Enterprise Sales Director - C&I

Giga Energy • Houston, TX

3h • Remote

About The Position

As the Enterprise Sales Director, Commercial & Industrial (C&I), you will build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of Account Executives focused on Giga’s fastest-growing market: Commercial and Industrial EPCs/GCs/Owners. You will set the commercial strategy for the C&I segment, own the team’s revenue number, and serve as the senior field leader driving growth across the EPC, GC, electrical contractor, consulting engineering, and enterprise Owner landscape. This role blends team leadership, market strategy, and hands-on executive-level selling, ideal for a sales leader who thrives in a fast-moving, infrastructure-focused startup environment and wants to shape the direction of a critical business vertical.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of B2B sales experience, with at least 5 years leading enterprise sales teams in electrical infrastructure, power distribution, energy, or an adjacent capital-intensive industry
• Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing enterprise sales teams, managing complex, multi-stakeholder deals in the 7-8 figure range
• Deep expertise in the Commercial and Industrial ecosystem, including EPCs, general contractors, electrical contractors, consulting engineers, and large enterprise Owners, with a genuine understanding of how each stakeholder evaluates, specifies, and procures electrical infrastructure
• Strong grasp of how EPCs structure projects, how GCs manage subcontractor and equipment vendor relationships, and how end customers (Owners/operators) make capital equipment decisions at scale
• Technical depth in electrical infrastructure, transformers, switchgear, switchboards, power distribution equipment, sufficient to lead credible executive-level conversations with engineering and procurement stakeholders
• Understanding of Commercial and Industrial power infrastructure design, including redundancy architectures, power distribution topologies, and site-level electrical requirements
• Demonstrated ability to architect and coach complex enterprise sales motions, including navigating long sales cycles, multi-stakeholder buying committees, and large-dollar negotiations
• Proficiency with CRM tools (HubSpot, SFDC, or similar) and a strong discipline around pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and data-driven sales leadership
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with executive presence and the ability to represent Giga at the C-suite and VP level with customers and partners
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Willingness to travel up to 40% for customer meetings, site visits, team coverage, and industry events

Nice To Haves

• Experience building a sales team from the ground up within a high-growth startup or manufacturing-driven organization
• Existing senior-level relationships within the Commercial and Industrial EPC/GC/Owner or related partner/consulting ecosystem
• Prior experience leading C&I or infrastructure-focused sales teams in the electrical distribution or energy space
• Familiarity with transformer, switchgear, and electrical infrastructure product lines at a technical level

Responsibilities

• Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop a team of Enterprise Account Executives covering the Commercial & Industrial market
• Set individual and team quotas, define territory assignments, and drive a culture of accountability and high performance
• Coach AEs on complex deal strategy, pricing discipline, pipeline management, and stakeholder navigation
• Conduct regular 1:1s, pipeline reviews, forecast calls, and team meetings to ensure execution rigor and team alignment
• Partner with People and Recruiting to build out the C&I sales team in line with growth targets
• Identify skill gaps and implement training, enablement, and development programs to continuously raise the bar
• Own the C&I segment revenue number, including forecasting, pipeline coverage, and attainment across the team
• Define and execute the go-to-market strategy for the Commercial and Industrial EPCs/GCs/Owners segment
• Develop playbooks, territory models, and repeatable sales motions for the AE team
• Engage directly in strategic, complex, or executive-level deals to support AEs and accelerate closure
• Maintain pricing discipline and margin oversight across the team’s portfolio of deals
• Drive upsell and cross-sell strategies to expand revenue within existing customer accounts
• Serve as a senior-level executive presence with key EPCs, GCs, electrical contractors, consulting engineers, and enterprise Owners
• Represent Giga at industry conferences, customer events, and trade organizations to build brand and pipeline
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with strategic accounts and channel partners in the C&I ecosystem
• Track competitive dynamics, market trends, and customer feedback, translating insights into actionable strategy for Product and Marketing
• Partner with Technical Sales Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal, and Technical Sales Quoting to advance complex opportunities and resolve customer challenges
• Collaborate with Marketing on demand generation, field events, and C&I-specific campaigns
• Provide structured input to leadership on market opportunities, product gaps, and competitive positioning
• Ensure CRM hygiene and accurate forecasting across the team using HubSpot

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Team on-sites where all offices come in-person to collaborate

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees