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Technical Sales Representative 

 

 📍 Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

 🕒 Start Date: Immediate 

 🌐 Languages Required: English & Spanish/German (Fluent) 

 

Are you ready to revolutionize the clean energy space while building a meaningful career? 

Join SmartHelio, a Y Combinator-backed deeptech startup headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and help reshape solar energy performance using cutting-edge AI and advanced diagnostics. 

SmartHelio is on a mission to make solar energy truly sustainable by reducing energy losses and improving asset reliability. We've been recognized globally, including as a “Best for the World” company by B Corporation. Learn more at www.smarthelio.com. 

 

🚀 About the Role 

We are looking for a full-time Technical Sales Representative to join our Swiss office. This role is ideal for a dynamic, early-career professional (aged 25–30) with a technical background in PV or energy engineering who is eager to bridge the gap between innovation and client needs. 

You will play a pivotal role in understanding customer challenges in PV asset management and positioning our advanced AI-powered software as the best solution for their needs. 

You’ll work closely with our global sales, product, and engineering teams in Switzerland and India. 

 

🎯 Key Responsibilities 

  • - Develop a deep understanding of SmartHelio’s products and effectively communicate their value to technical and business stakeholders to solve their technical challenges. 
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  • - Actively identify and engage potential clients across Europe and Latin America. 
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  • - Set up meetings or calls between potential customers. 
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  • - Build trusted relationships with technical & commercial stakeholders and manage a pipeline of interested prospects. 
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  • - Maintain accurate lead and opportunity records via HubSpot CRM. 
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  • - Support the end-to-end sales cycle, from initial contact to signed deal. 
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✅ Your Profile 

  • - Degree in Electrical, PV, Energy Engineering, or a related technical discipline
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  • - Fluent in English and another language (ideally, Spanish or German). 
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  • - 1–3 years of experience in technical sales or client-facing roles (internships or projects in renewable energy a preference). 
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  • - Entrepreneurial experience and/or worked in startups, and thrive in dynamic, high-ownership environments. 
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  • - Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. 
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  • - Curious, proactive, and driven to create impact in the energy space. 
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  • - Willingness to travel across Europe and abroad for client visits or conferences.
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💡 Why Join Us 

  • - Salary: CHF 3’500/month + performance-based bonus (signed contracts). 
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  • - Possibility for ESOPs 
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  • - High growth opportunity 
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  • - Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced startup solving real climate challenges. 
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  • - Join a global team across Switzerland, India, and the US. 
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  • - Gain hands-on exposure to cutting-edge solar technologies and AI. 
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  • - Opportunities for career growth and leadership as we scale globally. 
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  • - Weekly flexibility for partial remote work. 
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  • - Become part of the Swiss startup ecosystem and the international solar energy community.   

 

📩 How to Apply 

Send your CV and a short cover letter to: 

maxine@smarthelio.com and govinda@smarthelio.com 

CC: solar@smarthelio.com