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Vice President, Business Development
On-siteFull-timeBusiness DevelopmentRenewable Energy
Lead commercial growth, renewable energy project development, customer excellence, and organizational performance for an Israeli energy development business.
Responsibilities
- Drive commercial growth from initial opportunities through signed land and project agreements.
- Develop new market segments, business models, and strategic partnerships across solar, storage, microgrids, and behind-the-meter energy solutions.
- Build and manage relationships with strategic partners and major customers.
- Oversee renewable energy project development through construction readiness, including planning, permitting, land processes, and grid connection.
- Manage external consultants and professional advisors throughout complex, long-term development processes.
- Maximize the value and development potential of the existing project pipeline.
- Oversee customer and partner relationships throughout the project lifecycle, including customer success and service operations.
- Identify opportunities for additional projects, partnerships, and upselling.
- Lead and develop a large organization of senior professionals and managers.
- Establish scalable management processes, KPIs, and operating routines, and partner with senior leadership on strategy and long-term growth.
Requirements
- Significant leadership experience managing large, multi-layered teams, including managers and senior professionals.
- Proven ability to lead complex, long-cycle processes involving multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and regulatory interfaces.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience with economic models, business plans, and financing parameters.
- Highly analytical and organized, with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- Entrepreneurial, ambitious, and execution-oriented approach.
- Fluent English.
Nice to have
- Experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, real estate, or another regulated, process-intensive industry.
- Familiarity with planning, permitting, land, RMI, electricity, or grid-connection processes.
- Deep technical knowledge of electricity regulation, planning, or permitting.