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Senior Director, Sales

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In-Office
San Jose, CA, USA
200K-500K Annually
Senior level
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San Jose, CA, USA
200K-500K Annually
Senior level
Leads a team of approximately five Account Executives selling complex, multi-million-dollar energy projects to enterprise customers. Owns pipeline health, forecasting, account planning, deal strategy, and executive customer relationships. Coaches sellers, personally supports priority negotiations, coordinates cross-functional teams, and reallocates resources to maximize growth. Requires extensive power-generation sales experience, senior people leadership, strategic judgment, executive communication, and expertise in complex sales methodologies and transactions.
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The Senior Director, Enterprise Sales will lead a team of Account Executives and drive strategic growth across a portfolio of Commercial & Industrial enterprise customers. This role is responsible for owning the team’s pipeline, forecasting accuracy, and deal execution, while coaching Account Executives to originate, develop, and close complex, multi-million-dollar energy projects. The ideal candidate is a player-coach who can operate at both a strategic and execution level—personally engaging in priority deals while building a high-performing, disciplined sales organization. The role will ideally be based in Bloom’s HQ in the Bay Area. East coast-based candidates will also be considered.  Frequent travel to HQ and customers will be required.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing team of ~5 Account Executives, establishing clear expectations, accountability, and a culture of performance
  • Own team pipeline and forecasting, ensuring strong coverage, high-quality opportunities, and consistent target attainment
  • Drive deal strategy and execution, coaching AEs and stepping into critical negotiations to close complex, high-value transactions
  • Oversee account planning, ensuring strategies balance near-term bookings with long-term growth across key enterprise accounts
  • Engage directly with senior customer stakeholders, building trusted relationships at the VP and C-suite levels
  • Lead cross-functional execution, coordinating sales, engineering, finance, and commercial teams to advance opportunities
  • Identify and prioritize opportunities across the portfolio, reallocating resources to maximize conversion and impact
  • Deliver clear, structured executive communications, including pipeline reviews, forecasts, and strategic updates

 

Required Qualifications

  • 15+ years of enterprise sales experience that must include power generation industry
  • 6+ years team leadership and people management experience with a player-coach mindset
  • Exceptional communication skills and ability to operate in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
  • Strong judgment in balancing growth, profitability, risk, and long-term customer value
  • Ability to value-map complex customer environments and position solutions effectively across financial, operational, and strategic dimensions
  • AI & Technology leadership – demonstrated AI literacy with the ability to leverage best-in-class tools
  • Proven track record of closing complex, multi-million-dollar deals (>$10m+)
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to engage and influence senior customer stakeholders
  • Deep expertise in pipeline management, forecasting, and account strategy
  • Experience coaching teams on structured sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC or similar)
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate insights into actions
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex sales cycles

 

Education & Location

  • BA/BS required
  • MBA or equivalent experience strongly preferred; demonstrated ability to build business cases, value maps, and executive-level financial narrative required
  • Location: Bloom’s Bay Area Headquarters strongly preferred.  East Cost-based candidates may also be considered. Travel required based on customer and team needs

Base Salary: $200,100 - $287,900

Total Compensation (OTE): $500,000 - $735,000, including salary, target sales bonus, and equity.

Sales Incentive Upside: Eligible to earn up to 3x the target sales bonus based on performance.

Salary Ranges:$200,100.00 - $287,900.00
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Bloom Energy San Jose, California, USA Office

4353 N 1st St, San Jose, CA, United States, 95134

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