Manager, Strategy & Planning

Manager, Strategy & Planning

Join the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC – The Reliable One) as part of our Transformation division to lead corporate strategy development and planning. The position oversees a strategy team, manages day‑to‑day operations, and partners with senior leadership to advance OUC’s long‑term goals.

• Lead corporate strategy development and strategy‑planning processes; collaborate with senior leadership to identify, evaluate, and prioritize strategic initiatives.
• Oversee the strategic intelligence function, integrating data into actionable insights that influence organization‑wide decision making.
• Direct integrated resource planning for electric and water utilities, evaluating supply and demand options and emerging technologies.
• Manage grant initiatives: opportunity identification, strategic alignment, application management, and portfolio oversight.
• Lead the creation and execution of strategic roadmaps that outline programs and projects to achieve OUC’s goals.
• Assess potential strategic and joint investments with other utilities, municipalities, and partners.
• Identify and commercialize enabling technologies or services that support strategic planning.
• Prepare market analyses, competitive benchmarking, performance metrics, and business evaluations of new opportunities.
• Drive corporate business plan development and implementation for new and enhanced products and services.
• Facilitate strategic planning sessions with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams.
• Synthesize financial and operational data to recommend actions; define and track key metrics using balanced scorecard or similar frameworks.
• Communicate progress to senior leadership through reports, presentations, and meeting communications.
• Conduct post‑mortem evaluations to improve planning processes and provide process‑improvement recommendations.
• Model role‑elevating leadership behaviors, fostering teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Execute additional duties as assigned.

• Strategic planning, investment and financial analysis, business‑plan creation.
• Financial statement interpretation; feasibility studies for corporate initiatives.
• Understanding of utility operations, regulation, and external market forces.
• Data metrics development, trend analysis, risk assessment, and statistical application.
• Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency:
  Excel (formulas, pivot tables), PowerPoint storyboarding, Teams collaboration.
• Data visualization skills and experience with business‑plan development principles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 7+ years leading corporate strategic planning at the organizational level; partnership with senior leaders on business plans, KPIs, and financial models.
• Minimum 3 years managing and developing high‑performing teams.
• Proven experience creating data metrics, analyzing trends, and conducting risk assessments.
• Expertise in investment and financial analysis, feasibility studies, integrated strategic planning, and economic modeling.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills; ability to coach, influence, and build relationships across an organization.
• Ability to synthesize complex financial and operational data into actionable insights and present to executive leadership.
• Expertise facilitating cross‑functional workshops, strategic planning sessions, and executive briefings.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and data‑visualization experience.
• Understanding of utility operations, regulatory requirements, and market dynamics (preferred).

• Competitive salary: $136,000 – $170,000 annually, commensurate with experience.
• Low‑cost medical, dental, vision benefits and paid life‑insurance premiums with no probationary period.
• Hybrid Retirement Program: fully‑funded cash‑balance account, defined contribution with employer matching, and health reimbursement account.
• Generous paid vacation, holidays, sick time, and parental leave.
• Educational assistance: tuition reimbursement, paid memberships in professional associations, conference and training…