US Group - Strategy Director - Boston

National Grid•Boston, MA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategy Director role is an opportunity for a passionate and ambitious strategic thinker to shape the overall direction of the company, provide strategic support to our business units and leadership, and contribute to the delivery of society’s ambitious clean energy agenda and economic growth targets. Progression opportunities are available within our function, and Group Strategy also serves as a talent attractor for future leaders at National Grid. We encourage networking and our team has an expansive alumni network spread throughout the company.

Requirements

Experience in the energy sector or similar regulated markets; in-house or strategy consultancy experience is considered beneficial
A demonstrable track record of delivering high priority strategy projects, including: Managing teams to solve strategic challenges and produce quality outputs at pace
Leading and supervising problem structuring, hypothesis development and analysis to get to the ‘so what’
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clear and compelling narratives in written, slide and verbal form, for Executive and Board stakeholders
Strong stakeholder management skills with an ability to lead meetings and build trusted relationships at all levels, including senior leaders
Excellent People Management and coaching skills to lead others either as direct reports or matrix teams
Ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Extensive strategy experience
Excited to work for a leading energy pioneer, and make a difference to our energy future

Responsibilities

Lead large, high-profile strategy projects and programmes – including scoping, problem structuring, hypothesis development, storyboarding, and resource management
Build and manage relationships with leadership teams across our business units and corporate functions, providing them with strategic foresight on emerging market developments and strategic counsel on high priority issues
Drive clarity on issues of strategic importance for the business through leading meetings and facilitate engaging workshops, tailoring the approach to the audience and context
Coach and develop project teams, direct reports, and contribute to overall team leadership