Chief Strategy Officer

Chief Strategy Officer Duties

As the Chief Strategy Officer, you will:

Drive Enterprise-Wide Strategy and Vision - Serve as the principal leader for organizational strategy. You will develop, implement, and champion an overarching business vision across all business lines, ensuring our long-range strategic goals are integrated, actionable, and successfully executed.

Champion Large-Scale Organizational Change - Act as a key agent of change. You will design and execute major organizational change initiatives that modernize business operations, resolve complex program challenges, and continuously steer the agency toward operational excellence.

Advise and Influence Executive Leadership - Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and a core member of the Executive Team. Your insights, policy recommendations, and strategic choices will directly shape high-level business decisions, fiscal strategies, and long-term organizational planning.

Build and Leverage High-Level Partnerships - Represent the agency on the national and international stage. You will establish and maintain critical collaborative relationships with key stakeholders-including major utility executives, federal and state agencies, tribal nations, and local elected officials across the Western United States and Canada.

Lead, Mentor, and Empower a High-Performing Team - Provide executive leadership to a dedicated, highly specialized team of approximately 17 professional and managerial staff. You will foster an inclusive, equitable, and supportive culture, championing professional development, mentoring future leaders, and managing a robust budget.

Align Regional Strategy with National Energy Goals - Ensure our agency's strategic direction is seamlessly aligned with the vision of the Agency Administrator, the Secretary of Energy, and broader regional and national clean energy goals. You will translate shifting national energy priorities into local strategic initiatives.

Turn Industry Trends into Strategic Advantages - Keep your finger on the pulse of the energy sector. You will analyze legislative developments, economic shifts, and emerging technology trends, translating these complex external forces into forward-looking business strategies and proactive policy proposals.

Establish Modern Business Intelligence and Performance Metrics - Introduce state-of-the-art tools and industry benchmarks to measure organizational success. By developing and deploying automated tracking systems and key performance indicators, you will provide the executive team with real-time, data-driven insights to monitor progress and celebrate achievements.