Head of Solar

ScottishPower HQ, 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow. G2 5AD

Salary from £68,800 with up to 30% Bonus, Family Healthcare and Car Allowance

Hybrid/Flexible Working

Closing Date: 27th September 2024

Purpose

Reporting to the Smart Solutions Director, you will devise, develop and lead Smart Solar strategy and product lifecycle.

Delivering new products and services within this fast-paced market, owning the existing and ongoing product lifecycles, you will secure ScottishPower’s position as a key player in the drive to decarbonise through clean energy solutions.

Responsibilities

ScottishPower has been providing GB-wide solar installs since 2021 with a well-established operation in place, but is seeking to grow further and faster. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the strategy to grow the solar solutions business with full P&L ownership, but with the support of the wider ScottishPower business.

The scope includes the selection of installation and hardware providers, pricing and promotion strategy, working with selected partners that share our values, developing new products and services as well as enhancing the customer experience.

Key internal stakeholders will support the strategy including Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, Legal, Digital and Systems. You will also promote ScottishPower’s solar solutions and the company’s vision of net zero delivery to external stakeholders including local and national government, industry events, collaboration partners and to the wider public.

Additional responsibilities will include:

Owning the product lifecycle of existing and new Smart Solar products and services, ensuring strong consolidation offerings through product and service variations in line with the Smart Solutions strategic road map to enable challenging customer growth ambitions
Fully understanding the regulatory environment of new products and services, conducting a full risk analysis of ScottishPower’s entry into a marketplace, working with Legal, Control and Compliance to ensure a governance framework is established prior to product/market entry
Developing Director and Senior Management level relationships both internally and externally, with the objective of leading the establishment of stable and successful partnerships throughout a product or service offering lifecycle
Creating and influencing the delivery of product launches or variations cross functionally of individual product strategies and related tactical plans – this will be across Domestic, SME and Commercial/Community areas, involving close liaison with Sales, Marketing and any relevant departments
Ensuring coordination through lifecycle management of relevant business areas for the creation of new structures, processes or systems in order to support Smart Solar or any business improvement to those services
Tracking competitor activities in the Smart Solar arena to help inform and shape future development strategies
Working closely with the Smart Solutions Delivery department, continuously assessing existing delivery partner performance, considering alternative supply chain solutions for future product developments and service arrangements with the aim of being ready to act swiftly to recover a partner loss scenario with the replacement of alternative supply chain solutions
Leading the drive for personal development and career development across the Smart Solar Team through delegation and empowerment where appropriate, regular provision of constructive feedback, coaching, mentoring, leadership and delivery of formal training
Fully engaging and participating in and lead initiatives aimed at driving global best practice to deliver the Global Smart Solar strategy, working closely with stakeholders across the Iberdrola Group, ensuring that we leverage the Iberdrola brand and spend to gain competitive advantage

What you’ll bring

Degree educated or equivalent with managerial experience in a business-to-business situation, you will possess a proven ability to assess marketplace opportunity, identifying a clear strategic course of action with a creative ability to turn plans into deliverables.

With proven product development and product lifecycle management experience, you will possess strong technical knowledge of solar and wider energy efficiency products and services, with a strong understanding of the systems, processes and governance in particular the processes, systems and management disciplines that are likely to contribute significantly to the Smart Solar customer lifecycle.

As a highly confident communicator with Director level stakeholders both internally and externally, you will hold a proven track record in making sound recommendations and concluding with strong implementation plans.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

36 days annual leave
Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
Payroll giving and charity matched funding
Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
Life Assurance (4x salary)
Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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