Regional Business Manager (Solar Energy)

Location: Onsite in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Company

hirify.global provides pay-as-you-go solar energy systems, appliances, financing, and related services to off-grid households and businesses.

What you will do

• Lead regional sales, collections, and direct distribution operations for EasyBuy solar products.
• Hire, retain, motivate, and manage Area Business Managers, store executives, and Energy Officers.
• Train regional teams on sales, collections, products, technical topics, inventory, logistics, and customer service.
• Conduct field visits, joint sales activities, market activations, community outreach, and regular performance reviews.
• Deliver sales and collections targets, monitor daily performance, recruit Energy Officers, and prepare new area launches.
• Resolve customer issues involving delivery, installation, payments, warranties, and product repossession when required.

Requirements

• Degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience, with at least 6 years of hands-on sales experience.
• Fluency in English and French, including local languages, is mandatory.
• Strong computer skills, including comprehensive knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to motivate high-performing sales teams and manage performance.
• Strong planning, organizing, prioritization, relationship-building, innovation, cost-consciousness, and customer service skills.
• Willingness and ability to perform regular fieldwork and manage operations in the assigned region.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional growth in a rapidly expanding, high-social-impact solar energy industry.
• Open-minded and collaborative environment focused on innovation and impact.
• Multicultural workplace with colleagues from different geographies and backgrounds.
• Structured learning and development programs through the Sun Center for Leadership.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equal opportunity.