Chief Development Officer- Enlight Local

Enlight Local is an Israeli energy-development company and a subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy. It focuses on developing energy independence projects close to electricity consumption and demand centres in Israel. Enlight Local works with municipalities, businesses, industrial facilities, and rural communities to develop integrated energy solutions. We are looking for a senior, commercially minded Chief Development Officer to lead the Israeli development organization and drive the company's next phase of growth. The role oversees three interconnected areas: Business Development & Sales, Renewable Energy Project Development — spanning planning, permitting, land and grid connection for complex, long-cycle projects — and Customer Excellence . The VP will lead a large, multi-layered organization, including senior directors and managers, and will report directly to the CEO of Enlight Local .

Requirements: • Significant leadership experience managing large, multi-layered teams , including managers and senior professionals. • Proven ability to lead complex, long-cycle processes involving multiple stakeholders, dependencies and regulatory interfaces. • Strong commercial and financial acumen, including the ability to work with economic models, business plans and financing parameters. • Highly analytical, organized, and able to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously. • Experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, real estate or another highly regulated, process-intensive industry – a strong advantage. • Familiarity with planning, permitting, land/RMI or electricity/grid processes – an advantage, but not a prerequisite . • Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills. • Entrepreneurial, ambitious and execution-oriented mindset, with a strong drive for excellence. • Fluent English. We are looking for a strong business leader first. Deep technical expertise in electricity regulation, planning and permitting is an advantage