Strategy Associate

Octopus Energy Group•San Francisco (US), TX

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Octopus is a tech-powered energy company focused on addressing climate change through technology while delivering exceptional service. We are seeking a Strategy Associate to join the US strategy team of a rapidly growing global energy tech business. This role involves a blend of corporate development and transformative commercial opportunities, from origination to execution, aiming to drive significant growth, valuation, and impact. Unlike traditional strategy roles, this position focuses on bringing strategic concepts to life and scaling them.

Requirements

Strong analytical foundation from a strategy consultancy, investment bank, PE/VC, corp dev, high-growth operating role, or service background; plus a track record of doing, not just recommending.
Real fluency in a spreadsheet, and an understanding of how budgets, forecasts and business cases connect to the strategic projects underneath them.
Comfort owning outcomes with limited oversight.
Commercial instinct for deals, integrations, and partnerships; and the discipline to track a synergy case from thesis through to the P&L.
Enough technical curiosity to get up the learning curve fast on unfamiliar ground (state-level energy retail regulations, interconnection queues, capacity markets, ISO rules, tariff design) without needing to be an expert on day one.
Values-led: passionate about decarbonization and the US energy transition.
A bias for action, a high tolerance for ambiguity.
Non-traditional backgrounds encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Own discrete strategic projects end to end: sizing the opportunity, building the case, getting the decision made, and then actually standing the thing up.
Work across the US energy landscape as opportunities emerge (battery deployment, powered land, retail supply, utility programs) rather than in a single fixed lane.
Realize the value in M&A activity: integrating acquired businesses and capabilities, chasing down the synergies that underwrote the deal, and building the proof points that unlock the next stage of the strategy.
Turn early-stage bets into repeatable operations: first deal, first site, first market, first customer cohort, then the playbook that enables scale.
Partner with the OE US CFO on strategic finance and budgeting; building the plan, pressure-testing the numbers, and making sure the budget actually reflects the strategic priorities rather than last year's plus a percentage.
Build the commercial and analytical foundations; unit economics, market structure, counterparty landscape.
Operate on intent: you'll get the destination and the constraints, not a project plan.