Strategy Analyst

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Position Description:

Supports the successful design, measurement, and tracking of the Company’s corporate strategy and serves as a bridge to business units as they operationalize that strategy. Provides support to the Director, Corporate Strategy and Innovation in designing, preparing for, and facilitating strategic planning activities. Establishes and maintains mechanisms to track progress on corporate goals and strategic initiatives. Serves as an internal consultant and subject matter expert on the Company’s strategy framework, processes, and tools. Demonstrates leadership through influence and effective communication skills across diverse teams and levels of leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

- Coordinates the corporate strategy process and operating rhythm to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely tracking of progress

- Turns research, analysis, and cross-functional input into executive-ready reports, presentations, and analysis for leadership to support actionable insights into progress of strategy

- Serves as internal consultant and subject matter expert on the Company’s strategy framework

- Serves as trusted advisor to business unit leaders on strategy, including guidance on how to shape plans, projects, and budgets to align to the Company’s strategy

- Champions outcome-mindset and supports leaders and teams in setting inspirational and measurable objectives and key results (OKRs)

- Supports implementation of strategy execution tools and platforms across the enterprise

- Support business leaders to connect enterprise strategy to business unit strategies

- Develops and facilitates workshops, trainings, and peer-to-peer learning sessions to support leaders and teams in the design and execution of strategy at both the enterprise and business unit level

- Assists business units in developing and vetting new strategic initiative proposals, including support for building business cases aligned with Company strategy and guiding leaders through approval and funding process for new projects.

- Helps translate corporate strategy for broad audiences within the Company through developing clear communication materials and a human-centered communication strategy

- This position may provide services to affiliates of the Company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and the related Policies and Procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s or post-graduate degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Project Management, Analytics, Organizational Leadership, Law, or related field
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience in strategy, business analysis, strategic planning, consulting, finance, project governance, or related function
- Utility or regulated-industry experience
- Ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data to support decision making
- Ability to actively listen and communicate effectively with diverse groups across functional lines in all forms of communication
- Ability to articulate dissenting or alternative positions in a constructive and persuasive manner
- Ability to continually use emotional intelligence, poise, tact, and diplomacy to build relationships and lead through influence
- Consistent application of “how might we” thinking and solution-focus in constrained environments
- Strong business acumen
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, with emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail in a high-stakes environment
- Ability to build presentations and present them to a wide range of audiences
- Proficient in the use of personal computer applications and software technology, including key MS products

Preferred Qualifications:

- At least five years of relevant professional experience in a function related to the development or execution of business strategy
- Experience building trust and credibility with senior executives
- OKR, strategy execution, performance management, or strategy platform experience
- Data/financial analysis and business-case development experience
- Management consulting, corporate strategy, PMO, or enterprise transformation experience
- Facilitation/workshop experience
- Familiarity with project governance or stage-gate processes

ADA Requirements and Physical Demands:

The physical demands as described are representative of those that must be met by the person in this position to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Office Work:

o   Sit, Stand, Walk, and Bend: This position regularly requires prolonged periods of sitting. Occasionally requires standing, walking, or bending for short periods of time.

o   Use of Hands/Fingers: To operate a computer, keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment.

o   Speech/Hearing: This position frequently communicates with others via phone and in-person.

o   Visual Acuity: For reviewing written materials on screen or paper

- Lifting: Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 15 pounds, as needed.
- Safety Sensitive: This position does not perform safety sensitive functions.
- Travel: Regular travel to other office locations and industry events.