Vice President, Utility of the Future Strategy & Transformation

National Grid • Regular • Waltham, US • £208k / year • 7m ago

About us

So, you're looking for a new challenge?

What about helping National Grid navigate the ever changing, ambiguous landscape that we need to operate in?

You could be instrumental to the innovative, future of the New England business unit.

You will partner closely with operational leaders to better understand the current landscape and make accurate forecasts around how we evolve as a business to meet rapidly changing needs of customers. All whilst ensuring that we meet wider company, state and federal goals.

Your remit would include leading strategic initiatives, special projects, a lot of key stakeholder engagement and creating the innovation strategy for the business unit.

You will create the Utility of the Future.

Sound interesting?

What your key responsibilities look like:

Anticipating future industry developments and understanding how they will impact our organisation.
Develop and articulate a clear future-proof strategy. Aligning leaders and key industry stakeholders to deliver in those 'future states'.
Partner closely with the Electric and Gas COO's to lead delivery of portfolio transformation initiatives. Including, governance, performance management, risk management etc.
Coaching and problem solving with initiative owners
Lead the New England business unity in developing an innovation strategy and building capabilities to scale up new technologies
Fostering partnerships and relationships with key industry stakeholders, including internal stakeholders, regulatory bodies, governmental agencies, industry partners and of course, our customers.

Experience needed to be successful:

A degree in Business, Engineering or relevant field. An MBA or relevant Master's degree is preferred.
Extensive leadership experience, at least 10 years leading within the Energy or Utilities industry.
Ability to cultivate high-performing teams, leaning into an innovative and continuous improvement mindset.
A proven track record in strategy development and leading transformation initiatives.
Excellent communication skills. You will be skilled at influencing and challenging through a complex, matrixed organisation.
You can clearly articulate your understanding of industry trends, the regulatory landscape and emerging technologies that impact National Grid.
You will have a commitment to sustainability and innovation.