Business Development - Solution Architect NAM

Baker Hughes • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Baker Hughes is seeking a professional to support business development and project development for its Power Generation team. The role combines commercial and administrative responsibilities, supporting senior executives while contributing to the business segments’ commercial agenda. It serves as a bridge between executive leadership, commercial teams, clients, and external partners.

The successful candidate will help develop strategies and markets for Baker Hughes power generation capabilities; conceptualize solutions for utilities, large industrial customers, and industrial parks; and support the screening, qualification, and pursuit of project opportunities. The role also contributes to project agreements and proposals, project coordination and execution planning, stakeholder alignment, and the evaluation of commercial and economic considerations. It may involve work with EPC contractors, operators, energy traders, fuel suppliers, financial participants, consultants, and other third parties.

The position includes executive support such as preparing briefing materials and coordinating travel and logistics, as well as country-level internal communications and support for local activities, employee engagement events, shows, demonstrations, and visits to a Training and Technology Center. It requires discretion in handling confidential matters and the ability to coordinate multiple connected workstreams. The role offers exposure to strategic projects, senior leadership, and client-facing activities, and is described as a pathway from product-line work toward broader business and commercial responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in the energy industry, with a specific focus on the electrical business segment.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience supporting business development or sales processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a high level of professionalism.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Fluency in English and the local languages of the regions to be covered.

Nice To Haves

• Additional language skills.
• Experience supporting power generation, electrical infrastructure, utilities, industrial power projects, or related commercial operations.
• Experience leading or supporting business development activities, project origination, commercial strategy, or large-scale energy project development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Participate in strategy development to create markets for Baker Hughes power generation capabilities.
• Conceptualize power project solutions for end markets such as electric utilities, large industrial customers, and industrial parks.
• Support business development leads by screening, qualifying, and pursuing selected power project opportunities.
• Help operationalize project plans, including coordination with potential EPC contractors, operators, energy traders, fuel suppliers, and financial participants.
• Prepare proposals and contractual documentation to support project agreements throughout the project life cycle.
• Prepare plans, correspondence, reports, and briefing materials for internal and external meetings.
• Coordinate travel, expenses, and logistics for senior executives.
• Support confidential projects with discretion and sound judgment.
• Lead country-level internal communications, ensuring consistent messaging aligned with Baker Hughes’ values and strategic priorities.
• Coordinate and support local activities, initiatives, and employee engagement events.
• Support and execute planning for shows, demonstrations, and internal visits at the country’s Training and Technology Center.
• Apply knowledge of technology solutions and their use in project development.
• Assess project financial drivers, commercial considerations, and economic feasibility.
• Articulate project development and execution pathways and communicate Baker Hughes’ value drivers for each opportunity.
• Coordinate and manage multiple interconnected workstreams and align internal stakeholders and resources to project objectives.
• Engage subject-matter experts, contractors, consultants, and third-party resources to achieve project milestones.
• Champion projects internally while maintaining engagement with external partners and market principals.
• Clarify project roles, stakeholder responsibilities, and divisions of accountability.
• Identify strategic opportunities for Baker Hughes to expand beyond traditional OEM responsibilities and offerings.
• Research, analyze, and consolidate project information to drive critical-path activities and priorities.
• Maintain awareness of regional regulatory and permitting requirements, land and right-of-way considerations, project economics, competitive dynamics, and market drivers.
• Contribute to project advancement through proactive planning, coordination, and execution support.

Benefits

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive private medical care options.
• Life insurance and disability programs.
• Tailored financial programs.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.
• Eligibility to participate in company-sponsored health and welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k).
• Competitive benefits package and eligibility for additional compensation, such as bonuses, subject to applicable benefit plans or policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior