In the next 30 years, the world will transform every part of the built environment to be climate positive green infrastructure. Knowing what, where, and how to build infrastructure like solar farms is one of the great opportunities of our time. Paces is software for green infrastructure developers to identify the best places to build and manage their projects. Our software supports renewable energy, EV charging, carbon sequestration and data center customers with interconnection, permitting and siting of their projects. We are venture backed from Resolute Ventures &amp; Y Combinator.
🌳 TL;DR
We are seeking a Head of Sales to join us as our first sales leadership hire! We have built a sales playbook which our current AEs are executing on, have excellent customer logos and are ready to scale up the sales team!
🏆&nbsp;What You&rsquo;ll Achieve
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Lead our sales team to meet sales goals
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Recruit and manage AEs to maximize their impact
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Iterate and improve on our sales strategy and processes
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Participate in sales calls and actively support AEs to close deals
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📈 Requirements
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6+ years of experience in B2B SaaS sales
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Demonstrated ability to hire, develop and lead a high-performing sales team
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Experience with both inside and outside sales, including outbound prospecting
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Record of exceeding sales quotas both as a manager and IC
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Experience at a high-growth, fast-paced startup
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✨ About You
You are an exceptional sales leader who iterates quickly. You will thrive in our culture if you:
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Have a strong bias towards action and prioritize execution
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Share our passion to build something that fights climate change
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Easily handle the unstructured environment of fast moving startups
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Have the hunger to grow together with Paces as we scale up
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🚀 Bonus Points
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Previous experience at a high-growth, fast-paced startup
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Previous experience with revops/salesops
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Excel at written copy
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💰 Compensation and Benefits
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300K - 400K OTE
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Competitive equity compensation
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401(k) matching
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Health, Dental and Vision insurance
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Hybrid working in the office 2 - 4 times per week
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Revolutionize green project development with smart siting software for renewable energy and infrastructure.

Head of Sales

The CompanyIn order to keep climate change to 1.5°C, we’ll need 30% of global GDP to run on batteries by 2035. We’ll need to electrify entire core infrastructures, decarbonizing transportation and energy generation writ large.Zitara Technologies (YCombinator S20) builds battery design and management software for transportation and energy companies with large deployments. Their customers operate &gt;$100M deployments of batteries in satellites, EVs, and renewable energy storage installations. Zitara recently closed a $12M Series A.The RoleWe are looking for a “full-funnel” sales engineer who will grow Zitara’s customer base by acquiring new prospective customer leads, developing their interest and engagement with Zitara’s offerings, and driving deals to completion.This role requires a deep understanding of prospective customer needs across a diverse set of energy storage applications in order to effectively communicate value and close deals. While a technical background is not required, the candidate must be capable of thoroughly understanding technical concepts related to battery systems design and management, and fluently communicating about them with prospective customers up and down their org charts.This is an opportunity and a challenge to grow together with a young and promising start-up in a small, tightly-knit sales organization engaging with an exciting new industry. You will be expected to work with a high level of autonomy, proactively developing our team’s capabilities as we grow.Responsibilities<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Generate and develop new customer leads by building professional networks within key industries and contributing to marketing initiatives.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Determine customer qualifications and qualify incoming leads.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Pitch Zitara products and services to prospective customers, maintain deal momentum, and manage deals to completion.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Thoroughly understand the needs of prospective customers, and author compelling proposals for business engagements that address those needs, collaborating with internal technical teams.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Work with Zitara legal resources to negotiate, revise, and close contracts.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Directly report to business leadership on the status and progress of deals, and collaborate on company-level go-to-market strategies.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Collaborate with account management, applications engineering, and operations teams to smoothly hand-off newly won deals for product delivery.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Develop in-depth knowledge of customer needs across the industry, and drive Zitara product development by identifying product gaps and advocating on behalf of our customers internally.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Directly participate in Zitara’s product planning process. </li></ul>Minimum Qualifications <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Bachelors' degree or equivalent proficiency.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Minimum three years of technical sales experience.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Clear and effective communication abilities.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">High attention to detail.</li><li>Willingness to travel to attend industry events and meet prospective customers. </li></ul>Preferred Additional Qualifications<ul><li>Familiarity with lithium-ion batteries.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Familiarity with industries deploying energy storage assets, such as:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Electric vehicles</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Renewable energy / utilities / stationary energy storage</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Construction / industrial equipment / power tools</li></ul></li></ul>What We Offer <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">A full-time position, working from our office in San Francisco or remotely.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Competitive pay.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">A 401k savings plan.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">“Unlimited PTO” vacation policy.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Excellent colleagues that are interested in your happiness and growth.</li></ul>

Zitara Technologies: Cloud-ready software empowering companies to optimize battery performance and enhance fleet operations.

