Director of Business Development, Central US

Gridware; Central (LA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Parental leave

Off the grid break

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

Job summary

Gridware, a San Francisco-based technology company protecting and modernizing the electrical grid, seeks a strategic and technical Business Development Director to own and grow the Central Region's commercial presence. You will lead full-cycle enterprise sales with a heavy technical emphasis across utilities from the Upper Midwest to the Gulf Coast.

This high-impact role is an individual contributor with cross-functional collaboration across customer success, sales engineering, regulatory

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical sales or consulting with electric utilities.
• Ability to convey complex engineering concepts without internal support.
• Strong understanding of IOU procurement and regulatory landscape.
• Proven track record of managing long-cycle enterprise sales with executives.
• Willingness to travel 40–50% within Central Region.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a defined territory across the Central US with a robust pipeline.
• Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from outreach through contract.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and regulatory teams to inform GTM strategy.

Skills

Technical sales

Utilities market knowledge

Executive relationship building

Multi-stakeholder sales

Travel readiness

Industry networking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

IoT platforms

Job description

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io .

Role OverviewWe are looking for a strategicand technicalBusiness DevelopmentDirector to own and grow Gridware's commercial presence across the Central Regionof the US. You will be the primary point of contact forall utilitiesfrom theUpperMidwest to the Gulf Coast, with a focus oninvestor-owned utilities,leadingfull-cycle enterprise saleseffortswith a heavy technical emphasis. This is a high-impact individual contributor role — you will workcross-functionally with teams includingcustomer success,sales engineering,regulatoryaffairs, revenue operations,and field operationsto land and expand key accounts.

Responsibilities

Territory Ownership

• Own and manage a defined territory of investor-owned utilities across the Central U.S., including Texas, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and neighboring states.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities.
• Develop multi-threaded relationships across utility organizations —field, engineering,operations, asset management, grid modernization, and C-suite stakeholders.

Enterprise Sales Execution

• Drive complex,technical,multi-stakeholder sales cycles from initial outreach through contract execution, typically~18 months in length.
• Lead discovery,technical presentations,pilot structuring, and commercial negotiations with supportfromrevenueleadership.
• Develop account strategies and territory plans; bring a disciplined, process-driven approach to forecasting and pipeline management.
• Partner withsales engineering and regulatory teamsto definepilots thatensure prospects experience clear, measurable value.

Market Development

• Represent Gridware at utility industry events and conferences (e.g., EEI, DistribuTECH) to build brand presence in the Central Region.
• Gather and synthesize market intelligence — customer needs, competitive dynamics, regulatory drivers — to inform product roadmap and GTM strategy.
• Work closely with marketing and product to develop region-specific messaging and materials.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of technical salesorconsultingexperience directly withelectric utilities.
• Demonstrated ability toconvey and respond to technical engineering questions without additional internal support.
• Deep familiarity with the investor-owned utility landscape — procurement processes, regulatory environments, and key stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence and ability to build trust withbothsenior leaders (VP/C-suite)as well asfrontlineindividual contributors.
• Experience managing long-cycle, technically complex sales processes involving multiple stakeholders.
• Self-directed and resourceful; comfortable creating structure in an early-stage, fast-moving environment.
• Willingness to travel 40-50% within the Central Region.

Bonus Skills

• An engineering degreewith2+ yearsindustry experience working with/for electric utilities on T&Dplanning/engineeringprojects.
• Professional engineering licensure.
• Experience selling hardware/software platform solutions (sensors, IoT, SaaS) into utilities or critical infrastructure.
• Knowledge of distribution grid operations,engineering, protection,asset management, or wildfire mitigation programs.
• Networked intoseveralmajor Central Region IOUs

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way.

Gridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
• Paid parental leave
• Alternating day off (every other Monday)
• “Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
• Commuter allowance
• Company-paid training