Strategy & Growth Development Specialist

DTE Energy•Detroit, MI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for helping develop the organization’s strategic and long-range goals and identifying new business opportunities and value-creating transaction structures, with a focus on clean energy and emerging energy technology. Identifies and prioritizes growth opportunities and develops implementation plans for senior leadership. Researches and analyzes clean technology projects, investment opportunities, and potential acquisitions and divestitures that support organizational growth objectives. Develops strategy and planning to align business operations with company mission and goals, and manages financial and commercial details of complex projects and transactions in a team-oriented, rapidly evolving market. This is an individual-contributor role with a span of control of zero. The role is hybrid, with scheduled in-person work at an assigned location and remote work from the employee’s primary residence subject to company guidelines. The employee must be available to support DTE emergency response to storms or other events affecting customer service.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or engineering and 7 years of experience in business or finance, or experience focused on renewable energy and/or battery storage; alternatively, a master’s degree in business, finance, or engineering and 5 years of such experience.
Strong quantitative skills.
Broad financial, strategic, and commercial skills.
Ability to manage details of complex issues or transactions.
Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Ability to identify value-creation opportunities.
Ability to understand and analyze complex business issues.
Ability to communicate results to senior management clearly and logically.
Solid understanding of the energy industry and its challenges.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills, including the ability to analyze and communicate complex transactions to senior management.
Ability to take initiative and handle multiple assignments.
Availability to support emergency response to storms or other events affecting customer service.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business or finance.
Combination of analytical aptitude and understanding of strategic business issues.
Strong project management skills.
Excellent financial modeling skills and experience with valuation methodologies.

Responsibilities

Identify new business opportunities to grow the portfolio.
Identify, screen, and evaluate strategic vendors and acquisition targets, and conduct diligence to assess target reliability.
Maintain relationships with target customer groups through direct contact and participation in industry trade association activities.
Research and analyze industry and competitive trends to identify emerging opportunities and strategic areas of interest and benefits.
Negotiate with counterparties to structure transactions successfully.
Drive strategic initiatives and support development of long-term growth plans and profitability goals.
Pursue leads for new businesses, services, and customer-sector opportunities.
Analyze emerging industry trends and recommend expansion opportunities, including mergers and acquisitions, competitive threats, outside business partner viability, internal business performance, and business process improvements.
Monitor consultants and suppliers, establish reporting protocols, and resolve outstanding issues.
Analyze the value and risks of major capital investments.
Participate in project and development meetings and support resolution of issues involving new business concepts.
Forecast or assist with forecasting project performance using internal expertise, consultants, prospective customers, and equipment suppliers as needed.
Oversee organizational reviews, communicate results to senior management, and develop strategies based on review findings.
Support DTE emergency response to storms or other events affecting customer service when required.