Enterprise Transformation Principal

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At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as an Enterprise Transformation Principal and be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all.

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National Grid is hiring an Enterprise Transformation Principal for our U.S. Integrated Design & Deployment Office (IDDO). This role can be based in our Waltham, Massachusetts or Brooklyn, NY offices. This is a hybrid role, with a mix of office and remote work within National Grid’s service territory.

Job Purpose

National Grid’s new U.S. Integrated Design & Deployment Office (IDDO) is dedicated to successfully delivering large-scale technology-enabled transformation. The IDDO ensures that transformation programs are planned, sequenced, and de-risked effectively across our U.S. business. By joining the IDDO, you will be at the forefront of National Grid’s ambition to build a clean, fair and affordable energy future.

This position will be in the organization of the Chief Transformation Officer. We work with the NG executive leadership team to develop transformation plans and implement initiatives to achieve our goals. We set the pace and keep executives and their teams on track to deliver excellence on an aggressive timeline. We work cross-functionally to remove roadblocks and share best practices. We are also the driving force behind changing the way the company works to be more transparent, innovative and focused on performance.

Key Accountabilities

- Lead & facilitate program teams to identify, understand & de-risk critical resource constraints, interdependencies (e.g. a delay in one program impacting another program’s timeline), and user impacts

- Drive unified “air traffic control” across programs’ change management, communication, and organizational readiness efforts; de-risk specific change impact “hot spots” between programs

- Build, get buy-in, and execute an overall change and communications campaign for U.S. Major Programs; build the overarching narrative in collaboration with our Corporate Communications Team

- Drive collaboration with business operations and program teams through top-notch stakeholder management & communications; plan and lead integrated design sprints and workshops to build alignment across programs

- Drive quality & consistency of program outcomes, aligned with National Grid’s strategic goals

- Improve how we plan, prioritize, and track the benefits of transformation programs

- Lead scenario analysis & quantify the cost/benefit impact of portfolio interventions (e.g. changing scope, delaying, accelerating, resequencing)

- Be accountable for portfolio governance including facilitating collective program decisions and escalations; building and maintaining reporting deliverables as needed including status reports, RAID logs, risk registers, etc.

- Partner with Enterprise Architecture teams to improve technical integrations between programs and plan future investments against our technology roadmap

- Partner with Data Leaders to define and govern program-critical data, and build data maturity across programs

- Build & iterate efficient, repeatable processes for all the above within a brand new team

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree (minimum), and graduate degree or equivalent experience preferred

- 8+ years of experience in talent & organization consulting (most preferred), large-scale change management planning & execution, technology program implementation, and/or technology portfolio management

- Experience with design thinking / workshop facilitation

- Experience and expertise in quantifying and tracking benefits realization

- Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze data (primarily MS Excel), assess complex issues, draw conclusions, and provide recommendations

- Excellent presentation, interpersonal and storytelling / communication skills (primarily MS PowerPoint) with stakeholders at all levels including C-level leadership

- Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams & diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced environment

- Track record delivering large technology programs or portfolios on time and within budget

- Experience with budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting

- PROSCI change management certification or similar preferred

- Experience with portfolio management & change management tooling (e.g. ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management) is a plus

- Understanding of enterprise architecture and data concepts, frameworks, and tools is a plus

- PMP and other relevant certifications are preferred

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Salary

$150k - $176k a year in Waltham, MA.

$161k - $189k a year in Brooklyn, NY.

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This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.