Overview
Principal Strategy & Business Development - Energy, based in Louvain-la-Neuve. This role drives and coordinates the strategic efforts necessary to meet ambitious growth objectives by providing focused oversight, hands-on execution, and in-depth sector expertise. You will lead the coordination of strategic and business development initiatives, ensuring alignment across sales, marketing, product, and management.
This role requires strong leadership and strategic thinking, excellent communication and writing skills, deep customer focus, and a collaborative, hands-on mindset. A deep interest in the energy sector is essential. If you’re eager to make an impact, this role is for you!
What You’ll Do
* Lead Strategic Initiatives: Oversee and execute business development initiatives, organize advisory board meetings, review our strategy, update the business plan, monitor balanced scorecards, and build and manage partnerships.
* Conduct Market Research and Intelligence: Perform deep dives into market research and competitive landscapes, ensuring our offerings align with market needs.
* Enhance Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sales, marketing, product, and management teams to optimize strategic activities.
* Contribute to Go-to-Market Strategy: Engage with relevant stakeholders to refine market segmentation, strategic positioning, channel selection, and pricing strategy.
About You
* Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Power System Engineering, Business Engineering, or a related field.
* Experience:
o Extensive experience in electricity markets, transmission and/or distribution;
o 8+ years of proven experience in business development and/or strategy roles;
o Experience in a B2B tech company is an asset
* Core Competencies:
o Strategic thinking and ability to translate strategies into execution plans;
o Customer focus with a strong understanding of industry needs;
o Advanced organizational and project management skills;
o Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
o Collaborative, hands-on mindset.
* Language: Fluent in English.
Travel: 20%
Start date: ASAP
Our Offer
What’s important for us is that you grow and learn. You will be part of a fun and flexible work environment where creativity, freedom and initiative are rewarded. You will join a diverse team of over 200 engineers, computer scientists, and business experts from 30+ nationalities, with 25% holding PhDs. We are committed to making a meaningful impact toward a more sustainable future.
N-SIDE offers a great compensation package, including a company car and a full range of benefits which can be personalized through our Flex Income Plan.
EEO Statement
All candidates will be treated equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. N-SIDE will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
We are headquartered in Belgium with offices in the USA and Japan. The company is certified B Corporation, Best Managed Company by Deloitte Belgium, and ISO 27001.
Motivated to join our team and bring N-SIDE to the next level? We are looking forward to receiving your application. N-SIDE respects your privacy and protects your personal data in accordance with our privacy policy. Personal data submitted by an applicant will be used to ensure an effective recruitment process and for recruitment purposes only.
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