Commercial Director

Commercial Director – Germany

Location: Hamburg / Hybrid

Sector: BESS

I’m supporting a fast-growing, well-funded energy infrastructure developer with the appointment of a Commercial Director for its German business.

The business is backed by a leading global infrastructure investor and has an established track record in the UK, with Germany now entering an important phase of growth. The German team is already delivering a growing pipeline of large-scale energy infrastructure projects, with significant plans for expansion over the coming years.

This is a senior, commercially-led role working alongside the existing Development Director to shape and grow the German business.

The role

You will take ownership of the commercial and corporate agenda for Germany, with responsibility across:

• Commercial strategy, business development and origination of new investment opportunities
• M&A, project transactions and exit strategies for development projects
• Structuring and negotiating transactions including SPAs, JVs, co-development and forward-funding arrangements
• Valuing projects and assessing investment cases, returns and risk
• Managing due diligence processes and external advisers through to completion
• Building relationships with investors, counterparties, offtakers, network operators and strategic partners
• Monitoring the German energy market and identifying new commercial opportunities
• Supporting the development team on key commercial agreements and project strategy
• Overseeing the corporate governance, budget and business planning of the German entities
• Helping shape the organisation, recruitment strategy and growth of the German team

You will be a senior representative of the business in Germany, working closely with the UK leadership team and having significant influence over the company's growth strategy.

Who I'm looking for

I'm particularly interested in speaking with people who bring:

• 10+ years' experience within renewables, energy infrastructure or a closely related sector
• A strong background across commercial development, business development, corporate development, M&A or investment
• A proven track record of leading transactions through to completion in Germany
• Experience of originating, valuing and successfully exiting development projects
• Strong understanding of the German energy market and its commercial dynamics
• Experience working within or alongside an entrepreneurial / growth-stage developer
• Ideally, some exposure to BESS or energy storage, although this is not essential
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including investment appraisal and financial modelling
• Experience managing senior stakeholders, boards, counterparties and external advisers
• A hands-on, entrepreneurial approach - someone who wants to build something rather than simply manage an established function
• Languages: Fluent German & English

This could suit someone currently operating in a senior commercial, investment or corporate development position who wants significantly more ownership, or someone who has already helped build a smaller energy developer and is ready to take on a broader leadership mandate.

Why the opportunity?

• Significant backing from a major global infrastructure investor
• Established track record and proven commercial model
• Growing German pipeline and substantial scope for expansion
• Opportunity to have genuine influence over the German growth strategy
• Close partnership with the existing Development Director
• Long-term progression potential towards leading the German business
• Attractive base salary, bonus and long-term incentive/share participation

Location: Hamburg, with remote flexibility for the right person who can travel occasionally to the office.

If you're a senior commercial professional within German renewables/energy infrastructure and are interested in a role where you can genuinely shape the next phase of a business, I'd be keen to speak.