Director of Strategy

Cornerstone; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 6% (12% total)

Enhanced maternity & family leave

Life assurance

HolidayPlus

Virtual GP & Employee Assistance

Retail and leisure discounts

Job summary

SGN is seeking a Director of Strategy in a senior leadership capacity to shape and deliver corporate strategy, integrating insight, market intelligence and sustainability considerations. The role drives strategic planning and investment priorities to support sustainable growth during the energy transition.

The position involves enterprise-wide leadership, horizon-scanning, and alignment of priorities across the organisation, with emphasis on market dynamics and long-term value creation.

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline such as business, economics, strategy, or a related field is desirable.
• Postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications in areas such as strategy, finance, sustainability or leadership may be advantageous but are not essential.
• For this role, significant senior leadership experience, strong strategic capability and a proven track record of shaping and delivering corporate strategy are considered equally important to formal qualifications.
• Significant experience in strategy, market insight, business planning or economic analysis, with a strong track record of shaping organisational direction
• Strong understanding of market dynamics, customer behaviour and industry trends, with the ability to translate insight into clear strategic priorities
• Experience leading strategic planning processes, including scenario planning, business case development and performance tracking
• Proven stakeholder engagement and influencing capability at senior levels, including Executive leadership and external partners
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with the ability to balance growth opportunities, risk and long-term value creation
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and integrating diverse inputs to develop coherent, organisation-wide strategies
• Ability to synthesise complex information into clear, actionable insight to inform decision-making and support long-term business outcomes

Responsibilities

• Accountable for shaping and delivering SGN’s overall corporate strategy, ensuring alignment between insight, market dynamics and long-term organisational objectives.
• Leads the development of robust, evidence-based strategic plans, integrating market intelligence, customer understanding, and external trends to inform business planning and investment decisions.
• Provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership, ensuring strategic priorities are clearly articulated, understood and embedded across the organisation. Oversees strategic insight and horizon-scanning activity, identifying emerging risks, opportunities and industry developments that could impact SGN’s future direction.
• Leads the sustainability agenda, ensuring environmental and social priorities are appropriately reflected within corporate strategy and organisational decision-making.
• Provides senior leadership across teams, ensuring alignment, capability and performance to deliver strategic priorities and support organisational success.

Skills

Senior leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Market insight

Communication

Education

Degree in business/economics/strategy

Job description

Director of Strategy

Farringdon | Personal contract

Full-time | Hybrid

• Joint-contribution pension from 6% (12% total)
• Enhanced maternity & family leave
• Life assurance
• HolidayPlus
• Virtual GP & Employee Assistance Programme plus retail and leisure discounts & many more.

REQ6212

This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping SGN's corporate strategy, ensuring long-term priorities are informed by insight, customer understanding, market intelligence and sustainability considerations. The role drives strategic planning and investment priorities, providing the evidence and foresight needed to support effective decision-making, sustainable growth and success through the energy transition.

We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission.

• Accountable for shaping and delivering SGN’s overall corporate strategy, ensuring alignment between insight, market dynamics and long-term organisational objectives.
• Leads the development of robust, evidence-based strategic plans, integrating market intelligence, customer understanding, and external trends to inform business planning and investment decisions.
• Provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership, ensuring strategic priorities are clearly articulated, understood and embedded across the organisation. Oversees strategic insight and horizon-scanning activity, identifying emerging risks, opportunities and industry developments that could impact SGN’s future direction.
• Leads the sustainability agenda, ensuring environmental and social priorities are appropriately reflected within corporate strategy and organisational decision-making.
• Provides senior leadership across teams, ensuring alignment, capability and performance to deliver strategic priorities and support organisational success.

What you will need

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline such as business, economics, strategy, or a related field is desirable. Postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications in areas such as strategy, finance, sustainability or leadership may be advantageous but are not essential.
• For this role, significant senior leadership experience, strong strategic capability and a proven track record of shaping and delivering corporate strategy are considered equally important to formal qualifications.
• Significant experience in strategy, market insight, business planning or economic analysis, with a strong track record of shaping organisational direction
• Strong understanding of market dynamics, customer behaviour and industry trends, with the ability to translate insight into clear strategic priorities
• Experience leading strategic planning processes, including scenario planning, business case development and performance tracking
• Proven stakeholder engagement and influencing capability at senior levels, including Executive leadership and external partners
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with the ability to balance growth opportunities, risk and long-term value creation
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and integrating diverse inputs to develop coherent, organisation-wide strategies
• Ability to synthesise complex information into clear, actionable insight to inform decision-making and support long-term business outcomes

Not sure you meet every requirement?

Research shows some people – particularly women and those from underrepresented backgrounds – may hesitate to apply unless they meet every criteria. At SGN, we value diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

If this role interests you but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you. You might be just who we’re looking for – now or in the future.

Why SGN?

SGN leads pioneering research and development for net-zero energy system. Our innovative technologies are transforming the gas industry while keeping people safe and warm. We are an award-winning employer, including CCA Gold Awards for Great Places to Work and Inclusivity and Accessibility, and a proud Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant.

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