Business Development Manager growing Hitachi Energy’s substation services and lifecycle solutions across North America. Developing customer relationships, modernization opportunities, and profitable service projects.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute business development strategies to grow the substation service and modernization portfolio
Identify, qualify, and advance new business opportunities across utilities, renewable energy, industrial, transportation, and commercial markets
Drive revenue growth through lifecycle services, retrofit projects, upgrades, replacements, repairs, and long-term service agreements
Build and maintain an opportunity pipeline to achieve annual order intake and sales targets
Analyze market trends, competitive activity, customer needs, and emerging technologies
Establish and maintain executive-level relationships with key customer stakeholders
Position the organization as a trusted advisor for asset lifecycle management and modernization planning
Support customers with reliability, performance, asset health, aging infrastructure, and obsolescence challenges
Lead discussions on lifecycle roadmaps, capital planning, risk mitigation strategies, and modernization programs
Use installed-base data, assessment reports, service history, and field feedback to identify opportunities
Collaborate with engineering, operations, product, field service, finance, marketing, and business unit leadership teams
Lead bid strategy development, pricing approaches, and commercial risk assessments
Manage opportunities through the full sales cycle from identification to order booking
Support forecasting, pipeline management, and sales reporting through Salesforce or CRM tools
Ensure compliance with company policies, governance requirements, and commercial processes
Share market intelligence and best practices to support continuous business improvement
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline
8+ years of experience in business development, service sales, account management, or power industry sales leadership
Strong knowledge of high-voltage substations, GIS, AIS, transformers, protection & control systems, and grid infrastructure
Experience with lifecycle management, modernization programs, retrofit solutions, and long-term service agreements
Proven ability to develop strategic customer relationships and drive sustainable revenue growth
Strong commercial, negotiation, presentation, and communication skills
Experience with CRM systems and opportunity management tools
Candidates must complete applicable pre-employment background checks and, where required, provide consent for additional security screenings
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