Vice President, Commercial

Location: Canada(Hybrid, Remote) - open to candidates across North America

Role
Type: Full-time/ Existing Vacancy

About e-Zinc

e-Zinc is an energy storage venture based in Toronto with a breakthrough technology poised to disrupt the market. As the global energy grid moves to higher levels of penetration of renewable energy, thereis a surging needforaffordable, flexible, long-duration energy storage.e-Zinc is uniquely positioned to meet this demand asthe firstcompanyin the world to “metalize” electricity.

Backed by over CAD $80 million in funding from leading global strategic and financial investors - such as Toyota Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Eni,Evok Innovations, and BDC-e-Zinc has garnered international recognition for its proprietary technology and visionary roadmap. Highlights include:

• $1M Grand Prize winner of the Impact Canada Charging the Future Challenge
• Awarded a $1.6M grant from Breakthrough Energy Solutions Canada
• Secured over $12M in funding across three projects from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
• Recipient of a USD $1.3M grant from the California Energy Commission

As e-Zinc moves toward commercialization, e-Zinc is expanding its team to bring our transformative technology to market and support the future of renewable energy.

The SVP/VP, Commercial will lead and scale e-Zinc's commercial organization, driving business development, strategic partnerships, and market adoption of our long-duration energy storage technology. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), this role will serve as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and help shape the company's commercial strategy during a pivotal stage of growth.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in the long-duration energy storage or broader clean energy sector, along with a proven track record of commercializing innovative technologies and building strategic customer and partner relationships. This leader will be equally comfortable defining long-term commercial strategy and executing against it—leading complex customer engagements, influencing cross-functional decisions, and working closely with the executive team to accelerate growth and position e-Zinc for long-term success.

Position Scope and Responsibilities

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VP, Commercial will lead e-Zinc's transition from early commercial validation to scaled market deployment. This executive will define and execute the company's commercial strategy, build strategic customer and partner relationships, and establish the commercial foundation required to scale long-duration energy storage deployments. Reporting to the CEO, this is a highly visible player-coach role that combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

• Develop and execute e-Zinc's commercial strategy, identifying priority markets, customer segments, and growth opportunities.
• Shape go-to-market plans, value propositions, pricing strategies, and competitive positioning across utility, industrial, remote/off-grid, and emerging applications such as data centers.
• Monitor market trends, competitive activity, and regulatory developments, translating insights into commercial opportunities.
• Partner closely with the Executive Team to align commercial priorities with product development, manufacturing readiness, and corporate strategy.

• Lead the full commercial lifecycle—from opportunity identification and customer engagement through contract negotiation and deal execution.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships across utilities, independent power producers (IPPs), developers, EPCs, strategic partners, investors, and other key stakeholders.
• Structure innovative commercial models and long-term partnership agreements that accelerate customer adoption and project deployment.
• Represent e-Zinc externally with customers, partners, investors, and at industry events.
• Oversee the commercial execution of customer projects from contract award through commissioning and long-term relationship management.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to ensure successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Identify…