Director - Energy Transition Champion

Bloom Energy is seeking a Director - Energy Transition Champion to provide technical advisory services for customer decarbonization efforts. This role involves promoting Bloom's technologies, supporting sales, and influencing customer understanding of energy solutions. The position is based in Newark, DE but allows for remote work with significant travel (50%) to client locations, including San Jose, CA. Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and at least 10 years of experience in power generation technology.
At Bloom Energy, our vision for a world powered by clean, reliable, and affordable energy is more than just a dream-we're making it reality.

For over two decades, we've been at the forefront of the global energy transition, pioneering solutions that empower critical industries to thrive in a rapidly digitizing, energy-intensive world. From revolutionizing power for AI-driven data centers to ensuring resilience for hospitals, electric grids, manufacturing facilities, and utilities, our solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) technologies are redefining what's possible by delivering energy abundance for all. With more than 30,000 fuel cell modules deployed worldwide, we are the trusted partner for Fortune 100 companies and innovators alike. Our cutting-edge solutions enable unparalleled "time-to-power" capabilities, reliability, and sustainability, ensuring our customers remain ahead in a world where soaring energy demand and intensifying energy scarcity are rapidly becoming the new norm.

At Bloom, we thrive on collaboration, bold thinking, and relentless innovation. We believe that, together, we can create a brighter, more sustainable future while tackling the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

We are looking for a Director-Energy Transition Champion to join our team in one of today's most exciting technologies. This role will report to Vice President - Energy Transition Solutions and will be based out of our field office in Houston, TX. This position will work remotely with frequent travel to San Jose, CA. Position will require 50% travel to client locations.

Role Summary/Purpose

The Director, Energy Transition Champion is part of the organization that provides technical advisory service to customers for them to evaluate best technology alternatives for their own de-carbonization journey. The ETS team also provides their expertiseto the Bloom sales team to develop a pipeline of opportunities, takes on the responsibility of early positioning and up to the commercialbid submission.

Essential responsibilities
• Proactively promote and positionBloom technologies early in the project phase to create value and influence by working closely with consultants, developers, EPC's, Industry OEM partners and customers
• Provide technical expertiseto Sales and Commercial operations team in selecting, implementing and developing competitive product applications
• Estimate Bloom and competitive equipment, system performance and hardware evaluation throughoutthe bid process. CollectVoice of Customer (VoC) and Voice of Market (VoM) on the value of bloom solutions and support new product introduction activities
• Influence customers to understand and recognize the full economicvalue that Bloom solutions provide. Understand Energy/Power market structures, pricing mechanisms and policy that impact the customer value proposition.
• Develop region and segment specificcollateral to sell the value of our offerings to the customers. Gather and analyze competitive feedback in the regions to improve our understanding of value differentiation in the eyes of our customers.

Qualifications and desired characteristics
• Minimum Bachelors degree in an engineering field from an accredited university or college; Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience of power generation technology, i.e. Gas Turbines, reciprocating engines, Battery storage, wind and solar, in different roles and ability to articulatethe value proposition to customers
• Background in energy related technology and solutions. Ability to assess impactof price, schedule, configuration and performance decisions on customers, market and investors
• Ability to articulatethe value proposition to customers
• Experience with economic lifecycle modeling and understanding of local energy markets
• Strong skills in the areas of collaboration, communication and critical thinking are critical
• Leading teams and managing people
• Frequent travel will be required, both domestic and international.

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants, will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, who can perform the essential job functions, unless undue hardship would result.

Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience.

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Salary Ranges:$164,000.00 - $246,000.00