ASPIRE Chief Strategy Officer

The ASPIRE Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) is responsible for organizationwide strategic planning execution and longterm positioning in support of the organizations mission and impact goals. Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with executive leadership and the Board of Directors the CSO provides high autonomy and authority to shape organizational direction guide multiyear priorities and ensure strategy is effectively translated into measurable outcomes.

The CSO leads enterpriselevel planning efforts oversees crossfunctional strategic initiatives and monitors performance against longterm objectives. This role serves as a key advisor to the CEO and Board identifying growth opportunities emerging risks and external trends that influence organizational strategy. The CSO plays a central role in aligning programs engineering workforce development and operations around a shared strategic vision while fostering innovation adaptability and continuous improvement.

This position is eligible for hybrid work within the state of Utah.

• Develop communicate and implement the organizations long-term strategic plan
• Identify opportunities for organizational growth innovation and program expansion
• Oversee strategic initiatives across programs engineering workforce development and operations
• Provide insights and recommendations to the CEO and Board of Directors on strategic decisions
• Lead organizational planning processes including annual operating plans multi-year initiatives and performance metrics
• Align cross-functional teams to ensure strategy execution and organizational priorities are met
• Monitor industry trends funding opportunities and emerging technologies relevant to the organizations mission
• Facilitate strategic partnerships collaborations and alliances with external stakeholders
• Support change management initiatives and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
• Represent the organization in strategic discussions with funders partners and external stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• 1215 years of progressive experience in strategic leadership program management or organizational development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Public Policy or related field is preferred.
• Masters degree or MBA strongly preferred
• Strategic Management or Executive Leadership certifications
• Project or program management certifications (PMP PgMP)
• Demonstrated experience owning organizationwide strategic planning and execution including development and implementation of multiyear strategic plans.
• Proven ability to operate with high autonomy and decisionmaking authority shaping organizational direction and longterm priorities.
• Track record of translating strategy into measurable outcomes performance metrics and execution frameworks.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership and Boards of Directors including preparation and presentation of strategic plans analyses and forecasts.
• Demonstrated leadership of 3 year planning horizons including multiyear initiatives program roadmaps and strategic investment planning.
• Proven ability to align strategy with mission organizational capacity regulatory environments and external trends.
• Experience establishing governance and processes that support disciplined strategy development and execution.
• Experience overseeing enterpriselevel strategic initiatives without direct ownership of daytoday operations.
• Proven ability to align diverse functions (e.g. programs engineering workforce development operations) around a shared strategic vision.
• Experience leading or supporting change management initiatives and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ability to establish accountability mechanisms milestones and performance indicators tied to strategic objectives.
• Experience leading or supporting Board and leadership subcommittees focused on strategy growth or longterm planning.
• Experience identifying and evaluating organizational growth opportunities innovation pathways or program expansion strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor and synthesize industry trends funding landscapes emerging technologies and policy drivers.
• Experience assessing strategic risks gaps and competitive positioning to inform leadership decisionmaking.
• Experience facilitating or overseeing strategic partnerships collaborations or alliances with external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to represent an organization in strategic discussions with funders partners industry leaders or publicsector stakeholders.
• Experience ensuring external engagements align with longterm strategic objectives and mission priorities.
• Experience in nonprofit researchdriven universityaffiliated or missionfocused organizations.
• Familiarity with federal state or industryfunded environments including longterm program and partnership planning.
• Experience guiding strategy in technology infrastructure or innovationdriven organizations.
• Established professional network across industry government research or funding ecosystems relevant to the organizations mission.

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• Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Resume/CV

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Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The Utah State University ASPIRE Foundation is advancing the future of electrified transportation by translating worldclass research into realworld infrastructure planning and deployment solutions. Created out of a nationally recognized Utah State University research program ASPIRE builds on a strong foundation that includes a prestigious National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center award along with sustained engagement through federal grants state programs and privatesector partnerships. Since its formation ASPIRE has grown significantly in scale and scope supporting projects and collaborations internationally.

ASPIRE Foundation serves as the implementation and coordination hub for work that extends beyond academic research. The organization brings together professional staff university partners industry collaborators utilities and public agencies to address systemlevel challenges such as charging infrastructure development power and grid integration corridorscale planning and technology demonstration and deployments. ASPIRE is known for its ability to integrate technical analysis planning and realworld testing to move concepts to reality and tackle challenges for deployable solutions.

With an experienced professional team and deep university and industry relationships ASPIRE Foundation operates as a trusted technical partner within the intelligent electrified transportation ecosystem. Its work emphasizes rigor collaboration and practical outcomessupporting infrastructure readiness workforce development and longterm system resilience. Joining ASPIRE offers team members the opportunity to help shape infrastructure and energy systems and contribute to complex and interdisciplinary efforts that will shape the next generation of mobility.

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