Business Development Associate (Energy)

TL;DR

Business Development Associate (Energy): Supporting the BD team in building partnerships with large-scale energy and data center developers with an accent on market research, pipeline management, and sales collateral. Focus on synthesizing market intelligence and translating complex technical power electronics content into customer-facing materials.

Location: On-site in Scotts Valley

Company

hirify.global builds cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid to accelerate the electrification of everything.

What you will do

• Research and profile target accounts across solar, BESS, and data center markets.
• Maintain and enrich the CRM to ensure pipeline data is accurate and current.
• Track market developments and synthesize them into usable intelligence.
• Prepare account briefings, meeting materials, and follow-up communications.
• Translate technical content into professional customer-facing collateral.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience or strong interest in inverter-based resources, data centers, AI, manufacturing, and/or energy.
• Proficiency in Excel, specifically with pivot tables.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Proven problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Must be able to work on-site in Scotts Valley.

Nice to have

• Prior experience selling inverters, power electronics, or new energy hardware.
• Familiarity with utility-scale project development, procurement, and commissioning.
• Understanding of medium-voltage systems and applications in renewable energy or data centers.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and enriching environment conducive to personal and technical growth.
• Dynamic workplace driven by first-principles engineering.
• Opportunity to solve difficult problems that impact the global energy grid.