Strategy Associate

Octopus Energy Group • Boulder, CO

10d • $110,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Octopus is a tech-powered energy company focused on addressing climate change through technology while delivering excellent service. We are transforming the energy industry by making it approachable, affordable, easy to understand, and 100% renewable. We are seeking a Strategy Associate to join our US strategy team. This role is unique, focusing on corporate development and transformative commercial opportunities from origination to execution, aiming to drive significant growth, valuation, and impact. It involves taking strategic concepts from idea to operational reality 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.

Benefits

• Salary - The expected salary range for this role is between $110,000-$130,000 annually.
• Equity Options Scheme - share options in the whole Octopus Energy Group.
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off - 20 days of paid vacation and 8 paid sick days annually.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible.
• Flexible working environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed