Strategy, Planning, and Performance Analyst

Job Summary/Description

The Analyst, Business Operations & Strategy supports the development and execution of strategic initiatives that drive performance, improve processes, and deliver results for Entergy Arkansas. This role offers opportunities to gain utility industry experience and contribute to high-impact projects across various departments.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of OpCo strategy and business plans by partnering across functions, analyzing data, and preparing reports.
• Aid in creating and maintaining strategies that advance customer growth, affordability, reliability, and sustainability objectives.
• Track and report on performance metrics—including scorecards and executive reviews—to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Coordinate and track strategic initiatives across customer service, operations, regulatory affairs, public affairs, and capital project teams.
• Prepare materials for regulatory, customer, and internal engagements, including presentations, memos, executive briefings, and meeting support.
• Participate in governance and strategy meetings to ensure alignment, drive accountability, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Serve as a champion for continuous improvement initiatives for Entergy Arkansas, including conducting research and recommending process improvements.
• Apply foundational knowledge of utility operations, regulatory frameworks, and commercial execution.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education: Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business-related field required or equivalent work experience.
• Preferred: Experience in the utility or energy industry; MBA.
• Experience: Senior Analyst: 6+ years of professional experience; Senior Lead Analyst: 8+ years of professional experience; Senior Staff Analyst: 10+ years of professional experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Analytical skill set with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Advanced analytical skills and experience working on multiple assignments.
• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
• No supervisory responsibilities but has the ability to provide informal guidance to partners across the enterprise and explain complex information to others in a straightforward situation.
• Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.
• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies.

Desired

• Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc. Required For The Position: None.

Primary Location

• Texas-Woodlands
• Arkansas: Little Rock
• Texas: The Woodlands

Job Function

• Corporate

FLSA Status

• Mgmt

Relocation Option

• Union

Description/code Number

• 1 opening

Req ID

• 124451

Travel Percentage

• Up to 25%