Senior Sales Manager

Astraea

Astraea

Sales & Business Development

United States

Posted on Apr 26, 2026

Senior Sales Manager, Energy Storage

Full-Time | Remote - 50% Travel

Piper Maddox has partnered with a global battery manufacturer at the forefront of the utility-scale energy storage market in North America. They are looking for a Senior Sales Manager to own key account relationships and drive commercial growth across their BESS portfolio.

Responsibilities:

  • Own and grow a portfolio of key accounts across utilities, IPPs, and EPCs — leading win strategy, contract negotiation, and execution from first conversation through close.
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships that create long-term preference, influence product direction, and drive increased sales penetration and profitability.
  • Develop and implement opportunity strategies with a deep understanding of customer needs, the competitive landscape, and how to position our client's value proposition to win.
  • Mobilize internal teams to deliver responsive proposals, resolve product and service issues, and ensure customer satisfaction at every stage of the account lifecycle.
  • Maintain rigorous pipeline discipline through Salesforce, deliver accurate sales forecasting, and lead recovery plans when targets require course correction.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of technical sales experience in the energy sector with a proven track record of exceeding targets — background in power generation, T&D, renewables, or energy storage strongly preferred
  • Deep experience selling into utilities, IPPs, EPCs, or power developers with the ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder deal cycles
  • Executive presence and relationship-building skills that open doors at the C-suite level and sustain long-term commercial partnerships
  • Full proficiency in Salesforce or equivalent CRM with strong organizational and pipeline management discipline
  • BS in Engineering or Business required; MBA preferred — must have unrestricted US work authorization and willingness to travel ~50%