Head of Commercial
About the company Bluecurrent is a leading provider of innovative smart metering services and solutions in New Zealand and Australia. They partner with leading energy retailers and distributors and combine the strength of a leading infrastructure business with the agility of a data-driven technology company. Their smart metering and energy data services enable better decisions, greater efficiency, and a more sustainable energy future.
The Role As Head of Commercial, in collaboration with the business you’ll design and execute commercial strategies that drive growth, profitability, and operational excellence across the whole business.
Reporting to the CFO, you’ll lead a team of commercial specialists and work closely with a variety of teams to develop, negotiate, and manage customer and partner contracts that deliver value for both Bluecurrent and its clients.
This is a pivotal leadership role — balancing strategic insight with hands-on commercial management to ensure the business continues to thrive in a dynamic and evolving energy market.
Key Responsibilities
The Role As Head of Commercial, in collaboration with the business you’ll design and execute commercial strategies that drive growth, profitability, and operational excellence across the whole business.
Reporting to the CFO, you’ll lead a team of commercial specialists and work closely with a variety of teams to develop, negotiate, and manage customer and partner contracts that deliver value for both Bluecurrent and its clients.
This is a pivotal leadership role — balancing strategic insight with hands-on commercial management to ensure the business continues to thrive in a dynamic and evolving energy market.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement commercial strategies aligned with organisational goals
- Build and manage strategic relationships with key customers and partners to drive revenue
- Drive commercial excellence by optimising pricing, terms, and contract management processes
- Analyse market trends, pricing strategies, and emerging opportunities to enhance performance
- Collaborate across the business to ensure commercial initiatives support financial and operational objectives
- Continuously evolve commercial processes and implement tools to streamline workflows and reporting
- Lead and mentor a team of commercial specialists
- You will be financially literate – likely to have had an early career in accounting or finance
- Proven experience in senior commercial manager roles
- Strong negotiation and analytical skills, with the ability to manage complex, high-value contracts
- Exceptional communication, influencing, and relationship management skills
- A strategic mindset with the ability to balance commercial outcomes and customer needs
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Experience in the energy industry will be advantageous, but not essential
- Experience in large data driven, B2B environments will be preferred
- An opportunity to work for a large, successful business that’s in growth mode
- An autonomous leadership role that has daily exposure to the C-suite
- A competitive base salary with excellent staff benefits
- WFH & flexible working arrangements available