Sales Director – India

About Energy Exemplar
In an era where the world is rapidly advancing towards a cleaner future through decarbonization, Energy Exemplar’s mission lies in ‘Empowering Transformative Energy Decisions’. Founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, our award-winning software portfolio encompassing the modeling and simulation platform PLEXOS®, Aurora, and Adapt2, is trusted by innovative organizations across the globe. Through our technology and people, we strive to enable stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain to revolutionize the energy ecosystem and to collaboratively plan and execute for a sustainable energy future with unprecedented clarity, speed, and innovation.
Our impact is global and is being recognized across the industry. Some of our recent accolades include:
SaaS Company of the Year (2025) – Global Business Tech Awards.
Environmental Impact Award (2025) – E+E Leaders Awards.
IPPAI (Independent Power Producers Association of India) Power Awards (2025) - Winners
Finalist: Platts Global Energy Awards (2024) – Grid Edge category
Finalist: Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards (2024) – Technologies of Change
Top 50 Marketing Team (2024) – Voted by the public at the ICON Awards.
How We Work
Energy Exemplar is growing fast around 30% year on year and, that growth is driven by how we work. We trust our team to deliver great results from wherever they work best, whether that’s at home, in the office, or on the move.
We’re a global team that values ownership, integrity, and innovation. You’ll be supported to balance work and life in a way that works for you, and empowered to take initiative, solve problems, and make an impact, regardless of your background, location, or role.
Our four core values, Customer Success, One Global Team, Integrity & Ownership, and Innovation Excellence aren’t just words. They show up in how we collaborate, how we solve, and how we grow together.
About the Position
Energy Exemplar is seeking a dynamic, results-driven Sales Director to lead and scale new business acquisition across India. This role holds full ownership of end-to-end new logo sales, playing a critical part in driving regional revenue growth and market expansion.
In this pivotal position, you will define and execute high impact sales strategies focused on direct enterprise sales. You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong, senior-level relationships with key customers, managing complex sales cycles, and driving new business opportunities across the energy and utilities markets.
The Sales Director will ensure Energy Exemplar’s solutions are positioned and delivered effectively across the region, aligning closely with customer needs and market dynamics. Success in this role requires a strong commercial mindset, deep experience navigating enterprise sales environments, and the ability to consistently deliver against ambitious growth targets.
Primary Responsibilities
New Business Growth: Identify, develop, and close new business opportunities across India’s energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors.
Enterprise SaaS Sales: Lead strategic, consultative sales of complex software solutions (e.g., PLEXOS) to senior stakeholders within utilities, independent / transmission system operators, renewable developers, consultants.