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Founding Account Executive

Sales
Remote (Albuquerque, NM office available)

About Us

Firescape™ is a wildfire risk and mitigation software company headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We build cloud-hosted geospatial software that helps utilities manage wildfire risk and resilience. By combining geospatial analytics, remote sensing, and machine learning, we deliver real-time insights that help protect communities and critical assets. Firescape's mission is to aid utility companies in safeguarding critical infrastructure, and the communities they serve, by proactively managing and mitigating wildfire risks. Firescape was founded by two scientists from Sandia National Labs with deep experience in wildfire science and remote sensing. One of our core differentiators is the technical experience and support our clients receive.

Beyond our software, we provide subject matter expertise, consultation, and hands-on support to make our clients successful. We speak our customers' language and address the specific challenges associated with managing electrical infrastructure within a heavily regulated environment.

The Role

As our Founding Account Executive, you will own Firescape's sales motion into rural electric cooperatives. This is a high-ownership role for a seller who already knows this market: how co-ops buy, who sits at the table, how board and member dynamics shape a decision, and how a long, trust-driven cycle actually closes. You will drive the revenue pipeline end to end, from first conversation through close and expansion.

“Founding” is deliberate: you won't inherit a playbook. You'll build one — the target lists, the messaging, the demo narrative, and the conference relationships that generate qualified co-op opportunities. As the company grows, this role can grow with it.

Responsibilities

Pipeline & Strategy

  • Work closely with executive team to develop a go-to-market strategy
  • Own the full sales cycle into rural electric cooperatives
  • Lead prospecting and relationship building
  • Craft compelling, value-first pitches that translate Firescape's technical capabilities into cost savings, risk reduction, and member and community protection
  • Represent Firescape at NRECA, statewide association, and regional co-op events to build the relationships that generate qualified opportunities in a long-cycle, trust-driven market

Proposals & Deals

  • Lead formal RFP and RFI responses from qualification through submission
  • Run the sales cycle
  • Manage and grow existing cooperative accounts and ensure customer success
  • Bring feedback into the company: what co-ops are asking for, how they're framing wildfire risk, and where the product and messaging should go next

Qualifications

Required

  • Direct experience selling to rural electric cooperatives. You have personally sold software, technology, or services into co-ops and understand their member-owned, board-governed buying process
  • 5+ years in B2B sales, business development, or account management, with a meaningful share of that time spent selling into electric utilities or cooperatives
  • A track record of winning formal RFP/RFI processes with real comfort around technical scoping, pricing structures, and procurement red tape
  • Proven ability to run complex, long-cycle B2B software sales with multiple stakeholders and a consultative, relationship-first approach
  • Exceptional presentation and communication skills; equally comfortable with technical staff and non-technical executives and boards
  • Genuine comfort operating without a pre-built playbook — you'll define the process, not execute someone else's
  • An existing network within the rural electric cooperative or broader electric utility community
  • Willingness to travel (roughly 20–30%) for customer meetings, conferences, and co-op industry events

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with wildfire mitigation, grid infrastructure, vegetation management, or GIS systems
  • Background in electrical engineering, power systems, or utility operations
  • Understanding of utility regulatory frameworks and co-op governance
  • Experience with SaaS platforms, APIs, and cloud-based solutions
  • Prior startup or fast-paced environment experience

What We Offer

  • Option for fractional or part-time hours
  • Flexible hours (core collaboration window 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM MT)
  • Fully remote, with an office in Albuquerque for those who want it
  • A collaborative, fast-moving team of scientists and builders
  • Competitive compensation, with room to grow as the pipeline does

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