Head of Grid Strategy

The Organisation

Our client is a global leader in smart grid technology and demand response services enabling large commercial and industrial electricity users to actively participate in energy markets while supporting renewable integration and grid stability.

With operations across Australia Europe and North America the organisation is internationally recognised for innovation growth and its contribution to a more sustainable and resilient electricity system.

The Opportunity

As Director of Grid Strategy & Solutions you will bridge technical grid realities such as system strength inertia congestion and market mechanisms with commercial outcomes for both the business and its customers.

You will identify where regulatory change power system constraints and emerging technologies create opportunities and then orchestrate the people tools and strategy required to convert those opportunities into live grid services.

This is not a traditional peoplemanagement role. Instead you will operate as a strategic technical leader collaborating across engineering regulatory operations sales and global R&D teams.

Key Responsibilities

Service Development & Commercialisation

• Monitor developments across the NEM (AEMO AER rule changes and technical standards) to identify new grid service opportunities.
• Assess both technical feasibility and commercial viability of emerging service models (e.g. FCAS SIPS virtual power plants).
• Build robust business cases mapping technical concepts to deployable revenuegenerating services.
• Collaborate with global innovation teams to adapt proprietary hardware software and AIdriven market bidding platforms for Australian conditions.

Strategic Technical Engagement

• Act as the senior technical authority for large industrial customers supporting solution design and complex sales discussions.
• Represent the organisation in regulatory forums consultations and industry working groups ensuring demandside perspectives are well represented.

Internal Collaboration & Strategy

• Work closely with the Global Senior Leadership Team to ensure Australian service innovation aligns with broader company strategy.
• Partner with field operations and engineering teams to ensure new services are practical reliable and scalable in realworld deployments.

What Were Looking For

Essential Requirements

• Degree qualified in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering (or equivalent).
• Strong working knowledge of the National Electricity Rules (NER) and power system dynamics.
• Demonstrated experience transitioning from technical engineering into strategy product or commercial leadership roles.
• Comfortable leading initiatives and influencing outcomes across multiple functions without formal line management.
• Strong communicatorable to clearly articulate complex grid physics and market mechanisms to commercial and executive stakeholders.

Ideal Attributes

• Commercially pragmatic with strong technical credibility.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and shaping new services from concept to market.
• Trusted by engineers and respected by commercial teams.

Whats on Offer

• Competitive salary aligned to experience skills and impact.
• Eligibility for a Company Management Incentive Share Plan.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Selfdirected annual training budget and paid training days.
• Sales incentive scheme.
• Inclusive valuesdriven culture with a strong focus on professional development and employee wellbeing.