Head of BESS, APAC
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the development of short-, medium-, and long-term development strategies for the energy storage business in the Asia-Pacific region, define target markets, target customer segments, business models, growth paths, and operating targets, and drive strategy execution and closed-loop business reviews.
- Own regional energy storage product strategy and product planning: gain insights into energy policies, power market mechanisms, grid requirements, and application scenarios across market segments; define product requirements and product roadmaps; and guide headquarters’ energy storage product line planning, localization, certification, and competitiveness enhancement.
- Lead 0-to-1 breakthroughs in new regional energy storage markets, target customers, and new business models; build benchmark projects; and codify one-off successes into replicable and scalable operating playbooks.
- Oversee resource planning and organizational development for the regional energy storage business and ensure resources are put in place.
- Oversee regional energy storage business metrics (orders, revenue, gross margin, and market share) and establish a business management system for the regional energy storage business.
- Empower sub-regional energy storage teams, drive frontline market staff to transform into professionals with both technical and sales capabilities, and enhance overall regional energy storage expertise.
- Cross-functional collaboration: align headquarters product lines, solutions, supply chain, delivery services, etc., and secure and coordinate internal and external resources to support regional energy storage business growth.
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key customer CXOs, grid companies, power developers, EPCs, and industry partners, and participate in commercial negotiations and key decisions for major projects.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Electrochemistry, Energy and Power Engineering, Automation, or related fields; Master’s degree/MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in the energy/power/new energy industry, including 5+ years in the energy storage industry, with a holistic view of the energy storage business and forward-looking judgment.
- Proven complete success in achieving 0-to-1 breakthroughs in overseas new markets (e.g., Southeast Asia) and driving scaled growth.
- Experience leading the formulation of short-, medium-, and long-term business strategies and product plans for a region or business unit, and delivering business results through execution.
- Deep understanding of energy storage technology routes, cost structures, power market mechanisms and revenue models, policies, and grid-connection requirements; ability to translate market insights into product requirements and commercial solutions.
- Experience building teams from 0 to 1 and managing cross-cultural teams; excellent cross-functional collaboration, upward influence, and resource integration capabilities.
- Excellent commercial negotiation and senior-level customer relationship development skills; able to conduct strategic dialogues with customer CXOs and strategy/technology planning departments.
- Fluent English as a working language; proficiency in other local Asia-Pacific languages preferred.
- Able to maintain sound judgment under high pressure and high uncertainty, make quick decisions, and drive results.
1. 牵头制定亚太区域储能业务短中长期发展战略,明确目标市场、目标客群、商业模式、增长路径与经营目标,并推动战略落地与经营复盘闭环。
2. 负责区域储能产品策略与产品规划:洞察各细分市场能源政策、电力市场机制、电网需求与应用场景,输出产品需求与产品路标,牵引总部储能产品线的规划、本地化适配、认证与竞争力提升。
3. 主导区域储能新市场、目标客户、新商业模式的0-1突破,打造标杆项目,并将单点成功沉淀为可复制、可规模化的作战打法。
4. 负责区域储能业务的资源规划与组织建设,推动资源到位。
5. 统筹区域储能业务经营指标(订单、收入、毛利、市占率),建立区域储能业务的经营管理体系。
6. 赋能片区储能业务团队,推动一线市场人员完成技术+销售的能力转型,提升区域整体储能专业度。
7. 跨部门协同:拉通总部产品线、解决方案、供应链、交付服务等,争取并统筹内外部资源支持区域储能业务增长。
8. 拓展与维护关键客户CXO、电网公司、电力开发商、EPC及行业伙伴的战略关系,参与重大项目商务谈判与关键决策。
1. 大学本科及以上学历,电气工程、电力电子、电化学、能源动力、自动化等相关专业优先;硕士/MBA优先。
2. 10年以上能源/电力/新能源行业经验,其中5年以上储能行业经验,具备储能业务全局视角与前瞻性判断。
3. 有海外新市场(东南亚等)从0-1突破并推动规模化增长的完整成功实践。
4. 有牵头制定区域或业务单元短中长期业务战略与产品规划,并落地产生经营结果的经验。
5. 深入理解储能技术路线、成本结构、电力市场机制与收益模型、政策与并网要求,具备将市场洞察转化为产品需求与商业解决方案的能力。
6. 具备从0-1组建团队与跨文化团队管理经验,具备出色的跨部门协同、向上影响与资源整合能力。
7. 具备优秀的商业谈判与高层客户关系拓展能力,能与客户CXO及战略/技术规划部门进行战略性对话。
8. 英语流利,可作为工作语言;掌握其他亚太本地语言者优先。
9. 能在高压与高度不确定的环境下保持判断力,快速决策并推动结果达成。