Senior Enterprise Sales Director, Energy & Grid Infrastructure

Location: Athens Workplace: Hybrid About the company: KIEFER is building Greece's integrated AI ecosystem. From renewable energy infrastructure and AI systems to robotics and enterprise applications, we connect the technologies that power Europe's intelligent future. Founded in 2014, KIEFER has delivered 600MW+ of energy projects and is now developing sovereign AI infrastructure, enterprise AI products and physical AI systems for Greece and Southeast Europe. About the role We are looking for a Senior Enterprise Sales Director to own the commercialization of KIEFER's AI, Robotics, and Operational Intelligence stack directly with major utilities, grid operators, and energy conglomerates in Greece and the broader EU market. You will act as the bridge between KIEFER's advanced AI engineering and the operational realities of the energy sector - a highly technical, strategic sales role that requires peer-to-peer credibility with utility COOs, CTOs, and Heads of Innovation. This is not a generalist SaaS sales role. You should be comfortable navigating long, complex procurement cycles and public tenders, translating AI and robotics capability into operational and financial ROI, and bringing market reality back to the CEO and Product team to help sharpen product-market fit. What you will do - Build and close a high-value pipeline of enterprise deals across the Greek and SE European energy sector (e.g., DEDDIE, IPTO, PPC, Mytilineos, HELLENiQ Energy) - Translate KIEFER's AI, robotics, and Sovereign AI Data Center capabilities into concrete operational and financial ROI for grid operators - Navigate complex procurement cycles, public tenders, and regulatory requirements (NIS2, EU AI Act, DORA) inherent to critical-infrastructure sales - Partner closely with Engineering and Product Architecture to run a technical pre-sales motion, opening doors and setting the strategic frame while the team proves technical capability - Act as the voice of the energy market back to the CEO and Product team, helping refine PMF based on real utility pain points (SCADA integration, substation inspection, edge compute) - Own account planning and relationship management for KIEFER's most strategic energy accounts, including the existing DEDDIE/IPTO relationship What you will need - 10+ years selling complex, high-value technical solutions directly to utilities, grid operators, or large energy conglomerates - Deep understanding of grid infrastructure, substation operations, EMS/ADMS, SCADA, and industrial automation protocols (e.g., IEC 61850) - Familiarity with the regulatory landscape for European critical infrastructure (NIS2, EU AI Act, DORA, data sovereignty, on-premise/air-gapped deployment) - Proven track record closing 6-to-7-figure enterprise deals through long, multi-stakeholder procurement cycles (technical, legal, procurement, C-suite) - Peer-to-peer credibility with utility COOs, CTOs, and Heads of Innovation - Based in Athens, with willingness to travel regularly across SE Europe Nice to have - Existing relationships with DEDDIE/HEDNO, IPTO, PPC, Mytilineos, HELLENiQ Energy, or comparable SE European utilities/energy conglomerates - Experience navigating EU AI Act or DORA compliance in a commercial context - Background bridging Energy EPC and technology/AI commercialization - Experience selling robotics or industrial automation (e.g., inspection, edge compute) alongside software - Prior exposure to sovereign, on-premise, or air-gapped AI infrastructure deployments What is there for you - Impact - sell the core intelligence layer that will define how national critical infrastructure operates for the next decade - Access - report directly to the CEO and work alongside top-tier strategic advisors - Unfair advantage - sovereign GPU infrastructure and strategic partnerships with NVIDIA, and Unitree - Ownership - build and scale the sales motion for KIEFER's energy vertical across SE Europe - Category - be at the forefront of Europe's shift toward Autonomous Operations and sovereign AI infrastructure - Culture - direct CEO access, high autonomy, low bureaucracy