Senior Analyst, Business Change

About us

National Grid is hiring a Senior Analyst for our Business Change department in Syracuse, NY.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record put us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Manager, Change Delivery, this key role will provide insightful data analysis and interpretation, leadership around end-to end process and seamless cross-functional teamwork. This key individual will need to understand the business drivers that impact end-to-end processes, including financial, regulatory, operational, capital, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and foster a culture of innovation in the end-to-end process, advising leadership who support the value stream and the wider business to understand the impact of existing policies, processes, and ways of working with stakeholders
• Support and implement an integrated portfolio plan, across all processes, that are aligned to and functional objectives.
• Work with leadership team to identify improvement opportunities to increase operational efficiency
• Advocate outcomes and recommendations to cross functional audiences through written reports and oral presentations.
• Interface with process and functional leaders to provide analytical support and insight to help deliver on:
• Operational productivity performance focused on UNY Gas Programs
• Assist the Manager and Director in the overall delivery of process performance and help to coordinate across the matrixed support portions of the organization. Provide leadership to solve the most complex system wide problems.
• Responsible for the management of multiple initiatives directed toward end-to-end process model and other organizational objectives.
• Cultivate successful working relationships with respective colleagues to ensure consistent operational performance support, especially in key areas such as policy, strategy, and information systems.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering with an advanced business degree preferred.
• At least four years of relevant experience is required.
• Experience in planning, performance management, reporting and working with external agencies/stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work well across all company functions with staff from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.
• MS Office tools - Power BI, Power Automate, and Flow in particular.
• Strong understanding of Python and SQL and experience with Alteryx, Tableau, HTML, and other common languages is a plus.
• A valid drivers license is required.

More Information

Salary: $87,000 - $102,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.