Chief Commercial Officer
Position: Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Who are we recruiting for:
Our client is a fast-growing renewable energy IPP backed by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment fund. With a strong pipeline of operational and development-stage assets across North America, the platform is entering a key phase of commercial expansion and strategic growth and is seeking a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to lead its commercial strategy and market positioning.
What will you be doing:
- You will lead the overall commercial strategy of the platform, supporting long-term revenue growth and market expansion objectives.
- You will oversee commercial activities across power markets, offtake strategy, origination, PPA negotiations, route-to-market agreements, and energy management partnerships.
- You will develop and manage relationships with utilities, corporates, traders, offtakers, investors, and strategic counterparties.
- You will support the commercial optimisation of the operational portfolio, including merchant exposure, hedging strategies, and revenue enhancement initiatives.
- You will work closely with development, finance, and investment teams to support project bankability and commercial structuring throughout the project lifecycle.
- You will lead commercial due diligence and market analysis activities for new markets, acquisitions, and strategic growth opportunities.
- You will build and scale high-performing commercial, origination, and market analytics teams as the platform grows.
- You will act as a strategic business partner to the CEO and investors, contributing to board-level discussions, growth strategy, and portfolio expansion initiatives.
Are you the ideal candidate?
- Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Energy Markets, or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in senior commercial leadership positions within renewable energy, IPPs, utilities, power trading, infrastructure, or energy transition environments.
- Strong expertise across power markets, PPAs, route-to-market strategies, energy trading, and commercial optimisation.
- Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing strategic counterparties.
- Strong understanding of renewable energy market dynamics, merchant risk, and revenue modelling.
- Experience engaging with institutional investors, infrastructure funds, utilities, and corporate offtakers.
- Excellent leadership, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
What’s in it:
- Competitive executive compensation package
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Long-term incentive potential
- Opportunity to join a high-growth platform backed by a leading infrastructure investor
- Strategic leadership exposure with direct influence on the platform’s expansion
- Opportunity to play a key role in accelerating the energy transition
Who we are:
Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy dedicated to building a more sustainable world, with a strong focus on talent within the Green Technology and Renewable Energy sectors. We donate a proportion of all our profits to Friends of the Earth International, supporting initiatives that promote environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.