Senior Commercial Lead, Renewables Advisory Spain

JOB DESCRIPTION
UL Solutions is currently seeking a Senior Commercial Lead to grow our Renewables Advisory business in Spain.
As a member of the sales and business development team, you will be responsible to present, introduce and market UL's renewable advisory capabilities in Spain, including wind/solar/BESS and energy resource assessments, asset advisory and due diligence.
This is a remote role, with the successful candidate working from Madrid, Spain.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain and expand UL's relationships with customers including developers, utilities, asset owners and operators as well as investors and lenders.
• Promote our advisory capabilities in Spain with our existing and new potential customers including Technical Advisory support for M&A transactions for Wind/Solar and Storage portfolios, Energy Advisory and Asset Advisory.
• Define business growth plans and go-to-market strategies, in collaboration with service area Leads.
• Identify prospective new customers and work with technical leads to establish positive business relationships with them.
• Participate of proposals detailing a clearly defined scope and understanding of client required deliverables and establishing a corresponding budget that satisfies the clients' expectations
• Introduce and present the different portfolio product offering to potential customers as well as follow up with them with the goal to close sales.
• Support development of Global Account Management and Strategic Account Management multi-year account plans in Advisory.
• Contribute to the development of strategy for their assigned specialized advisory services by providing input on customer needs, pain points, trends, etc. to product / service manager
• Maintain ongoing plan to prioritize portfolio of accounts and maintain relationships throughout the year, identifying opportunities.
• Serve as main point of client contact for renewable advisory services on the Spanish market.
• Bring in additional technical resources (e.g., engineers) when needed to support advisory sales opportunities.
• Provide input to account owner during account planning process on potential growth opportunities within assigned solution area.
• Make connections and build trusted advisor status with relevant account owners
• Coordinate with sales and marketing teams the daily sales activities.
• Collaborate with counterparts in other segments to identify and exploit synergies from existing clients. Establish regular channels of communication.
• Attend regular departmental and team meetings; participate as appropriate in regular industry groups such as required.
• Represent company at tradeshows, technical conferences and workshops, and business development meetings, as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of related sales experience working in the renewables industry, understanding renewables project lifecycle, market drivers and technical challenges in the wind/solar energy sector, and in customer facing roles
• Strong Solar and BESS knowledge is a must
• Strong technical background with ability to understand renewables technical risks
• Exposure and/or understanding in project financing and M&A transactions
• Business acumen and deep understanding of business sales processes
• Work effectively with colleagues to ensure timely delivery of high quality proposals
• Ability to work effectively across multiple departments in a deadline-driven environment
• Active team player, self-starter, and multitasker who can quickly adjust priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with ability to schedule and prioritize tasks and commitments
• Fluent level of English and Spanish
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), and CRM software

ABOUT US
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
ABOUT THE TEAM
We solve our customers' problems. Within Software & Advisory (S&A) services, UL Solutions' Enterprise Sustainability business focuses on solving some of the most pressing world challenges - renewables, energy transition, sustainability, health & wellbeing, return to work and people safety. We do this through Renewable Energy Advisory and Digital Services, Environmental, Health and Safety Software & Learning programs, best in class Sustainability and ESG reporting software with UL 360, advisory services, subject matter experts and Healthy Buildings testing and verification.