Manager of Strategic Partnerships

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Manager of Strategic Partnerships

As Manager of Strategic Partnerships, you will engage directly with POWER’s clients and technology partners to facilitate the development of innovative solutions for tomorrows energy grid. Through your relationships, you will report industry trends to POWER, identify opportunities for innovation, and build internal/external innovation teams. You will report to the VP of Innovation to develop company strategy around innovation focus and company direction. If you thrive in a creative environment, enjoy building relationships, and love the challenges in the world of innovation, we encourage you to apply. Futurists welcome!

Roles and Responsibilities

As Manager of Strategic Partnerships, you will have the following roles and responsibilities:

Directing and Forming Strategic Relationships

Client engagement is critical to solving our mutual problems. As Manager of Strategic Partnerships, you will identify and monitor industry trends and align them with POWERs innovation goals to develop relationships that engage clients to achieve mutual success.

Industry Trend Analysis

Work closely with clients, technology companies, startups, academia, and other sources to identify and monitor industry challenges and trends. Develop and implement a process to collect industry trend data, and report trends to POWER leadership to help drive innovation focus and investment.

Matchmaker/Networker

Identify opportunities to match solutions (people, process, technology) with client/industry challenges. Where appropriate, take ownership of technology partner relationships.

Innovation Strategy

Work directly with VP of Innovation and develop strategy around innovation initiatives.

Identify Opportunities for Innovation Events

Identify opportunities to jointly host innovation events with client/industry partners to strengthen relationships and innovate together. Work with innovation event teams to communicate goals and objectives and serve as event “sponsor”. Events may include, but not limited to, Innovation tournaments, Hack-a-thons, “STEAM” Events, Workshops, Community Events, Start-up Competitions, Conference Events, Pitch Competitions, etc.

Innovation Presentations and Thought Leadership

Lead or moderate internally and externally directed presentations focused on industry trends, emerging technology, global/national/regional initiatives, and new and innovative solutions developed, or being studied, by POWER and client/industry partners. Where appropriate, provide thought leadership through committee membership, publication, social media presence, conference attendance, etc.

Cross Divisional, Client Manager Advisor

Work closely with POWERs client managers across all divisions to educate them regarding our innovation mission, current innovation projects, innovation message, results, and approach. Establish framework and lead communication with Client Managers.

Innovation Messaging

Develop client directed innovation messaging and guide Corporate Communications team for broadly distributed content.

Required Experience

Five (5) years’ experience within an engineering / architectural / environmental services firm.

Required Skills:

Creativity and Curiosity

We are looking for team members with insatiable curiosity, who lean into challenges and see them as an opportunity rather than a roadblock. You are responsible for learning about emerging technology trends and communicating these trends to POWERs leadership as well as industry partners.

Futurist Mindset

Ability to think beyond today and put your futurist hat on to advise POWERs leadership on tomorrows challenges as well as the technology to solve them.

Industry Knowledge

You have a good understanding of Energy Industry and can communicate industry challenges to internal and external partners.

Communication Skills

You can shepherd ideas from the visionary stage and communicate ideas to POWERs innovation research teams. Strong communication skills are necessary to collaborate with employees, technology partners and clients. You must be comfortable presenting or moderating in front of small and large groups.

Analytical Skills

You will use market trends, emerging technology trends and customer data to identify innovation opportunities.

Innovation Methodologies

Ideally, you have knowledge of Design Thinking, Agile, Lean methodologies. If you don’t have formal training in these areas, don’t worry, we will train you.

Passion

Bring the passion. Mark Twain said, “Find a job you enjoy doing and you won’t work a day in your life.” We love what we do and want others who have the same passion we do. Positive people with a real passion for creating something from scratch are encouraged to join us.

Desired Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree.

At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good Work. Have Fun. Make Money.

You’ll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives. You’ll have the chance to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you’ll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.

Since we’re employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development, and a full benefit package:

Medical/Dental/Vision

Maternity Leave

Parental Leave

Paid Holidays

Vacation/Paid Sick Leave

Voluntary Life Insurance

401K

POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

Salary Range: DOE

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

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Company info

POWER Engineers, Incorporated
Website : https://www.powereng.com