Senior​/Lead Strategist

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long‑term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave
• Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full‑time employees.

The Senior Strategist will support developing, measuring, and executing Ameren's corporate strategy and business segment functional plans. The role will support executive and senior leadership to support both strategy development and strategic planning, including defining strategic initiatives and updating long‑term strategies and business plans. In addition, the role will support measurement of the strategy through management of scorecards and analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

• Develop and refresh the corporate strategy and business segment functional plans by evaluating internal performance, external trends, future uncertainties, peer and cross‑industry leading practices, and emerging opportunities to identify strategic choices, priorities, and actions that support Ameren's long‑term success.
• Facilitate strategic planning processes, including annual and long‑term plan refreshes, scenario planning, business assessments, leadership workshops, and prioritization activities that translate strategy into actionable roadmaps
• Partner with senior leaders to align on strategic objectives, evaluate strategic tradeoffs, assess progress, and recommend adjustments to priorities and investments in response to changing business conditions
• Design, develop and communicate strategic performance measures, targets, and insights that assess progress toward strategic objectives and inform leadership decision‑making
• Develop strategic analyses, recommendations, and executive‑level materials to support leadership decision‑making, Board discussions, and other ad‑hoc strategic initiatives and enterprise priorities
• Lead the development of presentations, reports, and communications that translate strategy, execution progress, and performance results into meaningful business insights for stakeholders
• Collaborate with Strategy, Business Planning, Risk Management, Finance, and Analytics teams to align strategic priorities, planning assumptions, and investment decisions across the enterprise

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited University is required and five or more years of professional experience in general business, strategic planning, operations, business development, etc; or advanced degree with three or more years of professional experience..
• Experience leading cross functional teams without direct line reporting relationships preferred.
• Experience with strategy, business plans and/or scorecards preferred.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited University is required, and seven or more years of professional experience in general business, strategic planning, finance, business development, etc.; or advanced degree with five or more years of professional-level experience.
• Experience leading cross functional teams without direct line reporting relationships…