Mass Market Delivery Strategy and Performance Consultant

About the role

This is a new role on Xcel Energy’s Mass Market program delivery team. The position will be responsible for developing, delivering, and maintaining a strategic approach to initiatives across the Mass Market team that enhance the delivery and tracking of our programs. This includes:

• Developing systems to support the reporting and tracking of forecasting, spending, and impact reporting
• Contributing to the identification and development of KPIs
• Driving and delivering a strategic approach to RFPs and contract management across the team

This role requires significant collaboration with the Mass Market Delivery team as well as others in the organization working with data, budgets, spend, sourcing, and reporting. It supports and facilitates strategic planning, budgeting, communications, analytics, and measures around all business area activities.

Responsibilities

• Strategic: Provides guidance to leaders on identifying goals for the business area. Works with leaders to create and implement plans aligned with other functions and monitors effectiveness.
• Strategic Planning: Supports the strategic planning processes and implementation of the overall business area strategy and operational plans.
• Communication: Ensures effective delivery of strategic communications around all business area activities, aligning with overall company messaging and objectives.
• Project Management: Plans, manages, coordinates, or participates in cross-functional teams or projects for business area or companywide initiatives.
• Analytics/Metrics: Leverages business area systems and data to identify, develop, and deliver impactful metrics, analytics, and automated solutions. Consults with leaders on metrics for decision-making, strategy development, and planning. Develops benchmarking and reporting data to ensure consistent processes.
• Budget Management: Provides guidance to leaders on various aspects of the budget process and supports initiatives that improve the budget process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field, or a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
• At least five years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in strategy and with business and operational performance measures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in communications with demonstrated ability to deliver effective and strategic messages to a variety of audiences.
• Strong technical background in Microsoft Office suite and experience leveraging technology.
• Exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills, capable of leading teams.
• Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Analytics experience, including data analytics and the ability to present information strategically to enable decision-making.

Pay

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is $85,000.00 to $104,000.00 per year.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Program
• Medical/Pharmacy Plan
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Care Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
• Transportation Reimbursement Account
• Short-term disability (STD)
• Long-term disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit programs
• Employee recognition program
• Pension
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
• Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change, and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans at any time.