Chief Strategy Officer

* Haven Energy is seeking a Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) with experience in the energy sector, climate tech, or high\-growth technology companies. The CSO will be responsible for developing and driving the company’s long\-term growth strategy, new market expansion, strategic partnerships, and key business initiatives. * Key Responsibilities: * Work with the CEO and the Board of Directors to develop the company’s 3–5\-year strategic plan, defining the direction for market expansion, business models, and capital allocation. * Evaluate business opportunities in energy storage, distributed energy, and VPPs across different U.S. states and electricity markets, and develop market entry strategies. * Drive strategic partnerships with utilities, Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), and other energy organizations. * Develop commercialization strategies for VPP and DER aggregation businesses to enhance the long\-term economic value of distributed energy storage assets. * Evaluate residential energy storage leasing, Solar \+ Storage, commercial energy storage, and other potential new business models. * Lead major corporate development initiatives, including strategic investments, joint ventures, potential mergers and acquisitions, and industry partnerships. * Collaborate with the finance team on financing strategies, capital planning, and analysis of major investment projects. * Build complex market and financial models to evaluate the return on investment for different business models, markets, and partnership projects. * Monitor U.S. energy policy, energy storage incentives, electricity market dynamics, and regulatory changes, and translate policy opportunities into business strategies. * Collaborate with product, operations, finance, sales, and supply chain teams to translate corporate strategy into concrete execution plans. * Establish company\-wide strategic KPIs and regularly report business progress to the CEO, Board of Directors, and investors. * Support the company’s national expansion and identify new revenue streams and long\-term growth opportunities. * Qualifications: * Experience in corporate strategy, energy, investment, management consulting, corporate development, or related fields. * Experience as a VP of Strategy, Head of Strategy, Corporate Development, or in a similar senior management role. * Experience in the energy, electric power, energy storage, climate tech, infrastructure, or related industries is preferred. * Familiarity with distributed energy resources (DER), battery storage, VPPs, or the U.S. electricity market is preferred. * Experience collaborating with utilities, CCAs, energy developers, or government agencies. * Experience in strategic financing, project investment, mergers and acquisitions, or corporate development. * Ability to build complex business and financial models and translate market data into strategic decisions. * Familiarity with U.S. energy policy, energy storage incentives, and the electricity market regul