Product Strategy & Development Associate II
Irving, TX - USA
Job Summary
If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.
Job Summary
Job Description
Overview:
- Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative customer-centric approach to meet customers needs. To win the customer of the future our Energy Transition Solutions team creates the strategy and builds the products that turn todays emerging energy technologies into real solutions
- In this role youll leverage Distributed Energy Resources EVs home solar whole-home batteries and more to create products programs and services that unlock new value for consumers and strengthen the grid
- Youll own concepts from whiteboard to market launch: ideation economic modeling vendor partnerships and operational rollout of new products from virtual power plants to electricity commodity plans
- Its a hands-on role that mixes analysis creative problem solving and day-to-day execution. Youll collaborate across marketing technology operations and finance plus a diverse set of vendors from technology providers to global device manufacturers
Responsibilities:
- Leverage analytical and financial analysis skills to assess the commercial viability of potential offerings and recommend program designs that meet necessary financial metrics (margin sales ROI etc.)
- Transform complex energy ideas to simple easy to understand customer offerings
- Generate new concepts through proven ideation methodologies and opportunistic thinking
- Understand your target audience analyze research insights & trends identify opportunities and ultimately propose & deliver products/programs/partnerships
- Lead the implementation of new products through ideation program design and market launch which will require working with cross-functional stakeholders
- Manage key product verticals and support product optimization (product design marketing and sales tactics/strategy) to achieve sales goals for new products
- External partner relationship cultivation and management to define new programs & business models negotiate commercial agreements and define & execute the go-to-market workplan
Requirements:
- 5 years work experience in retail-focused product development offer/channel strategy marketing or related function
- 3 years with financial modeling or customer margin analysis (related to above)
- Experience with energy or alternative energy products (solar battery EVs VPPs Demand Response) strongly preferred
- Proficiency in excel based modeling required SAS/Tableau experience beneficial; willingness and ability to learn new systems as required (e.g. CRM tools)
- Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills
- Requires strong sense of self-motivation thrives under minimal supervision excels at solving complex problems and enjoys working around obstacles
- Extensive communication and teamwork skills to work effectively with both internal and external customers (e.g. vendors Marketing Sales IT Legal Operations Finance)
- Demonstrate a high level of curiosity a capacity for learning and an aptitude for problem solving
- Able to effectively contribute to and/or lead small work groups
Key Metrics:
- Hit target goals for product launches pilots and tests
- Plan lead and launch key initiatives in a matrixed environment
- Realize product targets for sales velocity retention and/or profitability
- Achieve product / partner targets for customer satisfaction complaints incidents and escalations
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Vistra Retail Operations CompanyLocations
Irving TexasTexasIt is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment including in selection for job opportunities without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy national origin age disability genetic information military service protected veteran status or any other consideration protected by federal state or local laws.
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