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title: 'Open Application at Sparkfund'
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# Open Application at Sparkfund

- **Company:** Sparkfund
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2025-06-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sparkfund/jobs/4576157006

## Job description

## About Sparkfund

Sparkfund is the utility services company unlocking capacity on the grid. Through its Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP) model, Sparkfund enables utilities, energy majors, and large-load customers to deploy front-of-the-meter batteries and gensets as distribution infrastructure. By adding targeted capacity exactly where and when the grid needs it most, DCP helps meet demand, support reliability, and put downward pressure on rates. Sparkfund supports program design, grid value assessment, asset host engagement, and value chain management to ensure on-time, on-budget deployment with maximum system value and lowest cost.

With more than 3,200 projects deployed across 43 states and more than 300MW of energized assets constructed, Sparkfund is transforming customer-sited assets into a valuable portfolio resource for the benefit of our society. To learn more about Sparkfund, visit sparkfund.com.

The Work Ahead

The DCP initiative is scaling quickly, and we expect to open roles in several key areas. Candidates with experience in the following domains are encouraged to express interest:

🚀 Deployment & Program Delivery

- Program Managers / Directors: Lead multi-stakeholder deployment programs, manage cross-functional teams, and oversee performance across technical and commercial KPIs.
- Deployment Associates: Support project tracking, partner coordination, and data management across a fast-moving deployment portfolio.

⚡ Technical Development & Engineering

- Energy Storage Engineers / DER Engineers: Lead technical design, application, and feasibility work for BESS, solar, and DER integration.
- Interconnection or Grid Integration Specialists: Manage utility interconnection processes and support technical diligence for distributed infrastructure.

👥 Customer & Host Engagement

- Host Engagement Leads / Managers: Develop and manage relationships with site hosts (property owners, facility managers) to build and maintain pipelines of DER-ready sites.
- Customer Success & Onboarding Specialists: Support site activation, onboarding, and ongoing host satisfaction throughout program lifecycle.

🏛️ Policy, Regulatory, and Market Strategy

- Regulatory Analysts or Policy Managers: Analyze utility programs, rate structures, and regulatory filings; shape strategies to align DCP with evolving policy landscapes.
- Market Development Leads: Drive go-to-market strategy and positioning with utilities, local governments, and partners in new and emerging markets.

🔧 Operations & Systems

- Operations Associates / Systems Analysts: Build and refine internal systems to track milestones, manage data, and drive visibility across the DCP ecosystem.
- Process & Tools Leads: Develop workflows and platforms that support reporting, automation, and continuous improvement across the program.

## What We Look For

- Mission-alignment: Passion for accelerating clean energy deployment and transforming utility business models
- Systems thinking: Ability to see across functions, anticipate interdependencies, and connect dots in a complex ecosystem
- Adaptability: Comfort navigating ambiguity and evolving scopes in a rapidly growing program
- Collaboration: Enthusiasm for working cross-functionally and engaging diverse internal and external stakeholders
- Experience: Background in energy, utilities, infrastructure, or climate-adjacent industries is preferred, but not required

## Equal Employment Opportunity

Sparkfund is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Sparkfund also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs or practices, in all phases of the hiring process and throughout employment. If you need an accommodation, please let us know.

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may change at any time based on business needs. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply — even if you do not meet every listed qualification — as skills and competencies can develop in different ways.

## About Sparkfund

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sparkfund is the utility services company delivering the distributed grid through Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP), deploying front-of-the-meter batteries and gensets as distribution infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: United States (exact city not specified in provided sources)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (over a decade of experience as of 2025)
- **Founders**: Pier LaFarge (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Energy / Utility Services / Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
- Target customers: Utilities (B2B, enterprise)
- Mission: "To unlock the full value of the grid for the benefit of our society"
- Vision: "Turning distributed capacity into core infrastructure"

## Products & Services
- **Distributed Capacity Procurement (DCP)**: A standardized three-phase service framework (Design, Deploy, Dispatch) for deploying 1–5 MW front-of-the-meter batteries and gensets as utility-owned, grid-integrated capacity. Includes network planning, site assessment, competitive open-book procurement, physical installation, SCADA monitoring, and grid dispatch.
- **Conforming Project Playbook**: Templatized utility-grade designs that improve with each deployment, enabling repeatability and cost reduction.
- **Subscription Model (historical)**: Early as-a-service financing for energy efficiency and distributed energy, though current focus is on DCP.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: 300+ MW energized assets; 3,200+ projects deployed across 43 states; 1% variance to time and budget over 36 months
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Board members include representatives from Constellation Technology Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, and Avista. Google committed $50 million to Xcel Energy's Capacity*Connect program, deployed in collaboration with Sparkfund.
- **Growth Signals**: Partnership with Xcel Energy to install up to 200 MW of distributed battery storage by 2028; expanding national network of pre-vetted host sites; ongoing DCP programs across multiple utilities.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Utility-centric model**: Works inside utilities across distribution operations, system planning, and regulatory teams – a "connective tissue" most competitors lack.
- **Proven repeatability**: Conforming Project Playbook and open-book procurement drive down costs and timelines with each cohort.
- **Pre-built site pipeline**: Maintains a growing network of pre-vetted host sites (commercial, industrial, nonprofit, municipal) already mapped to grid needs.
- **Accredited capacity**: Assets are designed to accredit at the highest market rates (ELCC, peak duration) and are utility-dispatched, counted on the resource plan.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale the DCP model to deploy hundreds of megawatts across the U.S. over 18–36 months at or below the price of marginal capacity.
- Expand utility partnerships and regulatory engagement to accelerate distributed capacity as core grid infrastructure.
- Continue to refine the Conforming Project Playbook to capture falling battery prices and reduce soft costs.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes ownership, resilience, curiosity, and problem-solving. Core values include Attentive, Problem Solvers, Critical Thinkers, Creative, and Curious. Described as "not afraid to tackle a big topic and transform a well-established industry."
- **Work Environment**: Remote-friendly (current open role for Senior Manager, IT and Cybersecurity is listed as Remote). Small team with high impact.
- **Impact**: Directly involved in building the grid of the future – measurable results (1% variance, 300+ MW) and partnerships with major utilities and Google.
- **Growth**: Opportunity to work cross-functionally, tackle complex challenges, and drive innovation in a critical industry.

## Sources
1. [sparkfund.com](https://sparkfund.com/)
2. [sparkfund.com/about-us](https://sparkfund.com/about-us)
3. [sparkfund.com/life-at-sparkfund](https://sparkfund.com/life-at-sparkfund)
4. [sparkfund.com/openroles](https://sparkfund.com/openroles)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/sparkfund](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sparkfund)

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