Senior or Lead-Strategy and Risk Consultant (hybrid)

NiSource • Columbus, OH

1d • $82,200 - $123,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategy and Risk Integration team helps NiSource make decisions under uncertainty by translating complex, ambiguous challenges into clear, actionable insights. It combines strategy, risk, and analytical capabilities to deliver comprehensive analyses and practical solutions across the enterprise.

The Strategy and Risk Consultant participates in cross-functional project teams, providing research, analysis, and strategic insight. The role delivers hands-on analysis, consultation, and collaboration across functions to support the development, communication, and execution of strategies, programs, and plans that address current and emerging enterprise challenges. The consultant is expected to take initiative, work effectively in ambiguity, proactively advance projects, and support their evaluation, recommendation, and closure. The role also maintains an external perspective on industry trends and best practices to inform decision-making.

The position is open at the Senior or Lead level, depending on experience. It is based in NiSource’s Columbus, Ohio office and follows a hybrid schedule of three days per week in the office. Occasional travel of 5–10% may be required. Time outside traditional business hours may be required, including possible emergency-response support for a public utility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience using Excel to analyze data.
• Experience applying economic, statistical, and econometric concepts and methods.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience, such as corporate strategy, accounting, financial planning, risk, legal, or insurance; 4–6 years for the Lead level.
• Proven ability to produce accurate, timely work with minimal supervision.
• Experience identifying and resolving complex problems and managing conflicts.
• Experience leading and coordinating projects and supervising the work of others.
• Demonstrated critical-thinking and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated planning, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, including Excel and Word; experience handling large amounts of data and building financial or other decision-support models in Excel; and advanced PowerPoint storytelling ability.
• Advanced interpersonal and written communication skills, including the ability to represent the company to external stakeholders and prepare presentations and provide leadership to senior executives.
• Self-starter who takes action to identify, analyze, and improve organizational processes.
• Sound judgment and initiative when working within departmental and corporate guidelines, including the ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills and the ability to engage with others.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to travel occasionally (5–10%) and work outside traditional business hours when required.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma background.
• Previous electric or gas utility experience.
• Experience with problem-solving tools and techniques such as failure mode analysis, stochastic modeling, cause analysis, fault trees, quantitative analysis, or Monte Carlo simulations.
• Master of Business Administration.
• Operational Excellence experience.
• Project Management experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership through clear, concise, impactful messages and strategic recommendations.
• Ability to ensure seamless scheduling to optimize productivity and time management.

Responsibilities

• Perform industry, competitor, and customer analyses; monitor and evaluate trends; identify opportunities and barriers; and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to inform strategic decisions.
• Track, validate, and report initiative performance, providing insights into risks and upsides.
• Build and maintain Excel-based models to analyze data, evaluate financial and strategic tradeoffs, and support decisions under uncertainty.
• Use enterprise risk information to research and assess primary and secondary risk impacts, and use risk registers, dashboards, tracking metrics, and mitigation monitoring to support enterprise risk integration.
• Identify and frame issues, problems, and opportunities; integrate information from multiple sources; draw conclusions; develop practical solutions; and take timely, proactive action informed by facts, constraints, and potential consequences.
• Assist in developing, refining, and updating materials for executive audiences.
• Compile, organize, and format data for internal and external reporting, including quantitative and qualitative analysis; research reporting considerations; support adoption of new reporting requirements; develop business cases; and build supporting financial models.
• Lead assigned project tasks under the direction of the Strategy leadership team, managing deliverables, timelines, and resource coordination while escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
• Support emergency response efforts when required, which may involve work outside normal hours or tasks beyond typical responsibilities.

What This Job Offers

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