Chief Commercial Officer

A leading renewable energy and infrastructure development group based in Cape Town is seeking a Chief Commercial Officer to lead its commercial strategy, business development initiatives, and establish high-impact partnerships across the industrial, energy, and infrastructure sectors. This executive role offers the opportunity to play a key part in the growth and delivery of large-scale projects that will contribute to South Africa's energy transition and industrial development agenda.

What You'll Do

As Chief Commercial Officer, you will lead the commercial strategy and growth agenda for a leading renewable energy and industrial development business. You will be responsible for securing strategic partnerships, developing long-term revenue opportunities, and driving market expansion across energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing the organisation's commercial strategy.
• Securing long-term agreements for electricity, hydrogen, and related products.
• Building strategic partnerships with industrial customers, investors, and key stakeholders.
• Structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements and joint ventures.
• Identifying new market opportunities and driving business development initiatives.
• Engaging with local and international partners to support project growth and investment.
• Providing commercial leadership across major development and expansion projects.

What You Bring

• Significant commercial leadership experience within renewable energy, infrastructure, industrial development, energy trading, or a related sector.
• Proven success in originating, negotiating, and executing complex commercial agreements and strategic partnerships.
• Strong network across industrial, energy, infrastructure, or investment markets.
• Experience developing new markets, business opportunities, and revenue streams.
• Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management capability.
• Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a high-growth environment.