Global Director, Energy Policy & Markets (Remote)

Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council); Belgique; Remote; EUR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote, collaborative culture

Flexible paid time off

Paid parental leave

Technology stipend for home office

Global travel opportunities

Job summary

The Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) is seeking a Global Director of Policy & Markets to lead a high-performing, distributed team and shape policy and market design for long-duration energy storage across priority markets. The role reports to the CEO and sits on the Executive Team.

This remote role requires coordinating across cultures and time zones in a global, remote organization, with regular international travel and strong emphasis on aligning policy with member value.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of energy and climate policy, including electricity market design, procurement, and the investment conditions needed to deploy energy infrastructure.
• Strong track record influencing policy or regulatory outcomes and building coalitions across government, industry, customers, and investors.
• Proven experience leading senior multi-functional teams, setting priorities, and delivering against agreed plans and budgets.
• Strong strategic judgment, with the ability to translate broad objectives into focused priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to balance diverse member perspectives while maintaining credible, evidence-based, technology-neutral positions.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and public speaking skills.
• Ability to operate effectively across cultures and time zones in a global, remote organization.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a geographically distributed Policy & Markets team with clear priorities.
• Translate strategy into a focused workplan and align resources and budgets.
• Lead policy and market initiatives to enable deployment and strengthen bankability.
• Develop evidence-based policy positions, reports, and guidance.
• Engage policymakers, regulators, customers, investors, and industry partners.
• Identify priority markets and translate developments into opportunities and risks.
• Build strategic partnerships and represent the Council at external forums.
• Collaborate to translate policy expertise into member value and growth.

Skills

Policy expertise

Stakeholder management

Public speaking

Cross-cultural collaboration

English fluency

Job description

The Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) is seeking a Global Director of Policy & Markets to lead a high-performing, distributed team and shape policy and market design for long-duration energy storage across priority markets. The role reports to the CEO and sits on the Executive Team.

This remote role requires coordinating across cultures and time zones in a global, remote organization, with regular international travel and strong emphasis on aligning policy with member value.