Corporate Development Partnerships Manager

Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.

Location: This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to One Energy Plaza (OEP) located in Jackson, MI. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

General Summary Of Job Responsibilities

This manager will be a member of the Corporate Development team within the Corporate Strategy department and will have a particular focus on strategic partnerships and alliances and will beresponsible for developing and executing the plans that guide their organization's future growth. They work closely with senior leadership to identify opportunities, determine which ones are most worthwhile, and create a plan of action to achieve those goals. They will lead a team of consultants responsible for overseeing the implementation of approved strategic plans. This will include monitoring progress, providing guidance to consultants and stakeholders and ensuring the team has all needed resources to accomplish their specific goals.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs thorough evaluations of business opportunities through analysis of potential business, inclusive of competitive analysis, financial analysis, market analysis, performance analysis, technology platforms, and strategic fit. Identify cost saving opportunities across the business and develop plans to realize them
• Identify and prioritize market opportunities, build business cases, and define product vision and strategy developing and implementing strategic initiatives to grow market share and improve brand recognition.
• Evaluate business performance against KPIs and take corrective action where necessary
• Work collaboratively with operations, engineering and 3rd parties to identify and design the minimum viable product/solution to solve the identified problem optimizing for speed to market and create marketing campaigns that effectively reach targeted audiences using the most appropriate channels.
• Plan requirements with internal and/or external customers, manage project schedules, identify and clearly communicate risks and goals to project stakeholders and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. Drive internal metrics for measuring performance, quality of processes, resourcing and ROI.
• Forge new partnerships while handling our existing strategic relationships across the energy and technology sectors. Identify mutually beneficial opportunities with a wide variety of partners. Manage and optimize ongoing operational aspects of strategic partnerships (e.g. establishing success metrics and enabling partners to achieve them, managing partner service level agreements and payments etc.).
• Support the evaluation and development of the business's long-term strategic plans across the business's departments. Provide input into the development of the company's overall strategy.
• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Advanced excel modeling skills (skills with other modeling tools are a bonus)
• Team-first outlook including building great working relationships with peers across functions and have a positive can-do attitude
• Advanced problem solving (problem definition, problem structuring, etc)
• Strength in effectively communicating with senior executives in both written and verbal communications
• Experience with cross-functional teams
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to structure complex problems, draw insights, and develop creative solutions
  
  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, computer science or related field and at least4years ofexperience in engineering, consulting, finance, or other related fields; Experience with cross-functional teams.
• (OR) Associate's degree inbusiness, economics, engineering, computer science or related field and at least 6years ofexperience in engineering, consulting, finance, or other related fields; Experience with cross-functional teams.
• (OR)High school diploma/GED with atleast 8 years ofexperience in engineering, consulting, finance, or other related fields; Experience with cross-functional teams.
  

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Up to 13 paid Holidays
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance Program
  
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don't discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

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