Strategy Associate: Energy Transition & Growth

Worklane GmbH; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) match

Parental leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is hiring a Strategy Associate for our US strategy team. You will drive end-to-end strategic projects, shaping the growth path from origination through execution across the US energy landscape.

We seek candidates with a strong strategy background, comfort with budgets and business cases, and a bias for action. The role blends corporate development with transformative commercial opportunities in a fast-growing, renewable-energy tech environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical foundation from strategy consultancy, investment banking, PE/VC, corp dev, or rapid-growth ops.
• Fluent in budgets, forecasts, business cases and their link to strategic projects.
• Able to own outcomes with limited oversight and seek help when needed.
• Commercial instinct for deals, integrations and partnerships with synergy tracking.

Responsibilities

• Own discrete strategic projects end to end: sizing, business case, decision, and execution.
• Explore opportunities across the US energy landscape (battery deployment, retail supply, utility programs).
• Lead value realization from M&A: integrations, synergies, and proof points for next growth stage.
• Turn early-stage bets into repeatable operations: first deal, site, market, and playbook for scale.
• Collaborate with the US CFO on strategic finance, budgeting, and scenario testing.
• Build commercial and analytical foundations: unit economics, market structure, counterparty landscape.

Skills

Strategy consultancy experience

Fluent in spreadsheets

Ownership mindset

Commercial deal instincts

Technical curiosity

Decarbonization passion

Bias for action

Diverse backgrounds welcome

Job description

Octopus Energy Group is hiring a Strategy Associate for our US strategy team. You will drive end-to-end strategic projects, shaping the growth path from origination through execution across the US energy landscape.

We seek candidates with a strong strategy background, comfort with budgets and business cases, and a bias for action. The role blends corporate development with transformative commercial opportunities in a fast-growing, renewable-energy tech environment.