Board Member - Energy, Infrastructure & Robotics : Advisory Board

Graphora; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 83,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphora seeks experienced energy and infrastructure advisory leaders to connect founders with developers, utilities and investors. You will help steer pilot projects and strategic collaborations, drawing on sector insight and practical deployment knowledge.

This remote advisory role centers on the Minneapolis, MN ecosystem with opportunities to impact national deployments and partner networks. Engagements vary by scope and compensation may include cash, equity or carried interest.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in energy systems and infrastructure development.
• Practical knowledge of project development, procurement and deployment.
• Strong network with founders, utilities, operators and investors.

Responsibilities

• Advise on energy and infrastructure markets and emerging tech trends.
• Bridge founders with developers, utilities and partners for pilots.
• Identify pilots, commercial opportunities and strategic relationships.

Skills

Energy systems

Infrastructure development

Construction

Field robotics

Data-center knowledge

Job description

Graphora is an AI-native private-capital platform connecting founders and emerging companies with investors, strategic customers, experienced operators and advisors. We help companies access not only capital, but also the expertise, relationships, customer insight and operating support needed to grow.

Our ecosystem brings together private-market opportunities, syndicated and fund programs, company intelligence, strategic relationships, and advisory and operating opportunities. Advisors contribute their professional judgment and networks to help Graphora and the companies in its ecosystem make better-informed decisions and build meaningful partnerships.

About the role

We are seeking energy leaders, infrastructure operators, construction executives and robotics specialists who can help new technologies reach real projects and operating environments. This advisory specialty connects founders with developers, utilities, infrastructure owners, contractors and equipment partners. It combines sector insight, customer access and practical guidance on deployment, rather than expecting one advisor to cover every type of energy or infrastructure project.

Your network should help bridge the gap between promising technology and the organizations capable of using it. Examples include helping a founder prepare for a developer meeting, identifying an appropriate pilot partner, or explaining the operating requirements that shape a customer’s decision.

Responsibilities

Strategy, company evaluation & founder support

• Provide strategic guidance on Graphora’s growth, market development and the opportunities within your specialty.
• Share industry insight and help evaluate companies, markets, emerging technologies and commercial opportunities.
• Support founders and company leaders with practical advice on market entry, product positioning, customer needs and execution.
• Identify and introduce relevant customer decision-makers, commercial partners, industry experts and sector-aligned capital relationships through Graphora’s agreed process.
• Participate in selected advisory discussions, founder conversations, events and regional initiatives appropriate to your expertise and agreed commitment.

Your specialty

• Advise on energy and infrastructure markets, customer priorities, project development and emerging technology trends.
• Help founders understand site requirements, procurement, field operations and the practical constraints on deploying new systems.
• Introduce relevant solar and energy developers, utilities, construction contractors, infrastructure owners and equipment partners.
• Support suitable pilot projects and commercial partnerships for technologies used in construction, energy and infrastructure operations.
• Connect robotics founders with potential customers and partners who can provide informed feedback on field use and adoption.
• Contribute experience with data-center development, power requirements or related infrastructure where relevant to the opportunity.
• Help identify sector-aligned investors and strategic corporate relationships through Graphora’s agreed process, working with other advisory specialties when needed.

Relationships you can bring

Customers and project sponsors

Energy and solar developers, utilities, infrastructure owners, construction contractors and data-center developers.

Equipment providers, field operators, engineering teams, robotics specialists and construction or infrastructure partners.

Strategic capital

Energy, infrastructure and industrial-technology investors, alongside corporate partners with relevant operating experience.

Preferred experience

• Significant experience in energy systems, infrastructure development, construction, field robotics or related industrial operations.
• A record of leadership as an executive, developer, founder, operator, advisor or investor.
• Practical knowledge of how projects are developed and how customers procure and deploy equipment or technology.
• Relevant decision-maker relationships and examples of project, partnership or customer-adoption outcomes.
• Specialized experience in one operating environment is valuable; applicants do not need expertise across all energy and infrastructure sectors.

Your regional contribution

This application focuses on the Minneapolis, MN professional ecosystem. Contribute local market knowledge, help identify relevant founders, customers, operating leaders and partners, and support relationships that can benefit companies nationally.

Meaningful professional experience or relationships in this market are valuable. You can indicate openness to other cities without submitting a separate application to every market.

Commitment & compensation

Advisory engagements start at 2–4 hours per month and may increase to 40 hours per month for advisory and board engagements, depending on the agreed scope. Work is primarily remote, with any local meetings or hybrid participation agreed separately. The city identifies the professional market you can support; it does not imply a Graphora office or a fixed in-person schedule.

Role-specific compensation

Compensation varies by role and engagement. Venture scouting, capital formation support, portfolio-company advisory, board and operational engagements have different arrangements. Depending on the separately agreed engagement, compensation may include cash, carried-interest or equity participation; no universal hourly rate, award or participation amount is promised by this listing. Scope, compensation, any vesting and other terms are agreed in writing before the engagement begins.

Other engagement types

Separate Operating Partner engagements with certain portfolio companies may require 10–40 hours per week. Venture scouting, capital formation support, company advisory, board and operating opportunities are separately scoped. Applying here is for the named advisory specialty and does not appoint you to a company board or an operating position.

Work alongside founders, investors, customers and experienced operating leaders to help promising businesses access the relationships and expertise they need. This is an opportunity to contribute to an AI-native private-capital ecosystem, share your experience with emerging companies and build relevant professional relationships.

Applying & membership

Create or sign in to your free Graphora membership and use your saved professional profile to apply for the selected specialty and city. Your résumé and LinkedIn information help the team understand your experience; you do not need to repeat your full professional history. The investment-background questions are self-attestations, not independent accreditation verification. Graphora reviews applications and discusses suitable responsibilities and engagement terms with selected applicants.

No investment, paid subscription or purchase is required for advisory consideration. This is an Advisory Board Member opportunity, not a fiduciary Board of Directors appointment or a full-time employee position. Professional contribution and role needs guide selection; applying does not guarantee an appointment. Graphora welcomes qualified applicants from all backgrounds.