Growth Associate EMEA

 

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

The Senior Growth Associate will drive efforts to expand the market for energy storage into new geographies and customer verticals in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, as well as providing critical business intelligence, working as an integral part of our commercial organization to support our success in new markets for energy storage.

This will require you to develop a deep understanding of markets, customers, technical and commercial product requirements, as well as opportunities and entry barriers to help develop and shape our medium-term sales and product strategy. You will be supporting the efforts of the regional Growth team including market development, business development, go-to-market strategy, policy and regulatory work. The energy storage industry changes monthly – this role will be crucial to meeting the needs of our customers today and in the future.

· Lead regular efforts to integrate market knowledge, strategic insight and a strong customer focus to help our organization expand into new geographic markets, verticals and create great products to serve the EMEA region.

· Drive early-stage business development activities in new markets or customer segments.

· Research, analyse and interpret market developments, providing critical business intelligence informing commercial, product and digital strategy with a focus on new markets in EMEA.

· Develop forward looking market forecasts and business case analysis to support decision making across the organization – procurement, product, sales, etc.

· Lead stakeholder engagement and policy work across emerging storage markets. Including policy research, drafting of position papers and dissemination efforts.

· Collaborate with sales, product, digital, services and execution teams to define market and customer segmentation, creating and implementing go-to-market strategies, and defining product vision, positioning, pricing, and promotion.

· Support early-stage business development activities in new market or customer segments, including Digital Solutions, Data Centers, Commercial & Industrial, or Storage-As-Transmission-Asset (SATA).

· Proactively develop thought leadership content and working with marketing to position Fluence ahead of new market openings.

· The preferred candidate should have a minimum of an undergraduate degree, with a postgraduate degree or MBA preferred.

· At least 2 years of experience in the energy or clean tech sectors with a proven aptitude for driving strategic efforts.

· Possess an entrepreneurial drive for getting things done and a “whatever it takes” attitude. Exhibit a forward leaning posture, ownership, a high degree of curiosity and diligent pursuit of new opportunities.

· Strong analytic skills with an ability to contextualize knowledge in new environments.

· Strong presentation and interpersonal skills required. The candidate should be capable of creating compelling arguments and communicating them to audiences composed of technical, commercial, and regulatory backgrounds.

· Efficient and creative problem-solver who is mindful of business objectives and communication styles.

· Eagerness to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and team-based environment.

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Demonstrated business judgement and individual initiative. The ability to work with minimal supervision.

· Initial technical knowledge on energy storage technology and eagerness to learn.

· English required, additional languages a plus (e.g. German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Arabic).