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Antora Energy · 4 months ago

Director of Business Development

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
date7+ years exp

Antora is a company focused on building and deploying thermal batteries to support industrial operations with low-cost energy. They are seeking a Director of Business Development to originate and develop high-quality project opportunities in the industrial heat market, leading cross-functional teams to bring decarbonization projects to life.

EnergyEnergy StorageRenewable Energy
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Responsibilities

Originate high-quality decarbonization project opportunities with industrial offtakers
Develop creative, customer-oriented solutions built on Antora’s thermal energy storage solution to profitably reduce industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Negotiate and secure high volumes of commercial off-take agreements for zero-carbon energy with industrial facilities
Manage your project development budget to progress promising opportunities towards investability
Build relationships with senior leaders and key strategic partners across a portfolio of prospective customers

Qualification

Industrial energy applicationsRenewable energy marketsProject development budget managementQuantitative problem solvingEnergy industry relationshipsTeam buildingInternational market experienceLow carbon fuels sector

Required

A minimum of 7 years experience of selling industrial energy applications, and bringing projects through to FID
Proven abilities in quantitative problem solving as demonstrated in creative deal structuring for complex deals
Demonstrated expertise within renewable energy markets or industrial thermal applications
Track record of consistently advancing high-quality deals to achieve or exceed sales targets
A portfolio of energy industry relationships across offtakers and project partners (e.g. financiers, utilities, developers)

Preferred

Experience building development teams and evolving development processes
Experience selling energy decarbonization applications in international markets
Experience in the low carbon fuels sector

Benefits

Equity compensation in the form of stock options
A premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance
A 401K plan with employer contributions
Flexible spending accounts
An industry leading paid-time-off policy that features flexible and inclusive holiday observance
Paid volunteer time off

Company

Antora Energy

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Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with thermal energy storage for zero-carbon heat and power.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Sunnyvale, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.antoraenergy.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Antora Energy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (1)
2024 (6)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$219.96M
Key Investors
ARPA-EDecarbonization PartnersCalifornia Energy Commission
2024-06-25Grant· $14.5M
2024-02-22Series B· $150M
2023-11-15Grant· $4M

Leadership Team

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Andrew Ponec
Co-founder and CEO
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David Bierman
Co-Founder, Chief Commercial Officer
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