Lead Planning & Strategy Manager

Duke Energy Corporation•Charlotte, NC

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position leads and directs the business planning process, business reviews and governance for executive leadership within the Market Solutions Carolinas Region and/or the Midwest and Florida Regions and their organizations. Provides strategic and business planning leadership and consultation to ensure alignment and achievement of plans and objectives to senior leadership and their organization. Facilitates and implements business planning process, including risk assessment, initiative plans, and goal development and alignment. Monitors performance of initiatives and goals to ensure business unit success. Provides consultation, facilitation and oversight of various management systems and governance structures including functional peer teams, and local utility business reviews. Provides direct management support for the SVP of a business unit or support for VPs of multiple business units. Communicates non-financial insights in a timely and effective manner. Responsible for ensuring the effective preparation and delivery of presentations and meeting materials related to operations’ strategic direction and performance, including local utility review meetings, QBRs and operational BPRs. Provides direct development of initiative plans and timelines, monitor execution to plans and reports on status and issues. May include independent management of projects for the business area. Facilitates target setting for operational goals and goal development and alignment (STPP, Business Unit goals, operational performance goals and metrics) Develops functional expertise in the business strategy and planning process. Leads and directs the Business Planning and Mgmt organization for that function. (ex: Risk Assessment, Strategic planning, Analysis, HR Liaison, etc

Requirements

Bachelors degree
seven (7) or more years related work experience
Demonstrated experience supporting executive-level leadership (SVP/VP) in complex, matrixed organizations
Strong understanding of utility operations, customer data domains, and regulated environment planning cycles
Proven ability to lead cross-functional governance forums (e.g., QBRs, business reviews, planning councils) and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
Experience translating strategy into executable operational plans, including KPI development, performance tracking, and risk mitigation
Background in enterprise data, analytics, or digital product environments, with ability to bridge technical and business stakeholders
Demonstrated success managing high-visibility, ambiguous initiatives with competing priorities and tight executive timelines
Advanced facilitation skills with the ability to navigate conflict, influence without authority, and drive decision-making
Strong storytelling capability—able to synthesize complex information into clear, executive-ready narratives and materials
Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, business units, or regions, with awareness of regulatory and operational nuances
High degree of organizational awareness, discretion, and executive presence

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree in Business Administration
ten (10) years of related work experience
Previous Utility knowledge and experience
Experienced in facilitation and/or support role
Previous management experience
Previous experience in strategic planning
Project mgmt. experience
Collaboration skills
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Organization and planning skills
Group presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with various groups to achieve business objectives in a dynamic environment
Strong written and oral communication skills
Skilled Mediator

Responsibilities

Guides executive and senior management in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans for the business unit. This includes the facilitation of the annual strategic planning cycle and directing risk assessments
Provides direct management support to the SVP of business unit.
Provides support and coordination cross functional peer teams and management systems. This includes support of quarterly business reviews, the regional jurisdictional review meetings and the Regulated Utility Planning and Execution forum.
Serves as a working project manager of cross-functional business projects.
Provides a broad and detailed level of subject matter expertise across multiple functions, systems and jurisdictions.