Director or Senior Director, Sales (Americas)

Number of employees

150

Westlake Village, California, United States

Posted on: 2024-02-08

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Energy Vault is the creator of sustainable energy storage solutions designed to accelerate the transition to a carbon free, resilient power grid and transform the world’s approach to utility-scale energy storage. Energy Vault works to combat climate change by enabling clean and reliable electricity through innovative gravity and kinetic based energy storage technologies.   Energy Vault combines innovative design, advanced materials science, and proprietary machine-vision software to orchestrate the storage and dispatch of electrical power by lifting and lowering composite bricks, made from eco-friendly materials.  Energy Vault’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in a unique approach to the circular economy which utilizes local industrial and energy waste, including remediated coal ash and recycled wind blades converted to recyclable materials, to build the system’s composite bricks. Energy Vault innovates to enable the global shift to a world powered by renewable resources.

About Energy Vault
Energy Vault® develops and deploys utility-scale energy storage solutions designed to transform the world's approach to sustainable energy storage. The Company's comprehensive offerings include proprietary gravity-based storage, battery storage, and green hydrogen energy storage technologies. Each storage solution is supported by the Company’s hardware technology-agnostic energy management system software and integration platform. Unique to the industry, Energy Vault’s innovative technology portfolio delivers customized short-and-long-duration energy storage solutions to help utilities, independent power producers, and large industrial energy users significantly reduce levelized energy costs while maintaining power reliability. Utilizing eco-friendly materials with the ability to integrate waste materials for beneficial reuse, Energy Vault’s EVx™ gravity-based energy storage technology is facilitating the shift to a circular economy while accelerating the global clean energy transition for its customers. Please visit www.energyvault.com for more information.

Our purpose: We exist to enable a sustainably energized world.
Our vision: We envision a future where nature and humankind coexist in harmony.
Our mission: We provide energy solutions to accelerate the global transition to renewable energy.
Our values: We Commit, Innovate, Connect, Deliver, and Lead.

About the role
This is an individual contributor full-cycle sales role with frequent (up to 40%) travel required; the primary Key Performance Indicators are MWh sold and revenue generated.
 

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At Energy Vault we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We believe inclusion creates opportunity for collaborative excellence through diversity of thought. We invite individuals of all genders, races, identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, protected veteran status, religions, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore employment with our organization.

What you will do

  • Negotiate and close deals.
  • Nurture and expand your robust network within renewable energy storage and generation.
  • Lead customer engagements and manage key accounts and deliverables.
  • Understand and champion the value and solutions we provide clients.
  • Attend industry events and represent our brand as a front-line sales leader.
  • Conduct detailed due diligence on public RFP and pursue opportunities as appropriate.
  • Manage and grow a pipeline of opportunities using established CRM processes.
  • Collaborate and partner frequently with commercial, engineering, project execution, and operations professionals across Energy Vault.
  • What a qualified candidate should possess

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred; higher degrees are a bonus.
  • 10+ years of sales experience in our industry.
  • A career focus on energy storage sales to utilities, independent power producers, and/or large industrial customers.
  • Excellent customer negotiation skills.
  • A drive to persevere, overcome obstacles, and succeed.
  • Proven track record formulating win-win proposals and closing large deals.
  • Comfort in fast-paced environments; experience in public companies is a plus.
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    Number of employees

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