About this role
<p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>RWE Americas, LLC</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Functional area:</strong> Corporate Development / Strategy</span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Remuneration: </strong>Exempt</span></p> <p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The <strong>Business Strategy Director</strong> within the Business Strategy team, part of the broader Strategy department, plays a critical role in shaping the direction and growth of the company. This team leads and consolidates the annual strategy review, coordinates the implementation of strategic initiatives in collaboration with the business, and leads special initiatives on behalf of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Moreover, the team defines, prioritizes, and drives broader transformation efforts that tangibly help to improve profitability, risk, and execution.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Role Responsibilities:</strong></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead the Strategy Review process, ensuring solid analyses and actionable recommendations on business models, market prioritization, pipeline gaps, growth modes, capabilities & competitive positioning, business case, etc</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define, prioritize and kick-off strategic initiatives in collaboration with the relevant business leads</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead complex strategic initiatives and special projects on behalf of the ELT, including culture activation efforts, capital allocation, re-org / post-merger integration, etc</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define, prioritize, and lead transformation initiatives, in close collaboration with relevant business units, including assessing related business cases and supporting change management</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Track organizational KPIs, and prepare comprehensive performance reports for top management</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead the assessment and integration of cutting-edge innovations (including AI) and emerging trends into the company’s strategic framework</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Coordinate and support executive-level internal and external meetings (e.g., with board, investors, …)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Build and nurture strategic partnerships with venture capital firms, research institutions, and industry experts to support business growth and innovation</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a high-performance culture within the Business Strategy team</span></li> </ul> <p style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Job Requirements and Experiences:</strong></span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Bachelor’s Degree required</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Master’s or advanced degree in STEM, business, or other relevant fields, preferred</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Minimum 11 years of relevant professional experience in the power industry, across strategy, management consulting or relevant business roles. Depending on relevance, advanced education in a related field may be considered towards experience requirements</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Deep expertise in corporate strategy, clean energy and utility industry, US power markets / transmission grid, renewable project development / commercialization, and clean energy technologies</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Superior, structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and develop strategic, actionable solutions</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to present to and influence executive leadership and top management</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Advanced organizational and project management skills, with experience leading large-scale, high-profile, complex initiatives</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Commitment to quality and excellence, balancing strategic vision with pragmatic execution</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Consistently demonstrates strong impact-orientation across activities</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrated ability to lead organizational or operational transformation efforts, including workflow redesign, business case development, and change management support, with a track record of driving adoption and delivering measurable outcomes</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Innovative, consistently challenging the status quo and driving new ideas and initiatives</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrated leadership capabilities, fostering a high-performance culture and mentoring junior team members while being adaptable, self-reflective, and open to feedback</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Motivated and effective self-starter, reliable, collaborative, team-oriented, adaptable, high-integrity, self-reflective, able to learn and act on feedback</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, Power Point)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">This position is an office-based role with some travel and visits to other RWE Americas office and field locations. The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:arial;font-size:10.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:arial;font-size:10.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:arial;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><em>Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.</em></span></p><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Pay range:</strong> The annual base salary range for this position in Illinois is $190,000 - $230,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s education & work experience, training & certifications, and key skills as well as market and business considerations at the time of the offer.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Benefits offered:</strong> Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Apply with just a few clicks:</strong> ad code <strong>92393</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Any questions? <strong>Contact HR:</strong> <a title="" href="[email protected]" target="_self">[email protected]</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">RWE Americas, a subsidiary of RWE, is a US-based energy company that is helping to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Backed by RWE’s 125-year global legacy of managing diverse power assets, RWE Americas operates approximately 13 GW of power projects across 27 states. With a talented workforce of 2,000 employees, RWE Americas develops, constructs and operates wind, solar and battery storage projects, along with natural gas-powered generation, that safely deliver affordable, reliable electricity to our customers. Committed to responsible development, RWE Americas invests in local and rural communities, creating jobs and partnering with stakeholders to support and strengthen the places where we live and work. Learn more about how RWE Americas is generating impact at <a title="" href="https://americas.rwe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">americas.rwe.com</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">At RWE Americas, we foster a culture defined by our Essential Behaviors – Have Courage, Create Impact and Actively Collaborate. We encourage bold thinking and continuous learning, and we value ownership, resilience and inclusion in everything we do. When you join us, you become part of a team that supports your development, respects your contributions and celebrates shared success. This is a place where you can grow your career and make a meaningful difference.</span></span></p> <p> </p>