US Group - Strategy Director - Boston

Job Purpose

We, Group Strategy, primarily serve National Grid’s Executive Leadership team. We provoke their thinking and ensure they have the clarity to make the right decisions for the future of the business. We focus on projects which sit at the Group level, and cut across several parts of the broader business. 

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. 

Key Accountabilities

The Strategy Director will report to the Vice President of Enterprise Growth Strategy and will: 

• 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  

Qualifications

We want you in our team if you have… 

• A Passion for Energy: experience in the energy sector or similar regulated markets; in-house or strategy consultancy experience is considered beneficial  
• Strong Strategy Toolkit & Experience: 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 
• Effective Project Management Toolkit: 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  
• Really important to us here at Group Strategy is a triple view of: Right Role, Right Company, Right Industry. If you have extensive strategy experience, are excited to work for a leading energy pioneer, and make a difference to our energy future, then this could be the ideal role for you!

About us

National Grid touches the lives of almost everyone, with an energy network that stretches across the Atlantic. We’re an international team, and our work underpins the lives of millions of people. Feet forwards, head up, and eyes bright, we’re working hard to create value for people today – and shape the future of energy tomorrow. 

In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt. We also own and operate most of the sub-sea electricity cables (interconnectors) connecting GB with Europe which a play critical role in maintaining UK energy security.  

In the US, we own and operate electricity transmission and distribution and gas distribution networks in New York and Massachusetts. 

The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. At National Grid you’ll have the opportunity to help us shape the way we use and consume energy for generations to come. 

National Grid plc, a top 20 constituent of the FTSE 100, is a multinational energy company, with over 31,000 employees and revenues of £20 billion - the company is one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the world.   

The role is based in Boston at our One Beacon office, with hybrid working arrangements available. Some travel may be required, working around our colleagues and business needs.

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