Application Guide
How to Apply for Sales Program Development Specialist
at Redaptive
🏢 About Redaptive
Redaptive is unique as an energy-as-a-service company that combines environmental sustainability with business profitability through large-scale energy efficiency solutions. Working here means contributing directly to reducing carbon footprints while helping businesses save money, offering a rare intersection of purpose-driven work and commercial impact in the clean energy sector.
About This Role
This role involves leading cross-functional collaboration to build data-driven business cases for new customers, creating financial models for proposals, and structuring Redaptive's offerings competitively. It's impactful because you'll directly shape how the company wins deals and scales its energy efficiency programs, bridging technical solutions with commercial strategy.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve collaborating with Sales on a new customer proposal, building a cash flow model in Excel to demonstrate ROI, meeting with Engineering to understand technical constraints, and refining a PowerPoint presentation to tell a compelling story about energy savings. You'll likely juggle multiple deals at various stages, ensuring each aligns with business objectives and customer needs.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Redaptive Is Looking For
- Has 3-6 years in sales support, deal desk, or consulting with proven experience building financial models (cash flow analyses) and business cases in Excel
- Demonstrates strong storytelling abilities through PowerPoint to translate complex data into compelling customer proposals
- Has successfully worked cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Sales, and Operations teams in previous roles
- Possesses a background in Business, Finance, or Engineering with analytical skills to evaluate deals and tailor solutions to customer needs
📝 Tips for Applying to Redaptive
Highlight specific examples in your resume where you built cash flow models or financial analyses for customer proposals, quantifying results if possible
Mention experience with energy efficiency, sustainability, or clean tech projects to show industry alignment with Redaptive's mission
Describe a time you collaborated cross-functionally (Sales, Engineering, Legal, etc.) to structure a complex deal or program
Tailor your application to emphasize both analytical skills (Excel modeling) and communication skills (PowerPoint storytelling)
Research Redaptive's specific offerings (like Efficiency-as-a-Service) and mention how your experience aligns with their business model
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your experience creating data-driven business cases and financial models for customer proposals', 'Examples of successful cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Engineering, and other teams', "How your background aligns with Redaptive's mission of boosting energy efficiency for sustainability and profitability", 'Your ability to manage multiple opportunities at different sales stages independently']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Redaptive's specific programs like Efficiency-as-a-Service and how they structure customer agreements
- → Case studies or customer examples on Redaptive's website to understand their impact and solutions
- → The company's recent news, funding rounds, or partnerships to discuss industry trends
- → Competitors in the energy-as-a-service space and how Redaptive differentiates itself
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting generic applications without mentioning energy efficiency, sustainability, or Redaptive's specific business model
- Failing to provide concrete examples of financial modeling or cross-functional collaboration in your resume
- Overemphasizing only technical skills without demonstrating storytelling or sales support experience
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!