Sr. Sales Director

Clarios

$150K — $180K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA is a plus.
  • 10+ years of B2B sales/business development experience in energy storage or related sectors.
  • Proven success managing large strategic accounts, particularly with hyperscalers and OEMs/SIs.
  • Strong understanding of backup power solutions in mission-critical systems, with supercapacitor experience preferred.
  • Ability to influence complex ecosystems and drive partner-led commercial execution.
  • Strong commercial acumen in pricing, contracts, and multi-stakeholder negotiations.
  • Excellent executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
  • Willingness to travel as needed across the US and globally.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage executive-level customer relationships across various market sectors.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product planning to influence design and deployment.
  • Lead the full commercial sales cycle from account mapping to deal closure.
  • Own global sales targets for bookings, revenue, and margin.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful customer execution.
  • Enhance market positioning through customer engagement and events.
  • Monitor market trends and competitive movements to shape strategy.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision care coverage, and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching starting on hire date.
  • Tuition reimbursement and additional employee perks and discounts.
  • Parental and caregiver leave programs.
  • Paid time off, flexible spending, and short-and long-term disability benefits.
  • LEED-certified HQ location with a full-service cafeteria and workout facility.
Full Job Description
What you will do-

The Sr Sales Director, based in Texas, will lead commercial growth for the supercapacitor solutions, with a primary focus on building strategic relationships with hyperscalers and driving the brand pull-through across system integrators (SIs). This role owns global commercial execution, including pipeline development, deal closure, account expansion, and cross-functional coordination to deliver profitable growth.

How you will do it-
  • Build and manage executive-level relationships with our customers including AIDC (system integrators, hyperscalers, power system OEM's, compute platforms,etc), grid, automotive, and wind/industrial end markets. Own the customer relationship as a representative of Maxwell.
  • Work closely with engineering and product planning to influence ecosystem players to design-in and deploy the supercapacitor solutions.
  • Lead the full commercial cycle: account mapping, opportunity qualification, pricing strategy, negotiation, contracting, and closure.
  • Own global sales targets: bookings, revenue, margin, and forecast accuracy.
  • Coordinate with product, engineering, operations, legal, and marketing teams to ensure successful customer execution and on-time delivery.
  • Strengthen Maxwell market positioning through customer engagement, thought leadership, events, and partner co-marketing activities.
  • Monitor market trends, competitive movements, and customer needs to shape strategy and improve win rates.
  • Ensure disciplined CRM usage, weekly forecast reporting, and robust account plans for strategic customers.


What we look for-

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA is a plus.
  • 10+ years of B2B sales/business development experience in energy storage, power electronics, data center infrastructure, or related technology sectors.
  • Proven success managing large strategic accounts, including hyperscalers and/or major OEMs/SIs.
  • Strong understanding of backup power solutions in mission-critical systems, supercapacitor experience will be preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence complex ecosystems and drive partner-led commercial execution.
  • Strong commercial acumen in pricing, contracts, and multi-stakeholder negotiations.
  • Excellent executive communication, presentation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
  • Willingness to travel as needed across the US and globally to support customers.
  • Location: Dallas, Texas


Preferred Experience
  • Experience with design-in to commercialization sales cycles and technical value selling.
  • Familiarity with power reliability applications such as UPS ride-through, peak power support, and backup systems.


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What you get:
  • Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
  • Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
  • Parental and caregiver leave programs
  • All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
  • Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
  • HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility


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