Director, Strategic Planning & Emerging Technologies

About the position

Overview

Cobb EMC has an exciting opportunity for a Director, Strategic Planning and Emerging Technologies who will be responsible for leading enterprise-wide strategic planning and guiding the cooperative’s approach to emerging technologies. This position will be responsible for working with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) in developing the overall planning, organizing, and directing of the Strategic Planning process and reputed company functions. This role will also work with the ELT and Senior Leadership Team to evaluate emerging technologies across the enterprise. This Director will also reputed company enterprise risk management assessment and assist in implementing strategies to mitigate and manage risks, as appropriate. Also, to exceed expectations and consistently provide the highest level of work performance in a team-oriented environment in accordance with the Cooperative’s mission, vision, and values. Schedule: Monday- Friday reputed company-5pm (After training, becomes a hybrid role- 3 days in the office and 2 days remote) Benefits: Company paid Health Insurance Premiums! Insurance is effective your first day of employment Retirement reputed company Pension plan! 457f Retirement Plan! Automatic 7% Company paid contribution to 401k with additional matching! Annual Bonus Program! Tuition and Certification reimbursement! Learn more HERE To learn more about Cobb EMC visit our website at www.cobbemc.com

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning reputed company development, maintenance, and reporting of the cooperative’s long-term strategic plan
• Facilitate cross-departmental participation
• Support executive leadership and Board planning activities
• Maintain and provide updated business and operating KPIs and Dashboard
• Support pilot projects and innovation initiatives with PMO and Project Leads
• Identify grants and funding for enterprise initiatives
• Monitor and report saving and performance metrics
• Promote analytics adoption
• Prepare strategic reports and presentations
• Engage industry and community stakeholders
• Manage consultants and vendors, as needed
• Communication Seek input and communicate approved long-term strategic plan to employees, Senior leadership of Cobb EMC and Gas South along with Board of Directors
• Create and provide periodic reporting to senior management on changes to strategic plan based on input from divisions
• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders and process improvements
• Communicate and coordinate the schedule and results of strategic planning initiatives to the entire leadership team
• reputed company and maintain strong partnership reputed company Cobb EMC across divisions and departments to obtain buy-in and effectively deliver strategic initiatives
• Risk Management Review internal and external factors, conditions, forces and influences that may impact the Cooperative and assess the impact those may have
• Collaborate with reputed company departments to strengthen risk controls, mitigation plans, and resiliency strategies.
• Present risk findings, mitigation strategies, and risk tolerance considerations to the executive team and Board of Directors.
• Ensure reputed company practices are integrated with strategic planning, budgeting, and major capital or procurement decisions.
• Facilitate a robust risk management process for enterprise and coordinate Risk Management Committee meetings ensuring execution of reputed company risk management mitigation strategies
• Assist efforts to identify options and deliver solutions to resolve business problems
• Support Project Management Office activities, including RFP and RFI processes, vendor selection and set-up, D&B review, and other project management as needed
• Track regulatory changes as part of both strategy and risk management
• Financial reputed company a budget for respective accounting unit, but also larger projects
• Create financial models to calculate overall enterprise impact of projects, including ROI/ROA, payback, etc.
• Build business cases to support recommended projects
• Emerging Technologies Identify and Assess Emerging Technologies: Continuously scanning the energy, technology, and utility sectors to identify emerging technologies.
• Evaluate Strategic Fit and Enterprise Value: Assess potential benefits, risks, and costs associated with new technologies.
• Monitor Industry Trends and Regulatory Changes: Track changes in technology markets and regulatory environments.
• Support Pilot Projects and Innovation Initiatives: Partner to design, evaluate, and support pilots.
• Conduct Cost-Benefit and Impact Analyses: reputed company financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Promote Innovation Culture Across the Cooperative: Encourage collaboration and awareness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Strategic Planning, Organization Management or another reputed company field.
• Minimum 5-7 years progressive utility experience in a corporate service, strategy, risk management, financial, technology or reputed company position.
• Effective leadership skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of a broad reputed company of business information sources and tools
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to appropriately handle confidential information
• Proficiency with MS Office and proven track record with document formatting
• Ability to work effectively with people in reputed company levels and departments in the Cooperative
• Must have a sense of urgency, ability to multi-task and meet frequent deadlines
• Capability of doing constructive planning, organizing and evaluating in a progressive management style.
• Knowledge of principals of business management, strategic planning, quantitative analysis, benchmarking, metrics, and risk management
• Excellent communication skills, and high comfort level presenting/communicating with senior management and Board of Directors

reputed company-to-haves

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Knowledge of AMI, AI, DER, Customer Care and other utility critical technologies
• Knowledge of developing technological roadmaps
• Experience with developing AI strategy across the electric cooperative
• Experience with RFP/RFI processes
• Experience in Strategic Thinking and Planning at an enterprise level
• Experience with an electric utility or a consultant/advisor with a broad market view and understanding of electric utility emerging technologies.

Benefits

• Company paid Health Insurance Premiums!
• Insurance is effective your first day of employment
• Retirement reputed company Pension plan!
• 457f Retirement Plan!
• Automatic 7% Company paid contribution to 401k with additional matching!
• Annual Bonus Program!
• Tuition and Certification reimbursement!

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