Sales Engineer

<h2>Company</h2>Batteries have a big role to play in tackling the climate crisis, and it’s essential to make sure that they’re profitable, safe and reliable to operate. At Zitara Technologies (YCombinator S20), we build cutting-edge software solutions that empower companies to deeply understand their batteries, both in design and deployment.  Our customers operate &gt;$100M deployments of batteries in e-mobility, energy storage systems, consumer electronics, drones, satellites and beyond.  Our mission is to enable and accelerate an energy storage and renewable energy revolution, powered by safer batteries, at lower cost, and with less waste.  Join us!<h2>Role</h2>We are looking for a mission-driven, self-motivated sales leader who will grow Zitara’s customer base and revenue by sourcing and qualifying leads, developing customers’ interest in Zitara’s products and roadmap, and driving deals to a successful close.  You will start as an individual contributor, but as one of the revenue team’s first hires, you will be asked and empowered to help shape the commercial vision and team.  You should be comfortable with risk, and with making recommendations and taking action with incomplete information.  Your broad mandate will be to identify and initiate engagements that maximize the various value-propositions of Zitara’s world-leading technologies across battery applications including, but not limited to, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, light electric vehicles, drones, satellites, and beyond. This role requires an entrepreneurial mindset, intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking, teamwork – and a deep understanding of prospective customers’ needs across a diverse range of business verticals and applications.  To succeed, you will need to concisely communicate technical and programmatic details up and down prospective customers’ org charts. A technical background is preferred, but not required.  A thorough understanding of batteries, battery management systems, and/or power management systems will be necessary, over time if not immediately.  Demonstrated experience selling semiconductors and/or embedded software solutions would be tremendously helpful, particularly if you sold into one or more of the following markets: Internet of Things (IoT), light electric vehicles, drones, and/or satellites.This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a category defining startup as it matures from technology development to commercial deployment.  We will grow together as a young, promising start-up and as a small, tight-knit revenue team in an exciting and emerging industry.  <h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Drive a full-cycle sales process.  Prospect, discover, qualify, pitch, persuade, negotiate and close new customers.   </li><li>Generate leads by leveraging and expanding your professional network and contributing to Zitara’s marketing initiatives </li><li>Ask about prospective customers’ products, pain points and purchasing processes</li><li>Develop and execute criteria to qualify customers</li><li>Pitch Zitara’s products, services and roadmap, and persuade potential customers to move forward with Zitara</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally to define engagements and draft statements of work</li><li>Negotiate and close contracts, with the support of Zitara’s outside counsel</li><li>Collaborate with account management, applications engineering, and operations teammates to launch new customers</li><li>Update leadership on the status and progress of deals, and contribute to the design and execution of go-to-market strategies.</li><li>Be the “voice of the customer,” loud and clear.  Develop an in-depth understanding of customer needs across industries, identify product gaps, and contribute to Zitara’s product roadmap by advocating for our customers</li><li>Track industry trends, competitors’ activities, and market dynamics to inform sales strategies</li></ul><h2>Minimum Qualifications</h2><ul><li>4-10 years in technical sales and/or account management – or a background well-suited to an impactful career transition (e.g. a technical background and several years in strategy consulting)</li><li>Demonstrated ability to land and/or expand business-to-business engagements</li><li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li><li>A self-starter.  Excel while working independently (and if applicable, remotely)</li><li>An ability to organize, prioritize, and execute</li><li>Excited to travel to prospective customers and industry events</li><li>Bachelors' degree required</li></ul><h2>Preferred Additional Qualifications</h2><ul><li>Familiarity with lithium-ion batteries, battery management systems, and/or power management systems</li><li>Work experience in industries deploying batteries, including but not limited to IoT devices, electric vehicles, energy storage, drones, satellites and beyond.  </li></ul><h2>What We Offer</h2><ul><li>An opportunity to make an impact, and grow professionally</li><li>A full-time position, working from our office in San Francisco, CA or remotely</li><li>Competitive pay</li><li>Health, Dental, and Vision care for you and your family</li><li>A 401k savings plan</li><li>“Unlimited PTO” vacation policy</li><li>Excellent colleagues that are interested in your happiness and growth</li></ul>Salary: $120-160k base + $40-90k on-target bonusLocation: San Francisco, CA or RemoteJob Type: Full-time

