking for an exceptional leader to join our team as Senior Director Auto Industry and Batteries. Transport & Environment (T&E) is an independent, non-partisan think tank and NGO working to decarbonize transport. Our vision is a zero-emission mobility system that is affordable and has minimal impacts on our health, climate and the environment. Through our advocacy activities, grounded in authoritative analysis and strong coalitions with business and civil society, we have shaped some of Europe's, and the world's, most important automotive regulations. You will be responsible for defining the organization's strategy for road transport decarbonization. You will develop T&E's strategy on all things automotive with a specific focus on the industry's transformation and battery supply chains. We are looking for an exceptional people leader to build and lead a high-performing team of directors and expert leads, fostering a culture of trust, accountability and ambition. You will create the conditions for individuals and teams to perform at their best, grow as leaders, and maximize the organization's impact. You will report to the Executive Director and join T&E's Senior Management Team (SMT), helping set the organization's overall strategy.

Job Responsibility

  • Define the organization's strategy for road transport decarbonization
  • Develop T&E's strategy on all things automotive with a specific focus on the industry's transformation and battery supply chains
  • Build and lead a high-performing team of directors and expert leads
  • Develop and drive forward a coherent, high-impact strategy for the transformation of Europe's vehicle industry
  • Ensure strategies are grounded in robust evidence, analysis and real-world dynamics
  • Identify emerging political and industrial trends and translate them into strategic opportunities for T&E
  • Ensure strategies are politically relevant and communicated effectively
  • Ensure strong delivery against both long-term vision and short-term policy windows
  • Build and maintain a cohesive, dynamic and high-impact culture
  • Ensure that advocacy, analysis, communications and partnerships are aligned to maximize impact
  • Support and develop your staff
  • Ensure alignment across programmes
  • Support strategic discussions, horizon scanning and decision-making across T&E's leadership
  • Contribute to organizational decision-making beyond your immediate cluster
  • Support the Executive Director in ensuring strong leadership across the organization
  • Act as one of the key public voices of T&E in high-level events, media, and strategic forums
  • Build and maintain a strong network of policymakers, industry and civil society leaders
  • Coordinate and support advocacy efforts especially the European Commission and Parliament, as well as the Member States
  • Ensure the financial sustainability of the cluster
  • Lead fundraising efforts
  • Ensure effective budget management and transparent reporting

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including experience in senior leadership roles
  • Proven experience of successful team leadership and management, building high-performing teams
  • Proven ability to drive fundraising initiatives and oversee financial allocations to large teams to maximize impact
  • Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills, with the ability to turn vision into results
  • Proven track record in policy development, and high-level advocacy, ideally with EU institutions
  • Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: industrial policy, batteries and raw material or automotive
  • Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into compelling narratives
  • Ability to critically interrogate analytical outputs and steer strategic research directions
  • A collaborative, thoughtful and supportive leadership style aligned with T&E's values

What we offer

  • competitive salary and benefits
  • lots of flexibility
  • a great workplace with smart, motivated and fun colleagues
  • chance to dedicate your energy and brainpower to solving one of humanity's greatest challenges: halting climate change and transforming the road transport industry

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