Clean Energy Policy Strategist

New Leaf Energy, Inc. is seeking a Clean Energy Policy Strategist to develop business opportunities and advocate for policy changes in the solar and energy storage sectors, primarily in New York. The role involves market analysis and collaboration across teams to enhance renewable energy initiatives. The position offers a flexible work environment with a hybrid work policy, competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits, and can be based out of offices in Lowell, Boston, or Troy.
New Leaf Energy, Inc. is a leading clean energy developer that partners with landowners, policymakers, and other stakeholders to accelerate the transition to a world powered by renewable energy.
Job Description
• Develop business opportunities and advocate for policy changes to increase the value of our existing pipeline and generate new business opportunities, primarily in state-level solar and energy storage sectors.

We are seeking an entrepreneurial leader who has experience developing business opportunities and advocating for policy changes, ideally in the solar or storage space in New York, or similar experience in other markets or other locales, that he or she can bring to bear to accelerate our growth in New York.

The ideal candidate will join a growing team of developers, engineers, and business development professionals focused on accelerating New Leaf's growth.

Our growth is motivated principally by our mission to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and by our long history of growing solar and storage markets across the country.

This position may be filled out of our Lowell, MA, Boston, MA, or Troy, NY office.
Key Responsibilities
• Leading and preparing market analyses and working collaboratively across the organization to implement business development strategies that add meaningfully to New Leaf's existing solar and storage businesses in New York;
• Shaping and pre-empting changes in state legislative and regulatory proceedings, utility filings, and market structures and translating those changes into opportunities for our solar and energy storage businesses;
• Working collaboratively with New Leaf's development, finance and policy teams and our allies to improve state market structures for renewable energy and storage projects.

We offer a flexible work environment that places significant responsibility in independent teams and creates opportunities for innovation and personal growth.

Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision; A 401k plan with immediate vesting and a company match (100% of the first three percent of your pay; An open and self-managed paid time-off policy; A hybrid work location policy that supports working from home for part of the week; A parental leave policy for both birthing and non-birthing parents, available immediately upon hire; Professional development and education assistance.