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Based in Calgary, this role bridges strategic account management with new business expansion across upstream, midstream, downstream, and commodity trading organizations. You will play a pivotal role in establishing Kpler as the primary market intelligence platform for Canadian energy leaders, translating complex trade flows and physical market data into high-value strategic outcomes for our clients.\nKey Responsibilities\nDrive end-to-end commercial expansion: Execute complete sales cycles-from initial prospecting and tailored product demonstrations through to contract negotiation and closing-targeting both new logo acquisition and portfolio expansion.\n\nBuild strategic account mapping: Formulate and execute multi-year account plans for target Canadian energy producers, midstream operators, and trading desks to systematically map decision-makers and identify whitespace opportunities.\n\nCultivate multi-threaded relationships: Establish deep, long-term partnerships across front-office trading, commercial logistics, risk management, and executive leadership teams rather than relying on single contacts.\n\nEstablish local market presence: Serve as the face of Kpler in Calgary by actively attending industry events, networking, and building local brand authority to support broader Canadian market expansion.\n\nDeliver tailored value propositions: Align Kpler’s energy and maritime intelligence suites directly with client-specific use cases across physical trading, supply chain optimization, risk management, and competitive analysis.\n\nPartner cross-functionally: Collaborate closely with global Product, Customer Success, and Market Analyst teams to shape account strategies, maximize account renewals, and convey local market feedback for platform enhancements.\n\nExperience & Background\nWhat you'll need (Must-haves)\nProven hybrid sales expertise: 5+ years of experience in a combined new-business acquisition and account management role, ideally within data/analytics, SaaS, or energy-market platforms.\n\nCanadian energy market context: Deep understanding of the Canadian energy landscape, including key mechanics across producers, midstream operators, marketers, and trading desks.\n\nFull-cycle sales leadership: Demonstrated track record of managing full sales cycles-prospecting, demoing, negotiating, closing, and renewing/expanding mid-market or enterprise accounts.\n\nStructured territory execution: Proven ability to build and execute structured account plans and territory maps in complex sales environments.\n\nCalgary location: Based in Calgary, Alberta, with the ability to participate in hybrid in-office/in-market activities and undertake periodic regional or national travel.\n\nNice-to-haves\nPlatform familiarity: Prior experience using or selling commodity data, AIS freight/maritime tracking, or trade-flow analytics tools.\n\nIndustry network: An active network of commercial, trading, or risk contacts within Canadian energy companies.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3150,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-21T20:38:09Z"}],"liveness":{"score":54,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.542,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":52,"reasons":["conf:0","agency","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kpler-commercial-manager-energy-canada","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kpler-commercial-manager-energy-canada.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T18:56:12Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}