Senior Account Executive – Downstream
RigUp
| Company | RigUp |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | Remote |
| Remote | Remote |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
RigUp is the source-to-pay solution built for energy. By combining purpose-built software with expert teams, we empower the world’s leading energy companies and their suppliers to work better, together.
Learn more about how RigUp is equipping everyone in the energy ecosystem to operate with greater speed and efficiency at rigup.com The Senior Account Executive – Downstream is responsible for leading partnerships with current and prospective customers to sell RigUp solutions across the downstream energy sector, including LNG, refining, petrochemical, terminal, pipeline, and related industrial operations. This role will play a critical part in building and expanding RigUp’s downstream presence by developing new customer relationships, identifying market opportunities, and helping establish scalable processes and strategies for this growing sector.
This position collaborates closely with internal partners to understand all products RigUp offers, enhancements being developed, and shares insights gained from customers to help position RigUp as a strategic workforce and services partner within the downstream market. The Senior Account Executive serves as a subject matter expert in downstream operations and supports broader business development efforts while mentoring others on the team.
What you’ll be doing:
Relationship Management & Sector Development
Grow and maintain strategic relationships with existing and prospective downstream customers
Lead the development and ongoing cultivation of relationships with key stakeholders to generate new business opportunities within utility providers, EPC firms, electrical contractors, distribution operators, and data center organizations
Support the build-out of RigUp’s downstream sector by identifying market trends, customer needs, operational gaps, and scalable growth opportunities
Partner with leadership to help define go-to-market strategies, account targeting, and customer engagement approaches for these verticals
Communicate with customers in a full-service capacity from onboarding through completion of work with a regular cadence via in-person meetings, phone calls, or electronic communication
Advance customer awareness of all RigUp offerings, including contingent labor, B2B services, and workforce solutions relevant to downstream operations
Act as a trusted advisor to customers by understanding operational challenges, outage schedules, capital projects, maintenance demands, contractor compliance requirements, and workforce planning needs
Relationship Development & Business Growth
Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients, understanding their operational needs and aligning them with RigUp solutions
Own portions of the sales cycle, including prospecting, presenting offerings, pipeline management, and supporting negotiations alongside senior sales leaders
Identify and develop new downstream business opportunities in emerging and existing markets
Track and report on key sales activities and pipeline updates, contributing to team targets and downstream growth initiatives
Form partnerships with clients to understand operations, maintenance cycles, turnaround planning, contractor management, safety requirements, and workforce challenges to provide value-added solutions
Initiate proposals, onboarding requests, and customer implementation exercises and manage them from initiation through maturity
Assist in developing repeatable processes, documentation, and best practices to support the continued growth of the downstream vertical
Internal Partnerships
Liaise with Operations on onboarding documentation, customer compliance, payroll, invoicing, contractor management, and collections
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure a smooth transition from sales to operations and ongoing client satisfaction
Partner with Product, Operations, Marketing, and Leadership teams to provide downstrea