Senior Director/VP, Origination

The Company

Energy demand is growing faster than it has in decades, creating one of the most important infrastructure challenges of our time. At Cypress Creek Energy, we are helping meet that challenge by developing, owning, and operating solar, storage, and firm capacity solutions across the country. We believe great projects start with great people. We are building a team with diverse perspectives who want to do meaningful work, grow their careers, and help deliver projects that strengthen communities and power everyday life. We hope you will join us.

Overview

The Senior Director/VP, Origination owns CCE’s market-facing origination function. You will lead a lean team primarily covering utility, Data Centers and near-term power market segments across North America, serve as a senior face of CCE to the market, and hold the relationships that drive commercial pipeline. This is a player-coach role, you remain active in market alongside leading the team, and you partner closely with BD, Strategy and Commercial Structuring as the front end of the commercial machine.

The right person understands power trading and hedging as fluently as utility procurement cycles, brings a network that opens doors, and can manage the full customer lifecycle from first contact through to deal execution.

Responsibilities

Market strategy and intelligence

• Own market coverage strategy across all the markets the company serves in the US
• Define priority states in collaboration with economic development and site selection teams; stay ahead of IRP cycles, large load tariff developments, interconnection queue movements and regulatory shifts
• Leverage CCE’s greenfield pipeline/ M&A pipeline and existing fleet to structure value-added solutions for customers, bridging near-term asset opportunities with long-dated commercial relationships
• Synthesize customer feedback and competitive intelligence and communicate it back into the organization to inform pipeline strategy, development decisions and product positioning

Customer relationships

• Build and maintain Senior and relevant level relationships with IOUs, electric co-ops, municipal utilities, Hyperscalers, Data Centers and C&I customers pursuing innovative commercial structures for renewable and gas supply; manage the full relationship lifecycle from qualification through to deal activation
• Serve as a senior face of CCE at industry conferences, RTO stakeholder meetings and utility working groups; act as executive sponsor on key accounts during active deal phases

Deal origination and execution

• Lead origination of utility offtake opportunities across solar, BESS, gas and hybrid configurations — PPAs, VPPAs, ESAs, build-transfer structures and bilateral hedges depending on customer need
• Own short-term and near-term power market origination as a distinct commercial function — bilateral hedges, short-term PPAs, capacity agreements and structured trades
• Apply energy trading and hedging experience to read near-term price signals, optimize asset value and structure transactions.
• Qualify opportunities against CCE’s commercial criteria and advance through the Deal Desk; serve as deal lead on strategic transactions through to term sheet (as needed alongside the Commercial Org); respond to utility RFPs and large load solicitations in coordination with the structuring team

Team leadership

• Lead, manage and develop the North American origination team driving clear accountability for market coverage, pipeline quality and relationship depth; set and hold standards for Deal Desk readiness, pipeline accuracy and handoff quality
• Build the operating cadence: pipeline reviews, monthly state coverage confirmation, quarterly market intelligence briefs, performance management and individual development conversations
• Design the team structure as CCE’s commercial ambition grows new coverage roles, specialist capability and geographic expansion in partnership with senior commercial leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

• Partner with Development to align coverage with site availability, interconnection status and COD timing; work with Finance and Structuring on deal economics; engage M&A on counterparties that present both origination and acquisition opportunities
• Collaborate with Legal on term sheets and LOIs;
• Maintain full pipeline visibility for leadership and EQT through disciplined Salesforce CRM management — stage, counterparty, product, size and probability current at all times

Education & Experience Required

• 10+ years in energy markets — power origination, utility commercial, or energy trading and structuring
• Established senior relationships across IOUs, Co-ops, Hyperscalers and C&I energy buyers across multiple RTOs
• Proven experience building and managing origination teams: strategy, people development, pipeline accountability and performance management
• Player-coach: actively originating at senior level while leading the team’s day-to-day commercial execution
• Deep knowledge of US power markets: RTO structure, LMP dynamics, capacity markets, large load tariffs, IRP and procurement cycles across MISO, SPP, SERC, WECC and PJM
• Hands-on experience with short-term power trading, bilateral hedging and near-term market transactions applied to both asset optimization and customer origination
• Demonstrated track record originating and executing utility offtake agreements PPAs, VPPAs, ESAs, build-transfer across multiple customer types and market structures
• Working knowledge of natural gas markets and physical infrastructure sufficient for commercial conversations on gas generation and hybrid configurations

Preferred

• Experience across utility-scale solar/BESS and gas — hybrid and dispatchable configurations
• Familiarity with ESA and Energy-as-a-Service commercial structures as an emerging product category
• Background spanning utility, IPP, hyperscaler, energy trading firm and/or independent developer — breadth valued over depth at a single employer
• Working knowledge of project finance, tax equity and capital stack implications sufficient for informed conversations with structuring and finance

Location: The preferred location for this role is one of our office locations: New York City, NY, or Chicago, IL. Our team operates on a hybrid schedule, with in-office schedule of three days per week.

Compensation: The salary range for the position is $260,000-$305,000 plus bonus and benefits. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location.

Benefits:

• 15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days, 11 observed holidays.
• 401(k) Match
• Comprehensive package including medical, dental, vision and health insurance
• Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Phone Bill Reimbursement
• Company Swag

A note to Recruiting Agencies Cypress Creek Energy Human Resources team does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters, staffing firms, or related agencies. The Human Resources team coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company. We do not accept resumes from third-party recruiters unless authorized by the Human Resources team and if a signed agreement is in place. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of CCE and we are not responsible for any related fees. All communication related to recruiting partnerships should ONLY be directed to the Human Resources team.

Cypress Creek Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace that is inclusive and values diversity, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Please be aware of recruiting scams—official communications will only come from @ccrenew.com, we will never request personal or financial information, and any suspicious activity should be reported to HR@ccrenew.com.