Sr Advisor Enterprise Strategy and Insights

MISO•Carmel, IN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position helps leadership see connections, tensions, risks, and opportunities that are not visible from any single functional viewpoint. You will influence strategic direction without owning the underlying processes, providing clarity, synthesis, and enterprise-level judgment that strengthens MISO’s overall strategy and plan. If you're energized by enterprise-level thinking, enjoy connecting dots across complex systems, and thrive through influence, we’d love to hear from you. MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. Through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million Americans. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future – it’s what our immensely talented and dedicated team does every day.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
12–14+ years of experience in enterprise strategy, risk, analytics, or related disciplines.
Demonstrated experience advising senior leaders and leading cross-functional work through influence rather than authority.
Ability to synthesize multiple enterprise processes such as ERM, governance, competitive intelligence, performance management into executive-level insights.
Strong analytical skills and comfort distinguishing signal from noise in complex information.
Exceptional strategic storytelling and executive communication capabilities.
Skilled in structured problem-solving, enterprise diagnosis, and scenario thinking.
Ability to operate confidently in ambiguity and frame enterprise-level questions with clarity.

Nice To Haves

Energy industry experience and relevant certifications (e.g., COSO, Prosci, Lean/Six Sigma) are pluses.

Responsibilities

Incorporate cross-enterprise perspectives, risk, value, performance, compliance, competitive insights, external trends into clear implications for MISO’s corporate strategy.
Partner closely with Corporate Planning to ensure enterprise-level insights strengthen the development and evolution of MISO’s corporate plan.
Assess the corporate plan holistically to highlight gaps, tensions, dependencies, emerging risks, and strategic opportunities.
Engage senior leaders as a credible thought partner, constructively challenging assumptions and surfacing alternative viewpoints.
Influence across organizational boundaries while honoring the accountability of functional owners and enterprise-process leaders.
Translate complex and sometimes conflicting information into concise diagnoses, executive narratives, and strategic choices.
Connect corporate-plan priorities to enterprise risks, performance measures, value propositions, and strategic objectives.
Continuously refine approaches for applying enterprise strategic lenses to planning processes.
Support executive and Board-level discussions with integrated assessments across enterprise perspectives.