Strategy  & Market Intelligence Director

GCL Solar Energy, Inc., is a worldwide solar power developer (i.e., IPP) headquartered in San Francisco, CA.  It is a subsidiary of GCL-Poly Ltd, a premier solar photovoltaic (PV) company, the world's largest Poly-silicon/wafer manufacturer, and has a market capitalization of over $5 Billion.  This North American IPP power development business, located in San Francisco, CA, currently has an opening for a Strategy & Marketing Director to develop strategic direction and market research for investments and acquisitions of solar PV projects and companies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and provide company guidance on Solar Power Market knowledge worldwide.


• Develop strategic positions on the Solar Power Generation Markets in the United States, South and Central America, South Africa and other potential growth markets.


• Support the business development team in analyzing and developing strategies for winning Power Purchase Agreements (PPA’s) and other project off-take arrangements.


• Provide guidance on markets to conduct solar power generation development activities (i.e., map growth target markets).


• Develop projections of solar generation capacity in target markets.


• Conduct studies on the regulatory environment for renewable energy in each state in the U.S. and globally for other potential solar power generation markets,




• Lead governmental relations,


• Study and report on the legislative initiatives at national, state and municipal levels.


• Investigate state level policy initiatives for renewable energy by analyzing the Public Utility Commissions’ positions on renewable mandates, Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), and other power generations initatives and policies.


• Provide group leadership and knowledge base on the power trading markets at National, State, ISO’s and RTO’s levels 


• Conduct competitive market research on power generation industry players and other entities throughout the solar supply chain and present results to senior management.


• Analyze the cost structures and resultant energy prices of various renewable energy technologies.


• Direct and/or perform other market research as needed


• Develop impactful insights that drive strategy and decision making, including leveraging and integrating primary research, multiple studies, secondary sources, and competitive intelligence.


• Diagnose and interpret business issues, identify knowledge gaps and obtain support from marketing and business partners for effective research and analytic plans.


• Extend the influence of team's communications and offers throughout the organization. Present strategic insights to business partners and stakeholders that drive business actions.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS (minimum) in business, economics, marketing


• Preferred - Master’s Degree in Economics, Business, Marketing


• 7+ years of experience in strategic planning, marketing research or  governmental affairs


• Excellent written and presentation skills, including defending strategic and research plans


• Experience leading internal and vendor teams in executing research and analytic projects, and managing multiple in-process studies simultaneously.


• Experience in power generation is strongly preferred - Solar or renewable energy experience a plus.

GCL Solar Energy, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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