Business Development Manager (Advanced Energy)

Location: Washington, DC office; ability to work from the office required. Travel of up to 25% is required for customer meetings, site visits, conferences, and other business-development activities. Applicants must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Salary: $130K–$220K plus equity.

Company

hirify.global is a Series C advanced-energy startup developing mass-producible, inherently safe microreactors for terrestrial, underwater, and space applications.

What you will do

• Identify, qualify, and develop commercial microreactor opportunities across U.S. energy-intensive sectors.
• Build customer relationships, lead early discussions, and translate customer needs into actionable projects.
• Create opportunity maps covering decision-makers, power requirements, economics, permitting, incentives, financing, siting, and execution risks.
• Work with Finance and Engineering to assess technical requirements, cost assumptions, project economics, financing approaches, and commercial structures.
• Coordinate with Regulatory, Government Affairs, and company leadership to evaluate feasibility, policy barriers, and priority opportunities.
• Prepare customer presentations, proposals, market analyses, leadership recommendations, and support negotiations toward commercial agreements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; a STEM degree is strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in business development, project development, commercial strategy, energy policy, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, evaluate, and advance complex commercial opportunities.
• Strong understanding of domestic energy policy, permitting processes, and state and federal incentives.
• Ability to assess customer needs, project economics, market conditions, and execution risks.
• Ability to work from the Washington, DC office and satisfy U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience in energy, infrastructure, permitting, or commercial project development.
• Experience developing complex physical infrastructure projects or working in regulated markets with long development and sales cycles.
• Familiarity with the U.S. electricity sector and onsite power generation.
• Experience with state or federal energy programs and incentives.
• Familiarity with nuclear energy or advanced energy technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity is included in the compensation package.
• Culture emphasizes systems thinking, customer focus, unconventional problem-solving, nuance, and ownership.
• Teams prioritize in-person collaboration and face-to-face engagement with customers and stakeholders.
• The role includes direct exposure to energy, defense, infrastructure, and advanced nuclear technology projects.