Corporate Planning Associate

Hanwha Energy USA • Houston, TX

2d • $90,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Corporate Strategy Associate, you will help tackle important issues and assist in helping shape a compelling strategy for the growth of our clean energy businesses. Serving as a key team member on strategic initiatives, you will use both qualitative and quantitative analysis to help answer questions and develop insights. Strategic initiatives will cover the core utility-scale solar and storage development business as well as new business opportunities such as data centers and green hydrogen. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by management. All duties will be assigned in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, business administration or related field, required.
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience working at a top-tier consulting firm or similar experience in corporate strategy or corporate development role.
• Demonstrated experience assisting projects and collaborating across departments/teams.
• Strong analytical skills and a high capacity for conceptual thinking.
• Strong financial modeling skills.
• Excellent writing, verbal, and visual (PowerPoint, Excel) communications.
• Able to structure and present complex business research in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Power market fundamentals and/or renewable energy experience, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market, competitor, and technology dynamics and trends in renewables and clean energy (e.g., market sizing, competitive landscape mapping, customer segmentation) to generate insights that inform the company’s strategy.
• Support the development of recommendations and the strategy for growth (in core and new business areas), including where to compete and how to win.
• Support strategic taskforces end-to-end from problem definition to analysis to recommendations to implementation support.
• Work cross-functionally, including building consensus and communicating insights/recommendations to senior executives.
• Contribute to the annual strategic planning process and execution/implementation plans.
• Perform financial modeling to help in the evaluation of strategic options, including financial outlook, NPV, and scenario/sensitivity analysis.
• Identify potential strategic alliances/partnerships, support structuring and negotiations, and manage work with consultants/advisors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level