Founding Sales Lead

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Los Angeles, CA, USA
In-Office
150K-220K Annually
Entry level
Greentech • Transportation • Energy • Manufacturing
The Role
Build Voltify’s sales and go-to-market engine from the ground up by developing rail-industry relationships, securing strategic partnerships, closing contracts, and creating recurring revenue. The role includes defining pricing, deal structures, revenue models, pilot conversion strategies, sales KPIs, pipeline processes, and scalable commercial systems while leveraging AI and automation.
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Who We Are

At Voltify, we are building the next generation of rail: battery locomotives that fast charge autonomously and dynamically through a dedicated self-sustained microgrid network.

We are bringing back the power to the industry and eliminating the dependency on fossil fuels, lowering the rail industry's main expense, energy, by more than 20%. This is over $3B yearly just in North America.

We are already working with some of the largest global rail companies with over $50M in contingent orders. We have raised over $30M from top tier funds and strategics and are rapidly growing.

Our founding team has a proven track record in building billion dollar public companies in renewable energy and infrastructure.

About The Role

We are looking for a Founding Sales & Go-to-Market Leader who will build extensive relationships in the rail industry, turn those relationships into revenue, and build and scale Voltify's commercial GTM engine from the ground up.

This role is for a natural-born connector who can open doors, for a sales executive comfortable building deep trust with C-Suite level partners and customers, and for a builder and operator who can execute a sales motion from zero and scale it to $1B. This is truly a zero to one role.

You will help design how we go to market, shape pricing and deal structures, and build the systems that allow us to scale to hundreds of contracts per year.

We're looking for a 10x leader, low ego, focused on impact, someone who combines sharp commercial instinct with a bias for action.

What You'll Do

  • Build credibility and trust as a founding commercial leader.
  • Identify and develop strategic partnerships and early adopters.
  • Convert relationships into signed contracts and recurring revenue.
  • Set and surpass ambitious targets, including 100+ contracts per year.
  • Leverage AI and automated workflows to remove operational friction.
  • Focus human energy on high value, face to face interactions.
  • Collaborate with Finance to optimize revenue models: leasing, energy sales, hybrid models.
  • Help define pricing, contract structure, and pilot to commercial conversion strategy.
  • Stand by KPIs for sales, contracts, pipeline health, and community engagement.
  • Continuously improve processes based on performance data.

What We're Looking For

  • Proven experience in early-stage or scale-up B2B sales, preferably in industrial, energy, or infrastructure sectors.
  • Track record of building relationships from scratch and closing strategic deals.
  • Comfortable selling products in early stage or pre revenue conditions.
  • Ability to design creative revenue structures and deal models.
  • Strong understanding of go to market strategy for niche, targeted markets.
  • Able to identify opportunities to expand revenue streams and partnerships.
  • Experience leveraging AI or automation to optimize sales workflows.
  • Strong pipeline management and data-driven decision-making.
  • Hands-on and ready to own both strategy and execution.
  • Persuasive, credible, and a natural relationship-builder.
  • Bias for action, focused on closing deals and creating measurable results.

Skills Required

  • Experience in early-stage or scale-up B2B sales, preferably in industrial, energy, or infrastructure sectors
  • Track record of building relationships from scratch and closing strategic deals
  • Experience selling products in early-stage or pre-revenue conditions
  • Ability to design creative revenue structures and deal models
  • Strong understanding of go-to-market strategy for niche, targeted markets
  • Ability to identify opportunities to expand revenue streams and partnerships
  • Experience leveraging AI or automation to optimize sales workflows
  • Strong pipeline management and data-driven decision-making skills
  • Ability to own both strategy and execution in a hands-on role
  • Persuasive communication and relationship-building skills
  • Bias for action and focus on closing deals and measurable results
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The Company
41 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

Voltify develops energy infrastructure for freight rail, combining battery-electric locomotives with autonomous, dynamic fast charging and dedicated, self-sustaining microgrid networks. The company helps rail operators replace diesel and reduce dependence on fossil fuels while lowering energy costs by more than 20%. Its broader platform is designed to enable electrification without massive infrastructure investments, supporting lower emissions across the rail industry.

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