• Own and Close Strategic Utility Deals • Develop, advance, and close complex enterprise partnerships with utilities. Own the entire sales lifecycle—from opportunity creation and early stakeholder engagement through proposal development, contract negotiation, and deal closure. • Create and Drive Pipeline • Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities across utilities. This role requires a proactive hunter mentality: identifying whitespace, creating urgency, and converting interest into executed agreements. • Market Creation & Strategic Positioning • Help utilities understand the value of residential virtual power plants and flexible load resources. Translate emerging grid challenges—capacity constraints, electrification, reliability needs—into actionable opportunities for Renew Home solutions. • Executive Relationship Building • Establish trusted relationships with senior leaders across utility organizations, including executives responsible for grid planning, demand response, DER strategy, regulatory affairs, and innovation. • Navigate Complex Utility Ecosystems • Work across utilities, DER platform providers, program implementers, regulators, and market operators to align stakeholders and move deals forward in complex, multi-party environments. • Represent Renew Home in the Industry • Actively engage in industry events, conferences, and working groups to expand Renew Home’s presence and identify new opportunities to advance virtual power plants and grid flexibility. • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Partner closely with internal product, regulatory, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure customer needs are translated into scalable offerings and successful program deployments.