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Lumen Energy · 2 months ago

Business Operations / Growth Lead

Lumen Energy is a modern solar broker focused on commercial real estate, partnering with property owners to maximize rooftop revenue through clean energy solutions. The Business Operations / Growth Lead will drive growth by supporting customers in solar and battery storage transactions, shaping operations, and influencing the company's growth strategy.

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Responsibilities

Lead high-stakes, analytical conversations — articulate project returns, key risks, and align interests among diverse stakeholder groups
Build trusted relationships with senior decision-makers (CFOs, Asset Managers, Heads of Sustainability, Portfolio Managers) across institutional commercial real estate
Partner with senior leadership to advance complex deals by owning deal milestones, next steps, and communication both internally and externally
Translate financial and operational insights into actionable go-to-market strategy, working closely with Product, Operations, and Marketing
Refine and professionalize sales systems and materials (CRM discipline, pipeline analytics, deal modeling)
Represent Lumen with professionalism externally at conferences and through customer presentations
Contribute to strategic growth initiatives, including market segmentation, pricing, and channel partnerships

Qualification

Financial modelingCommercial real estateDeal negotiationCRM disciplinePipeline analyticsConfident communicatorEntrepreneurial energyDetail-oriented

Required

2–4 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, commercial real estate, or similar analytical roles
Eager to own commercial outcomes and thrive in customer-facing environments
Financially fluent: comfortable building financial models, communicating return metrics, and understanding asset-level returns
Detail-oriented and process-driven, yet entrepreneurial — you bring structure without bureaucracy
Confident communicator with executive presence; capable of engaging senior real estate and finance leaders
Bias for action and entrepreneurial energy — you're comfortable building as you go
Willing to travel as needed (~1-2x / quarter) for key meetings, conferences, and events

Preferred

Helpful if you have experience with commercial real estate or distributed solar & storage project transactions

Benefits

Competitive compensation: Includes base salary, variable compensation, equity, and full benefits

Company

Lumen Energy

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Lumen Energy focuses on helping building owners save money with clean energy.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$17.57M
Key Investors
Third Derivative
2025-08-02Series Unknown· $2.28M
2023-06-14Series A· $10.74M
2022-03-30Non Equity Assistance

Leadership Team

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Dave Coen
Co-Founder
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Sam Runkle
Partnerships/BD
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