Senior Strategy Business Partner

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO); Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 157,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation & sick time

First day benefits

Job summary

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) seeks a senior strategy leader to facilitate cross-functional strategy discussions and align enterprise planning with operational realities. You will own strategy artifacts, maps, measures, and roadmaps while guiding leaders through tradeoffs and dependencies.

You will analyze internal drivers, external trends, risks, and industry changes to deliver executive-ready narratives and influence enterprise decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and advisory skills; ability to distinguish signal from noise and recommend pragmatic next steps.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver executive-level narratives.
• Experience developing aligned business-area plans and connecting them to enterprise strategy.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate high-stakes cross-functional strategy discussions, alignment sessions, and leadership workshops.
• Bridge top-down corporate strategy with bottom-up operational planning, guiding leaders through tradeoffs and dependencies.
• Own and evolve enterprise strategy artifacts, objectives, maps, measures, and roadmaps.
• Integrate departmental strategies to reveal misalignments, competing priorities, and enterprise-wide dependencies.
• Lead senior-level strategic analysis of internal drivers, external trends, risks, and industry changes.
• Deliver executive-ready strategic narratives that simplify complexity and clarify enterprise decisions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business-area leaders, framing choices, interpreting performance, and identifying enterprise-level implications.
• Manage and mature the enterprise strategy-management cadence, improving decision flow and integration.
• Strengthen performance measures and STI metrics, linking outcomes to strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic support for cross-cutting initiatives such as AI, digital transformation, and automation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advisory skills

Executive communication

Strategic questioning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

• Facilitate high‑stakes cross‑functional strategy discussions, alignment sessions, and leadership workshops.
• Bridge top‑down corporate strategy with bottom‑up operational planning, guiding leaders through tradeoffs and dependencies.
• Own and evolve enterprise strategy artifacts, objectives, maps, measures, and roadmaps.
• Integrate departmental strategies to reveal misalignments, competing priorities, and enterprise‑wide dependencies.
• Lead senior‑level strategic analysis of internal drivers, external trends, risks, and industry changes.
• Deliver executive‑ready strategic narratives that simplify complexity and clarify enterprise decisions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business‑area leaders, framing choices, interpreting performance, and identifying enterprise‑level implications.
• Manage and mature the enterprise strategy‑management cadence, improving decision flow and integration.
• Strengthen performance measures and STI metrics, linking outcomes to strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic support for cross‑cutting initiatives such as AI, digital transformation, and automation.

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate high‑stakes cross‑functional strategy discussions, alignment sessions, and leadership workshops.
• Bridge top‑down corporate strategy with bottom‑up operational planning, guiding leaders through tradeoffs and dependencies.
• Own and evolve enterprise strategy artifacts, objectives, maps, measures, and roadmaps.
• Integrate departmental strategies to reveal misalignments, competing priorities, and enterprise‑wide dependencies.
• Lead senior‑level strategic analysis of internal drivers, external trends, risks, and industry changes.
• Deliver executive‑ready strategic narratives that simplify complexity and clarify enterprise decisions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business‑area leaders, framing choices, interpreting performance, and identifying enterprise‑level implications.
• Manage and mature the enterprise strategy‑management cadence, improving decision flow and integration.
• Strengthen performance measures and STI metrics, linking outcomes to strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic support for cross‑cutting initiatives such as AI, digital transformation, and automation.

What We Are Looking For…

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 12–14 years of relevant experience, including at least 8 years in organizational strategy, transformation, or change leadership.
• Strong analytical and advisory skills; ability to distinguish signal from noise and recommend pragmatic next steps.
• Experience developing aligned business‑area plans and connecting them to enterprise strategy.
• Skilled at asking context‑rich, nuanced questions that reveal insights and enable better decisions.
• Ability to embed deeply with business units, build trust, and quickly understand operational realities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver executive‑level narratives.
• Experience with enterprise integration, strategic road‑mapping, and performance measurement.
• Energy industry experience preferred.

Why This Role Matters

This role strengthens how MISO executes strategy, ensuring business‑area plans are clear, aligned, and tightly connected to corporate objectives. You’ll help leaders navigate complexity, integrate cross‑functional priorities, and mature planning processes that advance MISO’s enterprise goals.

Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $157,000-$182,000 USD annually.

Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.

Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met.

At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.

At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401K available on your first day of employment.

MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. Through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million Americans. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future – it’s what our immensely talented and dedicated team does every day.

MISO, What We Do (https://vimeo.com/935124142/5c8d23402d)

Preferred

• 12-14 years: relevant experience, including at least 8 years in organizational strategy, transformation, or change leadership.

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