Account Executive

In the next 30 years, the world will transform every part of the built environment to be climate positive green infrastructure. Knowing what, where, and how to build infrastructure like solar farms is one of the great opportunities of our time. However, there are problems!
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The Problem
<a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/lbnls-nationwide-interconnection-survey-has-good-news-and-bad-news-for-clean-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">80%</a> of clean energy projects developers start never actually get built because most projects are started without deep due diligence on zoning and interconnection due to the cost of collecting that data. This means $17B worth of cancelled projects per year.
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Our Solution
Paces is software for green infrastructure developers to identify the best places to build and manage their projects. First we collect environmental, permitting, zoning, energy grid data from various different sources; then we analyze the data and use AI to identify the best places for developers to build their next projects.
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Our Team
We are building a team where people can proudly say their time at Paces was the most impactful, meaningful work of their career. Our amazing in person team in Brooklyn, New York includes incredible engineers and growth team members from companies like Facebook, AWS, Replika, DataDog, Yotpo, Rent The Runway &amp; Leap.
Paces is growing rapidly and looking for exceptional people to join who want to have a massive positive climate impact while building a great culture! We are looking for a Marketing Lead to join us as our first marketing hire! We have a number of channels working well and we want to accelerate their impact!
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🏆 What You&rsquo;ll Achieve
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Develop &amp; execute marketing campaigns that lead to MQLs and revenue
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Leverage multiple channels including content and events
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Collaborate closely with our CEO to co-develop and execute our marketing strategy
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Recruit and manage outside and inside team members to maximize their impact
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Continuously develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of our renewable energy customers, competitor landscape, and industry trends.
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📈 Requirements
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Have scaled marketing campaigns for a sales led motion B2B SaaS product
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You have worked at a startup and is a proactive and fast learner, able to pick up new things quickly
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+5 years of experience in marketing campaigns in our ACV range
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Deep experience in channels like events marketing
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Have hired and managed contractors or agencies
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</ul>
✨ About You
You will thrive in our culture if you:
<ul>
<li>
Have a strong bias towards action and prioritize execution
</li>
<li>
Share our passion to build something that fights climate change
</li>
<li>
Easily handle the unstructured environment of fast moving startups
</li>
<li>
Have the hunger to grow together with Paces as we scale up
</li>
</ul>
🚀 Bonus Points
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Previous experience at a high-growth, fast-paced startup
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Previous experience with account based marketing
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Excellent writer
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Experience Excel/Google Analytics/Segment&nbsp;
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💰 Compensation and Benefits
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130K - 180K annual compensation
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Competitive equity compensation
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401(k) matching
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Health, Dental and Vision insurance
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In the office +3 times per week
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</ul>

