Strategic Partner

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Location: Our London Hub - we're looking for somebody who is comfortable being in the London office at least 3 times a week.

Salary banding:  £65,000 - £80,000

Experience: Experienced

Working pattern: Full Time

eporting to:  We have two positions available, either supporting our CCO (Commercial) or COO (Operations).

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Strategic. Collaboration. Delivery.

Top 3 qualities for this role: Adaptable. Communication. Influence.

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

Due to the nature of the role, it will be based from our London hub with the expectation that you'll be in the office 3 times per week. You’ll have the flexibility to work from home the other days.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

We're the home for the strategic direction of the business, partnering with the our Leadership Team to define the Retail strategy and works cross-functionally to embed an entrepreneurial, agile, planning approach across the business. We lead some of our largest and most complex change programmes. 

This role in a nutshell:

You'll work directly with members of the Retail Leadership Team and their teams to craft and deliver our strategy, drive critical priorities and business activity. You will design, lead, and optimise key forums and engagements that shape OVO's strategic direction, while leading on high-impact projects and initiatives that align with long-term business objectives and act as a thought partner and critical friend.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Be a consultant and partner to member(s) of the RLT, building strong working relationships with their teams and with people across the business.
• Deep-dive into specific areas of the organisation, building key relationships to become a critical friend and thought partner.
• Support the definition and management of appropriate governance within dedicated areas, ensuring alignment to broader retail governance.
• Work closely with the RLT on critical issues facing OVO, often assembling and leading cross functional teams to tackle problems and respond to issues.
• Develop business strategy - work within specific areas of the business and with the wider partnering & planning team to develop and iterate strategic documents and artefacts (including RLT and Board materials). This typically involves designing compelling presentations for company-wide meetings and speaking engagements
• Collaborate cross functionally across the organisation, partnering with the planning function and finance partners to ensure strategies are aligned to Financial outlooks, and dependencies are detailed.
• Define business objectives and key results to improve output and momentum for the teams.
• Delivering high priority initiatives - lead on critical priority items, working with leaders across the business to support high priority results in an agile way; defining scope in ambiguity and driving projects through to completion.
• Supporting the leadership team and making it as high functioning as possible, including goal setting and with the support of Executive Assistant running key ceremonies including weekly and quarterly meetings

You’ll be a successful Strategic Partner here at OVO if you…

• Have previous experience at a top tier strategy consulting firm or in a high paced hyper-growth environment
• Are a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and project management capabilities. You should have experience in cross-functional stakeholder engagement and demonstrate a proactive approach to relationship building.
• Demonstrate specific industry expertise and passionate about the zero carbon living space
• Thrive in ambiguity, ask incisive questions and take a structured approach to problem-solving
• Are an expert problem solver who focuses on the highest impact areas using data to make decisions, and can succinctly communicate across the business
• Have strong project management experience and proven track record of delivery, comfortable with wider organisational change and leading in an agile environment
• Have the level of impact required to drive business decisions and influence at Executive level in the business - executive level messaging is a strength with excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Enjoy team dynamics and are great relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £65,000 and £80,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..