Senior Business Development Manager

Scale; Ridgewood (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid vacation and holidays

401K matching

Job summary

Scale is seeking a top-performing Senior Business Development Manager to drive decentralized energy opportunities in the US market. You will lead Fortune 500 engagements, manage end-to-end project development, and collaborate across teams to close high-value microgrid deals.

You will report to the VP of Business Development and may work from Ridgewood, NJ or NYC, with a hybrid schedule. This role requires strategic thinking, strong negotiation ability, and a proactive, results-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of sales or business development in the energy industry.
• Proven track record closing large, national opportunities.
• Experience selling to Fortune 500 clients.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop a robust pipeline of microgrid opportunities aligned with GTM strategy.
• Own client relationships from lead generation through COD.
• Negotiate with internal/external stakeholders to expedite contracts.
• Strengthen channel partner relationships with strategic engagement.
• Research market programs and incentives; apply insights to solutions.
• Contribute innovative ideas in strategic discussions to grow business.
• Perform initial opportunity analyses and coordinate with engineering.
• Collaborate across Scale to improve processes; travel ~25%.

Skills

Enterprise sales

Fortune 500 experience

CRM proficiency

MS Office proficiency

Presentation skills

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, environmental science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Role

We are looking for a top-performing sales professional in the renewable energy space with deep connections in Fortune 500 organizations with multiple sites. The Senior Business Development Manager will spearhead the transition to decentralized energy.

This role will report to our VP, Business Development, and ideally work a hybrid schedule in either our Ridgewood, NJ, or NYC (Union Square area) offices.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop a robust pipeline of microgrid opportunities in line with Scale’s overarching go-to-market strategy and close business annually against personal targets
• Own the client relationship across the entire project development phase, ensuring a continuous flow from lead generation through NTP and COD
• Manage commercial negotiations with internal and external legal stakeholders, ensuring an efficient, timely, and solutions-oriented contracting process
• Strengthen relationships with channel partners through consistent and strategic engagement
• Proactively develop expertise in market programs, tariff structures, and customer incentives across key markets; drive cross-functional collaboration to evaluate, interpret, and apply these insights to customer solutions
• Bring thoughtful, innovative ideas to strategic discussions to drive business growth
• Perform initial analysis of microgrid opportunities using Scale’s Atlas tools to determine baseline feasibility, and collaborate with the Development Engineering team to refine scope and project opportunities further
• Work collaboratively across disciplines within Scale to improve processes and drive overall business efficiencyTravel is expected to be about 25%

The Ideal Candidate

• 10+ years of sales or business development experience in the energy industry with a proven track record of negotiating and closing large, complex, national opportunities
• Deep understanding of distributed energy resources, the broader US energy landscape, and the market programs available to our enterprise customers
• Previous experience working for, selling to, and/or performing related business development activities for Fortune 500 clients
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Self-motivated, requiring minimal oversight to excel
• Expert in MS Office, creating and maintaining spreadsheets and presentations
• Familiar with CRMs (Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Strong business acumen with excellent verbal, written, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, environmental science, engineering, or another related field to benefit a sales role

This is a great opportunity to have a long-term impact on a fast-paced, private equity-backed growth business.

Some of the core virtues embraced by Scales’ employees include:

• Do the Right Thing
• Act Like an Owner
• Hustle
• Demand Results
• Go Together
• Evolve or Disappear

We offer a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits program including medical benefits, paid vacation and holidays, and 401K matching.

About Scale Microgrids

Scale is redefining resilience, with advanced microgrids that go beyond traditional backup power solutions to give businesses the power to adapt and thrive amid all of today’s growing energy challenges. As a vertically-integrated provider of turnkey advanced microgrid systems, Scale combines project design, engineering, and execution expertise with microgrid-as-a-service financing to offer our customers systems that are optimized to deliver maximum value from day one while ensuring ultra-reliable operations and fast time-to-power.

Scale is backed by EQT, a firm with :$250B in assets, bringing a depth of experience, resources, and capital that will enable Scale to continue pursuing our vision of powering the world with distributed energy. The investment enables Scale to own and operate billions of dollars in distributed generation assets. To learn more about Scale Microgrids, please visit https://www.scalemicrogrids.com.

About EQT

EQT is a leading purpose-driven global investment organization with EUR 246 billion in total assets under management, divided into two business segments: Private Capital and Real Assets. EQT owns portfolio companies and assets in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Americas and supports them in achieving sustainable growth, operational excellence, and market leadership. To learn more about EQT, please visit https://eqtgroup.com.

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