Executive search

BESS & Energy Storage Executive Search

Net Zero Search is a partner-led executive search firm for battery energy storage and BESS. We place development, commercial and optimisation leaders who turn storage pipelines into revenue for investors and operating companies across the UK, Europe and North America, with a 98% retained-to-fill rate and a first shortlist in two to four weeks.

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Roles we place

Leadership across the value chain.

How we're different

Built for the hires that can't go wrong.

Partner-led

The partner who wins your mandate runs it from brief to placement. 100% partner-delivered.

Sector-exclusive

We work only in energy storage and the wider energy transition, with networks built since 2010.

No junior hand-off

No researchers taking over after the pitch. The same expert stays on your search throughout.

Placement guarantee

Every retained mandate carries a placement guarantee, backed by a 98% retained-to-fill rate.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

What is BESS executive search?

It is retained executive search for leadership roles across battery energy storage. Net Zero Search has delivered these searches since 2010, with 100% partner-delivered mandates.

Which storage roles do you place?

We place development directors, commercial and optimisation leads, and the route-to-market and trading talent that makes BESS projects bankable.

How fast is your shortlist?

Our median time to a first shortlist is two to four weeks, and 98% of our retained searches are filled.

Do you work with private equity-backed storage developers?

Yes. We regularly help private equity and infrastructure investors build the teams that scale battery storage platforms across the UK, Europe and North America.

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