Account Executive

Bloom Energy; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloom Energy seeks an Enterprise Account Executive to lead high-value direct sales efforts, engaging C-level executives and driving multi-million dollar opportunities with major accounts. You will coordinate with sales engineers and finance to craft qualified proposals and ensure strong customer relationships.

The role requires 10+ years of outside sales experience, a BA/BS, and preferably an MBA, with ability to travel as needed to cover a geographic area. Reports to VP-Sales.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of large account direct sales experience.
• Ability to engage with C-level executives and financial leaders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee early and mid-stage sales process: qualification, development, and initial proposal.
• Drive quota attainment from named accounts within the region and coordinate with sales engineers and finance teams.
• Map accounts and build relationships with key decision makers; ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills

Large account sales

C-Level relationships

Consultative selling

Travel willingness

Education

BA/BS required

MBA preferred

Job description

At Bloom Energy, our vision for a world powered by clean, reliable, and affordable energy is more than just a dream—we’re making it reality.

For over twenty-five years, we’ve been at the forefront of the global energy transition by providing onsite power to critical industries to help them thrive in a rapidly digitizing, energy-intensive world. From revolutionizing power for AI-driven data centers to ensuring resilience for hospitals, retailers, manufacturers, utilities—and many more industries—our fuel cells are redefining what’s possible by delivering energy abundance for all. With systems deployed worldwide, we are the trusted partner for Fortune 100 companies and innovators alike. Our cutting-edge solutions enable unparalleled “time-to-power” capabilities, reliability, and sustainability, ensuring our customers remain ahead in a world where soaring energy demand and intensifying energy scarcity are rapidly becoming the new norm.

At Bloom, we thrive on collaboration, bold thinking, and relentless innovation. We believe that, together, we can create a brighter, more sustainable future while tackling the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

We are looking for an Enterprise Account Executive to join our world class team. This individual should be a dynamic professional who is striving for a rewarding future leveraging one of today’s most exciting technologies. Experience: 10+ years of outside sales experience. Education: BA/BS required; MBA preferred. This role will report to our Vice President-Sales.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing all early and mid-stage aspects of the Bloom Energy sales process: Opportunity Qualification, Opportunity Development, & Initial Proposal
• Responsible for full quota attainment from named accounts in region– interaction with leading executives critical to achieving quota.
• Manage internal resources for sales engineering, application engineering, and structured finance to crafted a qualified proposal. Cross functional player willing to partner with Centers of Excellence teams
• Responsible for developing and managing an opportunity funnel within the named accounts sufficient to meet or exceed sales targets.
• Responsible for mapping of accounts, and building relationships with key decision makers.
• Accountable for maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction in assigned accounts.
• Responsible for seeing that the feedback from assigned accounts is properly captured.

Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years large account direct sales experience in any of the high tech/facilities equipment/clean tech/ consultative sales industries.
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions to objections, to operate successfully at the C-Level of multi-billion dollar companies, and to develop relationships at the executive level within accounts, especially finance & operations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop multi-million dollar projects (>$10M) to exceed a multi-million dollar individual quota selling direct to large and medium sized enterprises with little direct management oversight.
• Highly competitive with demonstrated ability to personally and with a team connect broadly across multiple stakeholders.
• Skilled in Consultative Selling.
• Able to travel as required in order to cover a geographic area.
• Experience using a formalized sales methodology a plus.
• Passionate about our customers, solution, and team.
• Able to grow and adapt as Bloom Energy grows.

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants, will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, who can perform the essential job functions, unless undue hardship would result.

Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience.