Senior or Lead-Strategy and Risk Consultant (hybrid)

About the role

The Strategy and Risk Integration team helps NiSource make decisions under uncertainty by translating complex, ambiguous challenges into clear, actionable insights. The team leverages integrated strategy, risk, and analytical capabilities to deliver comprehensive analyses and practical solutions across the enterprise. This position actively participates on cross‑functional project teams, providing internal and external research, analysis, and strategic insight. This role delivers hands‑on analysis, consultation, and collaboration across functions to support the development, communication, and execution of strategies, programs, and plans that address current and emerging enterprise challenges. The individual is expected to take initiative, operate effectively in ambiguity, drive work forward proactively, and support projects through evaluation, recommendation, and closure related to strategy and enterprise risk. The role maintains an external perspective on industry trends and best practices to inform decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Performs industry, competitor, and customer analyses; monitors and evaluates the impact of trends; identifies key opportunities and barriers; gathers and synthesizes quantitative and qualitative data to inform strategic decisions.
• Tracks, validates, and reports on initiative performance and provides insights into risks/upsides.
• Builds and maintains Excel‑based models to analyze data, evaluate financial and strategic tradeoffs, and support decision‑making under uncertainty.
• Leverages enterprise risk information to research and assess primary and secondary risk impacts; utilizes risk management tools such as risk registers, dashboards, tracking metrics, and mitigation monitoring to support enterprise risk integration.
• Identifies and frames issues, problems, and opportunities; compares and integrates data from multiple sources; draws sound conclusions; develops practical solutions; and takes timely, proactive action aligned with available facts, constraints, and potential consequences.
• Assists in the development, refinement, and updating of materials for presentation to executive audiences.
• Compiles, organizes, and formats data to support internal and external reporting, including both quantitative and qualitative analysis; researches reporting considerations, supports adoption of new reporting requirements, develops business cases, and builds supporting financial models.
• Leads assigned project tasks under the direction of the Strategy leadership team, proactively managing deliverables, timelines, and resource coordination while escalating risks and issues as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience using Excel to analyze data.
• Experience applying economic, statistic, and econometric concepts/methods.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience (e.g., corporate strategy, accounting, financial planning, risk, legal, insurance, etc.) (4‑6 years for Lead level).
• Proven experience in producing accurate and timely work with minimal supervision.
• Proven experience in identifying and resolving complex problems and managing conflicts.
• Proven experience in leading and coordinating projects and supervising the work of others.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Intermediate skillset in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word); experience handling large amounts of data and building financial or other decision‑support models in Excel; advanced Microsoft Office (PowerPoint) storytelling ability.
• Advanced interpersonal and written communication skills, including ability to represent the company to external stakeholders and provide presentation preparation and leadership to senior executives.
• Self‑starter who takes action to identify, analyze, and improve existing processes within the organization.
• Six Sigma background a plus.
• Demonstrates sound judgment and initiative in working within departmental and corporate guidelines, including the ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to engage with others.
• Occasional travel (5‑10%) may be required.
• Time may be required outside of traditional business hours.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer sponsorship now or in the future.
• As a public utility, NiSource provides essential services 24/7; emergency needs can arise, including during storm season, and employees may be required to support emergency response efforts, which could include working outside normal hours or assisting with tasks outside of typical responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous electric or gas utility experience