Location: Buckinghamshire (UK)

Reporting to: Head of Energy Sales

MetDesk is the UK's largest independent weather forecasting company, serving a global customer base from our Forecasting HQ in Wendover. We have a high-growth, technology-first mindset and have invested significantly in advanced forecasting models, high-performance computing, machine learning, and scalable data platforms to deliver our expertise to our target markets.

We are looking for a dynamic and commercially driven Sales Lead for our Wind & Solar Forecasting Solutions.

Harnessing our highly regarded existing technology platform, this is a new role within MetDesk focused on driving revenue for our suite of ML-based wind and solar forecasting products. These products target utilities, IPPs, traders, grid operators, and asset managers.

Our unique blend of technology enables us to deliver exceptionally accurate power forecasts - from five minutes ahead to weeks ahead - supporting both short-term operational decisions and longer-term strategic planning.

You will own the sales strategy and leverage our existing relationships across the energy sector to build key customer relationships in the renewables market.

  • Develop and execute the commercial strategy for wind and solar forecasting products.
  • Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities across renewable asset owners, utilities, traders, and balancing parties.
  • Lead complex B2B sales cycles from prospecting through trials, evaluation, contract negotiation, implementation, and close.
  • Build and manage a strong sales pipeline with accurate forecasting and CRM reporting.
  • Collaborate with product, analytics, and marketing teams to refine value propositions, customer messaging, and the sales journey.
  • Represent the company at industry conferences, trade shows, and client meetings.
  • Provide market intelligence on customer needs, pricing trends, and competitor positioning.
  • Experience (3+ years) in B2B energy, renewables, power markets, or energy analytics sales.
  • Proven track record of closing high-value, multi-year contracts, preferably within renewables or weather forecasting markets.
  • Strong understanding of wind and solar forecasting, grid operations, imbalance risk, and energy trading.
  • Experience selling SaaS, data, or analytics products.
  • Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
  • Existing network within renewable IPPs, utilities, traders, or aggregators.
  • Experience with PPA structures, balancing markets, and ancillary services.
  • Familiarity with forecasting accuracy metrics (MAE, RMSE, P50/P90).
  • International sales experience across multiple energy markets.
  • MetDesk is an established player in the energy and weather marketplace, with strong relationships across Europe.
  • Opportunity to lead commercial growth in a mission-driven renewable energy company.
  • Competitive base salary with an uncapped commission structure.
  • Flexible, hybrid, or remote working options.
  • Career progression in a high-growth sector.
  • Company profit-share scheme.
  • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Enhanced maternity pay.
  • Access to online wellness and mental health services.

Why Join Us?

By harnessing the latest advances in machine learning and AI, MetDesk R&D delivers market-leading accuracy in renewable energy forecasting. By leading sales for our wind and solar forecasting solutions, you will directly contribute to the continued growth of an already successful weather forecasting business within the energy sector.

Note: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

MetDesk’s Research & Development team sits at the intersection of operational forecasting and machine learning innovation. We develop, test and deploy new forecasting methodologies that directly impact real-world decision-making across energy, transport and other weather-sensitive sectors.

Our work spans forecast verification, post-processing, climatology, and the integration of cutting-edge ML approaches with physical meteorological understanding. We operate in close collaboration with our forecast and software engineering teams to ensure research moves rapidly from concept to operational impact.

We are seeking a talented scientist to join our Meteorological Research & Development team. Working alongside an experienced team of meteorologists and scientists you will use your expertise to both improve existing systems and help to design and prototype exciting new products.

  • Identify opportunities for new products or improvements to existing systems and develop these to the proof of concept stage
  • Stay abreast of the latest developments in both traditional and ML-based weather forecasting
  • Work closely with our development teams to hand over prototyped solutions
  • Represent the organisation at scientific conferences and industry meetings
  • Perform verification analysis to understand forecast skill
  • Maintain and update existing archives and climatological datasets
  • Ph.D. in Meteorology, Physics, Atmospheric Science, Data Science or a related field
  • Excellent Python programming skills
  • Experience with Git/GitHub and collaborative software development
  • Experience using common meteorological data formats – eg, observations, satellite, grib and NetCDF
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment
  • Experience using Python ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch to train site-based ML models
  • Pre-existing knowledge of the Transport, Renewables or Energy sectors
  • Experience working with NVIDIA’s Earth2Studio framework and associated models
  • Option to work from our Wendover offices, hybrid, or fully remote (to be agreed).
  • Opportunities for professional development and conference participation.
  • Collaborative and forward-thinking research culture.

Salary Range:

£32,000–£50,000 per annum, depending on experience and level of responsibility. Applications are welcomed from recent PhD graduates as well as candidates with several years of relevant industry or postdoctoral experience.

Note: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.