Job Description

Job Summary: 

NRG Corporate Strategy is responsible for defining and developing successful strategies to enhance the business, drive the corporate vision, and meet other high-priority corporate objectives. The team serves as a centralized source of analysis and insight that looks across the entirety of the business to determine appropriate pathways to value. The team also engages in early-stage and emerging opportunity identification, investment and testing to promote sustained value creation and competitive advantage.

The primary functional areas of focus include Strategy Development, Growth and Intelligence, Strategy Management and Ad Hoc support for corporate priorities, including Board deck development

The Analyst will join this team as an essential part of building out the team capability as well as defining the next several years for NRG. This individual will have corporate strategy responsibilities as part of the fast-paced and high caliber Corporate Strategy and M&A team, which drives both strategy and M&A identification and execution.

In this role, you will:

Contribute to the development of a wide range of market and opportunity assessments that support NRG’s mission and vision
Gather and analyze information needed to support an opportunity; balance quantitative and qualitative skill sets through assessments of market dynamics, growth trajectory, business models and potential EBITDA creation

Translate findings into presentations that can be easily communicated to senior leadership
Work across the organization to understand and promote NRG business unit strategies

Provide ad hoc support for internal teams focused on new market opportunity testing
Analyze and track competitive and sector dynamics to gauge emerging opportunities and/or threats; develop a protocol for staying current on strategic peer strategic and/or M&A activities
Track emerging technology partnerships and/or investments that could align with NRG investment parameters and growth objectives
Attend relevant sector events to build network and better understand potential opportunities for NRG
Assist in compilation of presentations to the NRG Board of Directors
Work alongside the NRG M&A team to support deal formation and execution on an as needed basis

Working Conditions:

Located in Princeton, NJ office
Hybrid workforce segmentation; 1-2 days per week in office
Some overtime required as special projects arise
Some travel may be required

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university strongly preferred
3-5 years of experience on a fast-paced, analytics-driven team
Experience in contributing to multidisciplinary strategic projects
Experience in translating research/data into information
Experience in energy, consumer service or technology sectors
Advanced skill in PowerPoint and Excel
As a part of the NRG commitment to the health, safety, and well-being of our employees, customers, and the community, this role requires weekly COVID-19 testing for employees who are not fully vaccinated.

Preferred Qualifications:

Management consulting or corporate strategy experience
Financial modeling/ M&A experience
Experience in private equity or venture capital

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Analytical, comprehensive thinking
Synthesizing large datasets to generate insights
Proactive self-starter with ability to navigate ambiguity
Naturally curious and inquisitive; willing to think outside the box
Team player with ability to collaborate to ensure analysis robustness
Ability to create financial models to support business case scenarios
Ability to create high-impact presentations with clear articulation of key messages
Passionate about problem solving and balancing analytics with creative solutions to achieve an objective

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