Director, Energy & Utilities, Technology Consulting

What You Will Do

• Serve as a trusted advisor to utility executives and technology leaders on technology strategy, digital transformation, and modernization initiatives.
• Lead consulting engagements spanning technology strategy, enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, systems modernization, data and analytics, AI transformation enablement, cybersecurity, customer technologies, workforce technologies, and IT/OT alignment.
• Identify opportunities to use AI and related technologies to improve – and in some cases transform – operations, delivering measurable outcomes.
• Guide clients through technology investment decisions, operating model transformation, governance design, roadmap development, and large-scale program execution.
• Oversee delivery quality, project economics, stakeholder management, and achievement of measurable business outcomes.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and develop future consulting leaders through coaching and mentorship.
• Help clients address challenges related to grid modernization, customer engagement, asset management, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

What You Will Bring

• 12+ years of experience serving the utility industry, including significant experience working with investor-owned utilities.
• 8+ years of consulting experience leading business and technology transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success building executive-level client relationships and growing consulting revenue through new and existing accounts.
• Deep understanding of utility operating models, regulatory environments, customer operations, asset-intensive business processes, and modernization priorities.
• Experience leading and delivering one or more of the following areas: Technology Strategy and Roadmaps, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Transformation, Systems Modernization and Integration, Data, Analytics, and AI, Digital Transformation, Technology Operating Models, IT Organizational Effectiveness, Program and Portfolio Management, Cybersecurity and Technology Risk, Customer and Workforce Technologies, or IT/OT Strategy and Convergence.
• Proven ability to connect technology investments to measurable business outcomes.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and communicate effectively with C-suite stakeholders.
• Experience leading complex engagements, multidisciplinary teams, and large-scale transformation programs.
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Prior consulting experience at a leading management or technology consulting firm preferred.
• Ability to travel 50%-75% annually.
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
• Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.