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President & COO

President & COO

CompanyAscend Analytics
LocationBoulder, CO, USA
Salary$325000 – $375000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience of either electric power industry experience or B2B SaaS or enterprise technology, including 5+ years in executive leadership roles scaling organizations.
  • Proven executive leadership in the power industry addressing critical decision analytics for utilities, power producers, or large consumers of electricity.
  • Strong command of SaaS economics and operational frameworks (CAC, CLTV, churn, payback, gross margin, etc.).
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams with decisiveness, authenticity, and inspiration.
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves, dive into the details, and solve problems hands-on when necessary.
  • Experience implementing tools and systems (CRM, ERP, analytics) that provide visibility and fuel decision-making.
  • Experience driving change and improving company culture.

Responsibilities

  • Take command of company operations—overseeing product delivery, customer experience, revenue operations, and internal systems.
  • Build and scale repeatable, data-driven processes that support sustainable growth and performance.
  • Align every team behind clearly defined KPIs and operational plans that map directly to company objectives.
  • Partner with the CEO to turn vision into action—and results.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success to create a seamless, high-performing customer journey.
  • Strengthen the go-to-market engine with insights, systems, and accountability that drive acquisition, retention, and expansion.
  • Ensure operational readiness as we scale into new markets, sectors, and product offerings.
  • Foster a culture of excellence, ownership, and agility—where performance and purpose go hand in hand.
  • Attract, mentor, and empower top-tier talent; build an organizational structure that grows with the business.
  • Bring clarity and focus during moments of rapid change or ambiguity—leading with empathy, confidence, and vision.
  • Co-own financial performance, planning, and forecasting with the CEO and CFO.
  • Optimize capital allocation and resource deployment to balance growth and efficiency.
  • Provide rigorous operational insight and accountability to board members and investors.
  • Deploy systems, infrastructure, and processes that turn complexity into clarity and chaos into consistency.
  • Drive major initiatives, including new product rollouts, geographic expansion, and post-M&A integration.
  • Create the operational runway that allows innovation to thrive without losing control or cohesion.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Passion for clean energy, climate tech, or the energy transition—especially if you’ve operated in mission-driven or technical sectors.
  • Proven success scaling SaaS based analytic companies—and ideally through key inflection points such as exit, M&A, or IPO.
  • Experience working in private equity-backed businesses and engaging directly with investors.
  • M&A leadership experience—both on the evaluation side and in executing smooth, value-creating integrations.
  • Familiarity with scaling complex operations across multiple products, customer types, or geographic regions.