Sr. Associate, Corporate Strategy

Leeward Renewable Energy • Colorado Springs, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Associate, Corporate Strategy plays a central role in shaping and executing the strategic direction of Leeward Renewable Energy. Sitting within the Commercial organization, this position partners closely with senior leadership and business unit leaders on market intelligence, growth strategy and management, process and technology optimization, and strategic initiative definition, business cases, and implementation. This is a highly visibility role for a driven, intellectually curious professional who thrives at the intersection of clean energy, business strategy, and best-in-class execution.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of professional experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or market research.
• 1–3 years of direct renewable energy industry experience required; candidates with adjacent clean energy or infrastructure experience encouraged to apply.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, with preference for Business, Economics, Finance, or Environmental Management / Sustainability.
• Strong command of financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and strategy frameworks.
• Deep familiarity with North American renewable energy markets, policy landscape, and competitive dynamics.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to craft executive-ready materials.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple workstreams independently and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• High degree of intellectual curiosity and comfort with ambiguity.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI requirements; Python or SQL is a plus.
• Applicants must have current authorization to work for any employer in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for an employment visa now or in the future. Employer visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead discrete components of enterprise and business unit strategy development, from establishing strategic theses through final recommendation.
• Self-direct research and analysis agendas to support C-suite decisions, including market sizing, competitive benchmarking, and scenario modeling.
• Perform complex financial and strategic modeling with limited supervision, synthesizing findings into clear, compelling narratives.
• Support reporting on LRE’s corporate objectives and key performance indicators.
• Lead LRE’s market intelligence processes. Monitor and interpret shifts across North American renewable energy markets, including regulatory changes, emerging technologies (solar, wind, storage, hydrogen, etc.), policy developments, and evolving customer and offtake trends.
• Translate macro and sector-level intelligence into actionable strategic implications for leadership.
• Recommend changes to LRE’s organic and inorganic growth strategy based on changing market conditions.
• Run LRE’s Build Plan process, including performing collaborative outreach to participating functions, data collection, quality assurance, and analysis, and leading monthly leadership meetings to drive alignment on and manage risk associated with LRE’s key investments.
• Support the maintenance of LRE’s corporate valuation model, in conjunction with FP&A, and ensure all strategic inputs are current to the quarterly update cycle, co-aligned, and accurate.
• Regularly engage with business unit directors and C-suite executives (with strategy / CCO oversight), representing well-supported strategic points of view.
• Conduct guided external outreach – including conversations with industry participants, advisors, and partners – to inform strategic analysis.
• Collaborate across finance, development, legal, and commercial teams to ensure strategy work is grounded in operational reality.
• Structure and present high-quality analyses, recommendations, and strategic POVs through the CCO reporting structure and more broadly (with appropriate endorsement).
• Exercise high discretion in framing and delivering insights to senior audiences, adapting communication style to different stakeholders.
• May lead project teams or provide guidance to junior staff on focused strategy initiatives and workstreams.
• Support implementation of strategic initiatives, coordinating across functions to track progress and surface issues.

Benefits

• equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

What This Job Offers

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