WindBorne Systems · 2 days ago
Account Executive, Energy Markets
WindBorne Systems is innovating weather forecasting with advanced smart weather balloons to provide critical atmospheric data. They are seeking an Account Executive to drive revenue growth in the Energy Markets portfolio, focusing on energy trading clients such as hedge funds and power producers.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Geospatial
Responsibilities
Grow revenue in the energy trading vertical — from hedge funds to power producers
Build and manage a true pipeline: qualification → pitch → technical deep dives → pilots → conversion
Crack the code on scaling this space: turn one-off wins into a repeatable playbook
Write and continuously rewrite the sales playbook with creative approaches
Be the voice of the customer, working cross-functionally with our AI, Meteorology, and Product teams to shape what we build
Sell with vision and rigor. You’re not selling a product that exists in the market, you’re selling what the future of weather forecasting can be
Collaborate closely with the product team to refine our offerings
Rigorously manage customer relationships, never letting an opportunity slip through the cracks
Scale revenue by 10x+ owning not just near-term growth, but helping drive long-term commercial thinking – pricing, packaging, deal structuring
Qualification
Required
A track record going from 0 to 1, building pipeline from scratch, taking your process from exploratory convos to mature, repeatable wins
Experience selling complex B2B or data products into energy trading, commodities, quant finance, utilities or similar technical markets
Ability to speak trader language (or pick it up fast) and adapt to new playbooks on the fly
Drive and hunger, you love closing deals and the pressure that comes with it
Product-minded seller, partnering with technical teams to shape and test our market solutions
You love complexity and are not afraid of new markets
Preferred
Bonus: experience selling into power producers and utilities and experience selling weather, climate or geospatial data
Bonus: existing relationships at hedge funds, power trading firms, utility trading desks
Benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Unlimited PTO
Stock Option Plan
Office food and beverages
Company
WindBorne Systems
WindBorne collects atmospheric data using smart weather balloons for weather forecasting, climate research, and environmental monitoring.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$26MKey Investors
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationKhosla VenturesFootwork
2024-12-10Series Unknown· $5M
2024-05-29Series A· $15M
2023-06-22Seed· $6M
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