Head of Solution Strategy & Innovation

DNVs Energy Management (EM) team is seeking a collaborative and thoughtful professional to help shape how we deliver clean energy solutions for utilities government agencies and market partners. As the Head of Solution Strategy & Innovation you will guide the development of proposals and solution strategies that align our technology capabilitiesacross software analytics and delivery supportwith the needs of public and regulated energy programs.

You will help shape pricing approaches communicate product value and support innovation efforts that make our services more accessible and impactful. This work includes close collaboration with product customer enablement IT and analytics teams to ensure our offerings are practical scalable and grounded in client needs.

You will work in close coordination with EM Technology leadership the Market Growth & Development team and operational and customer-facing teams. This role also includes contributing to pitch content and proposal materials with attention to clear communication user experience and effective presentation.

This role is based at our DNV office in Katy TX; Oakland CA; Chalfont PA; Oak Brook IL; Phoenix AZ; Las Vegas NV; Jersey City NJ and Dublin OH presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site. Further details regarding role-specific requirements will be shared during the interview process.

What Youll Do

• Lead the end-to-end strategy and coordination of RFP responses that incorporate software data and system architecture elements in a way that aligns with client requirements and DNVs platform capabilities.
• Work cross-functionally with EM Technology leadership Legal Market Growth & development and customer operations teams to shape offerings grounded in our technical capabilities.
• Define solution architecture narratives and contribute to technical volumes of proposals in close partnership with EM leadership the Customer Enablement team product managers data scientists and engineering leads.
• Manage pricing strategy with awareness of system design integration requirements and support costs.
• Drive alignment between solution development investments and financial goals by contributing to revenue tracking and ensuring innovation efforts are prioritized based on market growth opportunities.
• Translate complex technical components into clear compelling customer-facing proposal content and visuals.
• Coordinate innovation efforts tied to technical deliveryincluding pilots new digital workflows and solution enhancements.
• Monitor market and policy trends to anticipate future technical needs and inform the innovation roadmap.

• Generous paid time off (vacation sick days company holidays personal days)
• Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from Vision benefits
• Spending accounts FSA Dependent Care Commuter Benefits company-seeded HSA
• Employer-paid therapist-led virtual care services through Talkspace
• 401(k) with company match
• Company provided life insurance short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Education reimbursement program
• Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
• Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program
• Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company
• Career advancement opportunities

**Benefits vary based on position tenure location and employee election**

As required by the Pay Transparency laws in Colorado New York City California Washington and Connecticut DNV provides a reasonable compensation range for roles that may be hired in those locations. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set level of experience and specific office location. For the states of Colorado New York City NY California Washington and Connecticut only the range of starting pay for this role is $135000 - $155000 USD.

DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. US applicants with a physical or mental disability who require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department (). Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

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is Required

• Bachelors degree in engineering information systems data science energy systems or a related field or equivalent experience with product platform or solution design.
• 5 years of experience in a technology-driven strategy solution design or innovation leadership role
• Ability to understand and translate software platform or analytics capabilities into strategic solution offerings
• Proven experience contributing to RFP responses including technical content development pricing input and coordination with cross-functional teams.
• Strong collaboration skills across technical legal operational and market-facing teams
• Familiarity with energy efficiency electrification demand flexibility utility customer experience rate enrollment renewables or related digital platforms.
• Excellent written visual and verbal English communication skills with an ability to translate complex offerings into customer-focused narratives
• We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening

What is Preferred

• Background in energy efficiency distributed energy resources electrification or utility SaaS platforms
• Experience in productized services innovation portfolio management or technical pre-sales
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and how they apply to proposal presentation and solution packaging