The Business Development Director will focus on driving sales growth in the power producers sector, managing client relationships, and developing sales strategies to expand the company's market presence.
Location: Ideally looking for someone based out of GTA, ON or surrounding areas, but open to other locations across Canada as well
Must Have's:
Rodan Energy is a North American leader in distributed energy resources and energy intelligence, enabling a more reliable, cost-effective, and decarbonized grid. We partner with large energy users, utilities, and grid operators to design, finance, and operate high-impact DER solutions—including asset optimization, demand response, metering, and power system engineering. Managing 1,400+ MW of flexible capacity across Ontario, NYISO, PJM, MISO, and AESO, we make sustainable attainable.
Why Join Rodan:
What Makes This Role Great:
Key Responsibilities:
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Rodan Benefits Include:
Please note that a criminal background check will be conducted as part of our hiring process
Must Have's:
- Proven track record of generating 1-3 million sales per year in hunter role over the last 3 years
- A very strong network or book of business in the power producer sector in Ontario or Alberta that you can call upon to book meetings
Rodan Energy is a North American leader in distributed energy resources and energy intelligence, enabling a more reliable, cost-effective, and decarbonized grid. We partner with large energy users, utilities, and grid operators to design, finance, and operate high-impact DER solutions—including asset optimization, demand response, metering, and power system engineering. Managing 1,400+ MW of flexible capacity across Ontario, NYISO, PJM, MISO, and AESO, we make sustainable attainable.
Why Join Rodan:
- Thriving Industry: Join a rapidly growing sector at the forefront of innovation and sustainability, shaping the future of energy management.
- Meaningful Sales Impact: Represent trusted, high-value solutions with a strong track record of client success and a 98% retention rate—giving you confidence in what you're selling.
- Top Talent & Strong Culture: Work alongside passionate professionals in a collaborative environment that values initiative, rewards results, and supports your growth as a sales leader.
What Makes This Role Great:
- High-Impact Sales Role with Clear Growth Opportunity: You’ll play a key role in expanding Rodan’s footprint by building strong client relationships and identifying new business opportunities. With a focus on both strategic growth and solution-based selling, your efforts will directly impact revenue and client success across the energy sector.
- Sell Solutions That Make a Difference: You’ll represent trusted energy solutions that help clients reduce costs, improve reliability, and meet their sustainability goals. This is your chance to make a real impact by solving meaningful challenges in a fast-changing industry.
- Poised for Personal and Professional Growth: This is more than just a sales role—it’s a launchpad for growth. As Rodan expands across Canada and the U.S., you’ll have the opportunity to grow your territory, your earnings, and your career.
- High Autonomy, Backed by Support: You’ll have the freedom to manage your pipeline and accounts with the support of a collaborative team, sales leadership, and marketing resources. We give you the tools and trust you need to succeed.
- Resources for Success: Access to a strong CRM, marketing support, technical subject matter experts, and an operations team that ensures smooth service delivery—so you can focus on building relationships and closing deals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive on target business growth with new and existing clients in the power producers and utilities sector.
- Fundamental to this will be identifying target accounts, developing them as prospects and closing them as customers. You will receive support from the marketing, customer success, and revenue operations teams, however, you are expected to independently identify prospects, cold call, and establish key relationships.
- Develop a personal sales strategy and manage a pipeline to meet corporate business goals.
- Lead proposal development with support from our team of solution engineers, finance, energy markets, technology, and other professionals to deliver valuable business solutions for our customers.
- Provide input and guidance on the development of new solutions and services.
- Initiate, maintain, and cultivate strategic partnerships to increase sales and broaden service offerings.
- Establish relationships from the “C” suite to the project engineers.
- As the electricity market evolves, customers need sophisticated solutions. You are an experienced “hunter” who can excel at complex technical solution sales.
- Your goal will be to help our clients optimize their facilities with behind the meter DERs to maximize their revenue opportunities, enhance power reliability, factor and quality, and achieve sustainability targets.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- College/university degree.
- 3–10 years’ experience in a hunter sales role.
- Existing network or book of business that you can leverage to build pipeline and drive sales.
- Experience in grid connected power project development, operations, market dispatch, or related fields.
- Strong communication, lead generation, negotiation, presentation, and closing skills.
- Self-motivated, coachable and curious.
- Comfortable promoting engineering and power market services to customers (training will be provided).
- Proficiency with MS 365 Suite (Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, etc.), Salesforce and other related business applications.
- Travel within North America as required.
Rodan Benefits Include:
- Salary: 200k to 300k OTE (50/50 split) with additional accelerators for overachievement
- Benefits package
- RRSP Match
Please note that a criminal background check will be conducted as part of our hiring process
Top Skills
Ms 365 Suite
Salesforce
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