Senior Growth Solutions Architect

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Growth Solutions Architect to drive growth in the Electric Power Utilities market by delivering AI-enabled grid modernization solutions.

This role blends strategic sales solution architecture AI-enabled growth strategies and deep utility domain expertise to help clients transform transmission substation and distribution design and operations.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to utility executives and trusted partner to our Growth team shaping large-scale opportunities and delivering innovative solutions that improve grid reliability resilience and performance while aligning closely to customer priorities regulatory realities and operational challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop deep understanding in partnership with development and product management of our AI-enabled technologies strategies and value propositions with a focus on how they address real-world utility challenges and customer outcomes

• Develop go-to-market materials and aid the Growth team in expanding their understanding messaging client engagement and opportunity development

• Active listening and on-the-fly adaptation to understand customer frictions and refine our value propositions to ease friction and bolster benefits

• Serve as an active agent in learning derivative market challenges and being the voice of the customers most strategic challenges within the development and investment organization ensuring solutions are shaped by real customer needs not just technical possibilities

• Leverage the modern portfolio of AI tooling to better understand markets customers budgets and mission frictions with an emphasis on generating actionable insights that support customer alignment and decision-making

• Build C-level relationships (CIO CTO COO and T&D executive leaders)

AI & Grid Innovation Focus

• Building the grid of the future requires a deep understanding of operational regulatory and economic realities across utilities AI serves as an enabler to better anticipate optimize and respond to these challenges

• Maintain a relentless focus on customer pain points across transmission substation and distribution developing a nuanced understanding of how constraints impact reliability workforce efficiency capital planning and customer outcomes

• Apply AI as a tool to enhance decision-making uncover patterns in operational and market behavior and translate complex data into actionable insights and alignment

• Partner closely with customers to apply innovative approaches that align with their strategic priorities rather than leading with technology-first solutions

• Stay deeply attuned to evolving industry trends (grid resilience electrification DER growth microgrids regulatory shifts) and continuously refine how innovation can deliver measurable business and operational value

Qualifications

• 12 years in Electric Power Utilities (T&D grid operations or design)

• Proven success by closing large complex deals and managing strategic portfolios

• Strong expertise in utility systems (planning design operations)

• Experience in solution architecture systems integration and digital transformation

• Knowledge of AI/ML cyber and cloud platform (AWS Azure GCP) concepts

Preferred:

• Experience with T&D grid design and modernization DER integration and NERC CIP compliance

• Background in real-time systems industrial networks or utility OT environments

What You Bring

• Deep grid domain expertise and understanding of utility operations

• Strong business development and solution selling skills

• Ability to translate emerging technologies into business value

• Executive presence with strong client engagement and communication skills

• Proven ability to lead high-performing cross-functional teams

• Innate curiosity and problem statement development skills

Impact

• Shape the future of the AI-driven resilient electric grid

• Lead high-value strategic deals with top utilities

• Deliver solutions that enable energy transition reliability and sustainability

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