Strategy Manager

National Grid plc ,
London, Greater London
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About the role The Strategy Manager will work across all areas of UK, US and Corporate Strategy, based in either central London or Warwick. This will be an important leadership position within the Strategy team and a crucial role for both developing National Grid's strategic choices and driving change through National Grid's businesses. Your primary accountability will be to drive the thinking and output of the Group Strategy team. This will involve applying strategic frameworks and concepts to solve complex business problems, developing and applying market insights to improve business planning, developing business cases supported by robust financial analysis, leading qualitative & quantitative research to support decision making, managing the project execution of major business initiatives, assessing and developing strategic policy positions, understanding competitor moves, and developing board & executive level communications. This role has multiple stakeholders, and success will require significant facilitation and coordination skills as well as the intellectual and strategic ability to challenge established thinking and lead discussions where necessary. Your voice will be an important one in these debates and your ability to influence and take senior stakeholders with you will be crucial to your success. You will take on a "coaching role" to share your skills and experience with the team and others beyond the immediate team. Within the Group & UK/EU Strategy team you will enjoy exceptional exposure to the National Grid Plc Executive, Business Unit Executive Teams, and senior leadership teams, working on the highest priority issues. You will become part of a high calibre team, with excellent opportunities to develop your career at National Grid. About you * Significant experience in corporate strategy development and execution in large and complex corporate environments with a proven ability to apply a broad set of strategic frameworks to solve real business issues. This could be gained either through experience as a consultant or through in-house strategy teams. * Strategic ability should be balanced by a strong understanding of the operational and commercial challenges faced by a business and the factors which can derail the successful implementation of a strategy. * Experience of working with and influencing executive level/ senior leaders within an organisation, together with a proven ability to engage effectively at multiple levels across an organisation. * Strong analytical skills are essential, as well as familiarity with forecasting techniques and financial analysis. * Experience in leading & delivering high-profile projects. * Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders and to facilitate cross functional teams to operate collaboratively and innovatively. * Strong communicator with the ability to convey complex strategic ideas and proposals to a wide range of audiences in both written and verbal mediums. * Broad understanding of the energy sector and regulatory issues affecting the industry and long term internal/external influences. Energy sector experience is strongly preferred. * Educated to degree level or equivalent. MBA (or similar) preferred. About us National Grid plc is a multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London. It has a market capitalisation of 32 billion and is one of the top 25 FTSE companies, listed on the London Stock Exchange. National Grid lies at the heart of a transforming energy system, spanning the UK and the US. Our businesses supply gas and electricity, safely, reliably and efficiently to millions of customers and communities. But we also drive change through engineering innovation and by incubating new ideas with the power to revolutionise our industry. As the world changes to embrace cleaner energy and businesses shift to operate in a more responsible way, we are leading that charge. We are focused on finding ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the US. We connect people to the energy they need to live their lives. We continually strive to find a better way. We Bring Energy to Life. What you'll get A competitive salary between 80,000 - 90,000 - dependent on capability. As well as your base salary, you will receive a company car or allowance, a bonus of up to 20% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, a salary sacrifice technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line and matched charity giving to name a few. Who are we At National Grid, we don't just ask our people to deliver to the highest standards. We also support them to be the best

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