Service Sales Team Lead

Hitachi, Ltd.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Enhanced pension plan

Private healthcare

Health screening

Maternity/paternity leave

Hybrid work model

Performance incentives

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Service Sales Team Leader to guide the Grid Integration Service business across the UK and Ireland. You will shape regional sales strategy, grow orders, and maximise value for customers in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

You will build strong relationships, negotiate complex agreements, and coach a high-performing team while collaborating with operations, engineering, and business development to deliver sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Sales, or a related discipline.
• Experience in service sales, account management, or business development.
• Background within energy, utilities, power systems, industrial, or critical infrastructure sectors.
• Strong commercial acumen with excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading, developing, and motivating teams.
• Knowledge of Grid Integration, HVDC, FACTS, renewable integration, or asset lifecycle management would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Grid Integration Service sales strategy across the UK and Ireland.
• Drive orders, revenue growth, profitability, and market expansion.
• Identify and convert new service opportunities across the installed customer base.
• Expand lifecycle service offerings and grow long-term service agreements.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and key stakeholders.
• Lead commercial negotiations and support effective contract and risk management.
• Coach, develop, and inspire a high-performing service sales team.
• Collaborate across functions to deliver outstanding customer outcomes and sustainable business growth.

Skills

Service sales

Account management

Business development

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Education

Engineering/Business/Sales degree

Job description

The opportunity

Are you passionate about building long-term customer partnerships and driving growth in the evolving energy sector? Hitachi Energy is looking for a Service Sales Team Leader to lead our Grid Integration Service business across the UK and Ireland.

In this high-impact role, you will shape and execute the regional service sales strategy, helping customers maximize the performance, reliability, and lifespan of critical energy infrastructure. Working at the forefront of the energy transition, you will promote a diverse portfolio of solutions including lifecycle services, long-term service agreements, maintenance programs, outage support, digital services, and modernization opportunities.

You will collaborate with colleagues across operations, engineering, project management, and business development to deliver exceptional customer value while achieving ambitious growth targets. This is an exciting opportunity to combine commercial leadership, strategic thinking, and relationship-building skills in a business that is powering a more sustainable future.

If you enjoy identifying new opportunities, leading high-performing teams, negotiating complex commercial agreements, and making a tangible impact on customers and the wider energy landscape, we'd love to hear from you.

How you'll make an impact

• Develop and execute the Grid Integration Service sales strategy across the UK and Ireland.
• Drive orders, revenue growth, profitability, and market expansion.
• Identify and convert new service opportunities across the installed customer base.
• Expand lifecycle service offerings and grow long-term service agreements.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and key stakeholders.
• Lead commercial negotiations and support effective contract and risk management.
• Coach, develop, and inspire a high-performing service sales team.
• Collaborate across functions to deliver outstanding customer outcomes and sustainable business growth.

Your background

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Sales, or a related discipline.
• Experience in service sales, account management, or business development.
• Background within energy, utilities, power systems, industrial, or critical infrastructure sectors.
• Strong commercial acumen with excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading, developing, and motivating teams.
• Knowledge of Grid Integration, HVDC, FACTS, renewable integration, or asset lifecycle management would be advantageous.

More about us

We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.

Our benefits offering for our roles generally includes:

• Generous annual leave plus public holidays with the ability to buying & selling leave days
• Enhanced pension plan with competitive employer contributions
• Private healthcare for our employees
• Health screening program and Dental Plan
• Maternity, paternity, parental leave
• Critical illness plan, Life insurance and income protection
• Fitness & health benefits (access to gyms, studios, on-demand exercise classes and library of wellness apps)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Performance-based rewards and recognition
• We operate in a hybrid work environment and work on updating our people lead flexible benefits on a regular basis.

The benefits listed above are an excerpt only and may vary depending on job grade, location, and contract type. Eligibility is subject to local regulations and some flexible benefits may require employee contribution.