Senior Director/VP, Origination

Company: Cypress Creek Energy (CCE)
Location: Preferred: New York City, NY, or Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full Time

The Company:
Cypress Creek Energy (CCE) is addressing the growing energy demand by developing, owning, and operating solar, storage, and firm capacity solutions. We are building a team with diverse perspectives to deliver meaningful projects that strengthen communities and power everyday life.

Overview:
CCE is seeking a Senior Director/VP, Origination to lead the market-facing origination function. This player-coach role involves leading a lean team focused on utility, Data Centers, and near-term power market segments across North America. You will serve as a senior face of CCE, manage key relationships, and drive the commercial pipeline. This role requires a deep understanding of power trading, hedging, and utility procurement cycles, coupled with a strong network and the ability to manage the full customer lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

Market Strategy and Intelligence

• Own market coverage strategy across all US markets.
• Define priority states, monitor IRP cycles, large load tariffs, interconnection movements, and regulatory shifts.
• Leverage CCE’s greenfield and M&A pipeline to structure value-added solutions.
• Synthesize customer feedback and competitive intelligence to inform strategy.

Customer Relationships

• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with IOUs, electric co-ops, municipal utilities, Hyperscalers, Data Centers, and C&I customers.
• Manage the full relationship lifecycle from qualification to deal activation.
• Represent CCE at industry conferences, RTO stakeholder meetings, and utility working groups.

Deal Origination and Execution

• Lead origination of utility offtake opportunities (solar, BESS, gas, hybrid) including PPAs, VPPAs, ESAs, and build-transfer structures.
• Own short-term and near-term power market origination, including bilateral hedges and capacity agreements.
• Apply energy trading and hedging experience to structure transactions and optimize asset value.
• Qualify opportunities against commercial criteria and advance through the Deal Desk.
• Respond to utility RFPs and large load solicitations.

Team Leadership

• Lead, manage, and develop the North American origination team, ensuring accountability for market coverage, pipeline quality, and relationship depth.
• Establish operating cadence, including pipeline reviews and performance management.
• Design team structure and coverage roles as CCE’s commercial ambition grows.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Development, Finance, Structuring, M&A, and Legal teams.
• Maintain full pipeline visibility through disciplined Salesforce CRM management.

Education & Experience Required:

• 10+ years in energy markets (power origination, utility commercial, or energy trading/structuring).
• Established senior relationships across IOUs, Co-ops, Hyperscalers, and C&I energy buyers.
• Proven experience building and managing origination teams.
• Player-coach mentality: actively originating while leading the team.
• Deep knowledge of US power markets (RTO structure, LMP dynamics, capacity markets, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with short-term power trading, bilateral hedging, and near-term market transactions.
• Demonstrated track record originating and executing utility offtake agreements.
• Working knowledge of natural gas markets.

Preferred:

• Experience across utility-scale solar/BESS and gas (hybrid/dispatchable configurations).
• Familiarity with ESA and Energy-as-a-Service commercial structures.
• Background spanning utility, IPP, hyperscaler, energy trading firm, and/or independent developer.
• Working knowledge of project finance, tax equity, and capital stack implications.

Location:
The preferred location for this role is one of our office locations: New York City, NY, or Chicago, IL. Our team operates on a hybrid schedule, with three days per week in the office.

Compensation:
The salary range for the position is $260,000-$305,000 plus bonus and benefits. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, skills, experience, and location.

Benefits:

• 15 days of Paid Time Off (accrual up to 20 days), 11 observed holidays.
• 401(k) Match.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and health insurance.
• Wellness stipend, family planning stipend, and generous parental leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Phone Bill Reimbursement.
• Company Swag.