Director, Strategy & New Bus Dev - AFF

Job Summary

Location: Detroit, MI

DTE Vantage is seeking an outstanding finance and strategy professional to join its Business Development and Strategy group. This high visibility role will be attractive to analytic, energetic, innovative, results-oriented individuals with quick and inquisitive minds. A strong candidate should possess a broad range of financial and commercial skills, be capable of managing the details of complex engagements, have the ability to work within a team-oriented environment in rapidly evolving markets, and be able to juggle multiple assignments. The employee exercises independent discretion and judgment within established policies, procedures, and practices.

Key Accountabilities

The Corporate Strategy group works with all DTE businesses to address the complex challenges facing the energy industry today. As a director in the group, the candidate will have the opportunity to lead multi-disciplinary teams tackling key strategic initiatives. Examples include:

• Understanding industry trends and their implications for DTE Vantage
• Develop DTE Vantage growth strategy through identification of new industry verticals and corresponding market entry strategies
• Target transaction origination efforts within existing business lines
• Lead strategic deliverables for corporate initiatives as required (e.g., business plans, board presentations, etc.)
• Leads strategic analysis on key business issues and drives M&A opportunity identification and origination

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

The successful candidate should be intellectually aggressive and accustomed to expressing well thought out and supported views to drive strategic decision making. The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following credentials:

• Six to ten years of overall experience, ideally in management consulting, investment banking or other highly rigorous environments
• MBA or a Master’s Degree/PhD in a relevant field from a top-tier university, ideally combined with an undergraduate degree in an analytical field (e.g., engineering or economics)

Other Qualifications

• A positive, team-oriented attitude with the confidence to communicate persuasively and effectively at all levels and to coordinate and utilize all available resources
• Broad range of financial and commercial skills, proven analytical ability to distill complex transactions into their essential elements, and proven track record in identifying value in acquisitions and crafting agreements that meet the objectives of all counterparties
• Excellent modeling skills and experienced in valuation methodologies and financial disciplines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to analyze and communicate complex transactions to senior management a must
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to generate and consider strategic alternatives within the overall context of the business
• The interpersonal sensitivity, awareness, maturity and confidence to gain the unequivocal acceptance and support of executive management
• A champion for our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts who embraces diverse people, ideas, and experiences
• Personal characteristics should include high personal and professional integrity, excellent business judgment, confidence without arrogance, strong initiative and ability to get agreement/buy-in, comfortable in flexible/ambiguous environments, and team-oriented work ethic

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to:

• Occasionally stand or walk and stoop or kneel
• Frequently sit
• Talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use wrists, hands and/or fingers in a repetitive motion; and reach with hands and arms extensively
• Occasionally lift objects of up to 10 pounds in weight
• Use computers with exposure to video display terminals; and some repetitive motion associated with data entry, the use of a computer mouse, and while using other office equipment
• Vision requirements for this position include close vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

The employee performs job duties primarily in a work from home capacity and periodically from a climate-controlled office environment, with a moderate noise level. However, on an occasional basis the employee may be required to travel to project sites where noise levels and environmental conditions may vary.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.