Key Account Manager Renewables, Power Grids Finance

Overview

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world's most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.

DNV Energy Systems North America (ESNA) region seeks a Key Account Manager (KAM) Renewables, Power Grids, & Finance to join our commercial team and drive strengthening, expanding, and fostering relationships with a particular focus on renewable energy, power grid developers, and financiers. ESNA is on a journey to become more customer‑centric and agile in meeting its customer requirements while continuously improving the way we work.

The KAM will be responsible for maintaining multiple Key Customers and will have a strong customer and market focus. They manage customer relations with a key customer and a group of customers in a defined energy industry segment.

As a KAM, they lead an account team that will establish relationships with customer contacts and understand the needs and strategic goals of the key account. Under the KAM direction, the account team will give customers a voice within the organization, provide input on improving our customer service, and drive the shaping of our customer policy and strategy.

This position will not have direct people management responsibility and will rely on your ability to influence people to design and implement initiatives that are key to your success in the growing business with your assigned industry segment and Key Account. Collaborating closely with Marketing, Communications, and Public Affairs, you will be responsible for developing targeted Key Account and Customer Segment Campaigns.

This role is based at our DNV office in New York, NY;
Oak Brook, IL;
Oakland, CA;
San Diego, CA;
Austin, TX;
Medford, MA presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site. Further details regarding role‑specific requirements will be shared during the interview process.

This position could be in any DNV office location in the continental U.S.

• Contribute towards the development of the key account strategy and be responsible for developing campaigns for your Key Accounts and service portfolio, which generates increased opportunities with your key accounts area
• Develop and manage a strategy to optimize the customer experience and DNV business with customers for cross‑ and up‑selling activities across BAs, BUs, and services

• Foster relevant internal and external networks; identify, build, and strengthen customer relationships; stimulate collaboration within their region and across Business Areas
• Act as a conduit for key projects, monitor the delivery of projects/services to ensure high quality and consistency, and participate in cross‑sector opportunities
• Acts as project sponsor for key projects, monitors the delivery of projects/services to ensure quality assurance and participates in cross‑sector opportunities
• Optimize customer experience measured via the customer relationship strength indicator (CRSI) score
• Seek key customer insights (on strategic direction), market insights, and (services of) competitors and maintain an overview of significant market trends, including analysis of regional developments

• Establish and direct project and account teams to achieve business development success Identify, drive, and…