Marketing Lead

In the next 30 years, the world will transform every part of the built environment to be climate positive green infrastructure. Knowing what, where, and how to build infrastructure like solar farms is one of the great opportunities of our time. However, there are problems!
&nbsp;
The Problem
<a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/lbnls-nationwide-interconnection-survey-has-good-news-and-bad-news-for-clean-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">80%</a>&nbsp;of clean energy projects&nbsp;developers&nbsp;start never actually get built because most projects are started without deep due diligence on zoning and interconnection due to the cost of collecting that data. This means $17B worth of cancelled projects per year.
&nbsp;
Our Solution
Paces is software for green infrastructure developers to identify the best places to build and manage their projects. First we collect environmental, permitting, zoning, energy grid data from various different sources; then we analyze the data and use AI to identify the best places for developers to build their next projects.
&nbsp;
Our Team
We are building a team where people can proudly say their time at Paces was the&nbsp;most impactful, meaningful work of their career.&nbsp;Our amazing team in Brooklyn, New York includes incredible engineers and growth team members from companies like Facebook, AWS, Replika, DataDog, Yotpo, Rent The Runway &amp; Leap.
🌳 TL;DR
Paces is growing rapidly and looking for exceptional people to join who want to have a massive positive climate impact while building a great culture! We are looking for a&nbsp;founding Implementation Specialist (Project Development)&nbsp;to join us!&nbsp;Together we will&nbsp;define a new and more automated way to develop renewable projects. You will have impact across sales, customer success and product direction of the company.
🏆 What You&rsquo;ll Achieve
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Lead product evaluations for potential renewable project development customers and work closely with our sales team
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Provide support to existing customers and gather feedback while working closely with our customer success team
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Act as the voice of the customer and directly impact our product roadmap
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📈&nbsp;Requirements
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+1 year of experience in renewable project development or site origination
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Hands on experience and deep understanding of Pre-NTP development process, familiar with interconnection, permitting and environmental due diligence
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Incredibly proactive, have the ability to identify and solve minor issues before they become major issues
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</ul>
✨ About You
You will thrive in our culture if you:
<ul>
<li>
Have a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;bias towards action&nbsp;and prioritize execution
</li>
<li>
Share our passion to build something that fights climate change
</li>
<li>
Easily handle the unstructured environment of fast moving startups
</li>
<li>
Have the hunger to grow together with Paces as we scale up
</li>
</ul>
🚀 Bonus Points
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Previous experience at a high-growth, fast-paced startup / development firm
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Previous experience with GIS tools
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Knowledge of electrical engineering/power flow studies
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</ul>
💰&nbsp;Compensation and Benefits
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110K - 150K annual compensation
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Competitive equity compensation
</li>
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401(k) matching
</li>
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Health, Dental and Vision insurance
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Hybrid working in the office 2-4 days per week
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</ul>

Implementation Specialist (Project Development)

We are looking for a field applications engineer who will ensure successful integration of Zitara’s battery design and management software in customer applications.This person will act as a bridge between customers and internal teams: they will manage and nurture the customer relationship, develop technical solutions for customers, and aid in product design and development as a customer advocate within Zitara. The field applications engineer must combine robust technical skills with strong emotional intelligence to help customers achieve their goals while strengthening their relationship with Zitara.The ideal candidate will have technical experience with battery systems, though candidates without battery experience who have strong backgrounds in field applications engineering or in energy-related disciplines may also be considered for the role. Programming experience is helpful but not required for the role.<h1>Responsibilities</h1><ul><li>Manage customer relationships with Zitara, serving as a primary point of contact from the end of the sales phase and into active technical engagements.</li><li>Develop a thorough technical understanding of specific customer applications.</li><li>Coordinate internal teams to ensure products and services are delivered to customers in tune and on time.</li><li>Create technical solutions for customers, such as evaluation kits, reference designs, sample code, or technical documentation.</li><li>Guide and mentor customers as they adopt Zitara products, helping them maximize the value of Zitara software when integrated in their applications.</li><li>Provide direct technical support to customers when they encounter difficulty.</li><li>Develop an in-depth understanding of customer needs across the industry, and drive Zitara product development by identifying product gaps and advocating on behalf of our customers internally.</li><li>Directly participate in Zitara’s product planning and development process.</li></ul><h2>Minimum Qualifications</h2><ul><li>Bachelors' in technical subject or equivalent proficiency.</li><li>Three years of technical experience with energy systems, such as:<ul><li>Power electronics.</li><li>Renewable energy.</li><li>Mobility / automotive / aerospace.</li><li>Industrial equipment / robotics.</li></ul></li><li>Clear and effective communication abilities.</li><li>High attention to detail.</li><li>Willingness to travel to meet customers in-person.</li></ul><h2>Preferred Additional Qualifications </h2><ul><li>3+ Years of Experience </li><li>Previous experience in a customer-facing role.</li><li>Technical experience with lithium-ion battery systems, such as:<ul><li>Battery-related applications engineering.</li><li>Battery hardware or software engineering.</li><li>Battery management systems.</li><li>Battery fuel gauge or algorithms design.</li><li>Battery cell research and development.</li></ul></li><li>Comfortable programming in Python and C.</li></ul><h2>What We Offer</h2><ul><li>A full-time position, working from our office in San Francisco, CA or remotely.</li><li>Competitive pay; Salary range: $175k to $211k</li><li>Health, Dental, and Vision care for you and your family.</li><li>A 401k savings plan.</li><li>“Unlimited PTO” vacation policy.</li><li>Excellent colleagues that are interested in your happiness and growth.</li></ul>

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