Skip to content

Sales leadership

Head of Business Development – Services US

Hitachi logoHitachiRaleigh, North Carolina, United StatesFull-timeListed 1mo ago
Apply on Hitachi (shows the role here)Before you apply: what we know about Hitachi

The posting

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Job ID

R0127682

Date Posted

2026-05-08

Company Name

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category)

Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Job Schedule

Full time

Remote

Yes

The Opportunity

In this role, you will shape and advance growth initiatives across Hitachi Energy’s US Service Business, focusing on service opportunities tied to the installed base and long‑term asset performance. Your work will center on identifying where customer priorities, asset lifecycle needs, and market dynamics intersect, then translating those insights into clear, actionable business development priorities. You will partner closely with Sales, Portfolio, Commercial, and Technical Sales teams to support targeted account development, expand penetration in priority segments, and advance new service opportunities. The scope includes using market and installed base insights to inform go‑to‑market actions, support service positioning, and improve how opportunities move from early identification into execution. Through this work, you will help strengthen grid reliability, extend asset life, and support scalable service growth, while developing your own expertise within a complex, cross‑functional service organization.

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Shape and run the US Service Business development strategy aligned with regional growth priorities
  • Identify and advance high‑value service opportunities across installed base and lifecycle offerings
  • Support expansion of market share within priority segments, customers, and applications
  • Drive structured pipeline development activities to improve opportunity quality and coverage
  • Translate installed base and customer data into actionable commercial opportunities
  • Partner with Sales and Portfolio teams to support service positioning and use‑case development
  • Enable account‑led and segment‑focused growth through clear opportunity frameworks and playbooks
  • Track progress and outcomes to maintain transparency and execution focus
  • Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your Background

  • Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales, or Commercial roles within the Service or Energy sector
  • Experience working with installed base‑driven service models and lifecycle offerings
  • Experience operating in a matrix environment with cross‑functional collaboration
  • Ability to translate market opportunities into structured, actionable growth plans
  • 30%-40% travel pending work base location

More About Us

Working at Hitachi Energy provides opportunities to grow professionally while solving complex service challenges that support the reliability and performance of the power grid.

  • Opportunities to work on innovative technologies that shape the future of energy
  • A collaborative environment with experienced professionals across the power industry
  • Access to learning platforms and career development programs
  • Competitive health and retirement benefits
  • Paid leave and flexible work arrangements

Taken from Hitachi's own posting, last seen live on 2 Nov 2026.

Apply on Hitachi (shows the role here)

About Hitachi

Transformers, HVDC links, high-voltage products and grid automation from Hitachi Energy, plus data storage, IT services, air compressors and factory equipment from other Hitachi companies, sold to utilities, EPC contractors, data centers, manufacturers and enterprise IT buyers.

Pay schedule: Each role is a salaried job with the Hitachi company that posts it (Hitachi Energy, Vantara, Digital Services, Global Air Power and others), with incentive plans and local benefits named in only a few postings.

Hitachi's sales postings, in full Live feed of Hitachi openings The Hitachi company page

Sales roles close to this one

Leading a sales team right now?

Hiring managers ask us for sellers with a certain segment, territory or track record. Fill in one profile, and when a seat matches it we make the introduction, never without your yes. It costs you nothing.

Build my profile

Hitachi sales openings in your inbox

We look at Hitachi's careers page every hour. Once a week you get its newest sales openings, plus close matches at other companies. Free, and one click stops it.