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Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.
Position Title: Business Strategy Analyst
Department: MSS, Global Sales Strategy & Business Development
Reports To: Managing Director
Location: Walnut Creek, CA or Kitchener, Ontario (Hybrid) or Remote - Dallas, Texas, or West Coast USA, or Canada.
Position Summary
Canadian Solar is seeking a Business Strategy Analyst to join the Sales Strategy and Business Development Team.
This individual will play a key role in supporting strategic initiatives, evaluating new product and market opportunities, developing financial models, and partnering cross-functionally to drive business performance. The Business Analyst will operate with a high degree of autonomy and ownership, supporting executive-level decision-making through rigorous analysis and clear, structured communication.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop detailed financial models to evaluate new product launches, growth initiatives, and strategic investments.
- Build and manage P&L analyses, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis to track existing businesses and programs.
- Prepare comprehensive business cases and investor-ready business plans for internal management and external investors.
- Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and industry benchmarking.
- Translate complex data into clear insights and executive-level presentations.
- Partner with Product, Finance, Sales, and Operations teams to drive data-backed decisions.
- Support strategic planning processes, including long-range planning and quarterly reviews.
- Identify operational efficiencies and revenue optimization opportunities.
- Present findings and recommendations directly to senior leadership.
- Independently manage projects from concept through execution.
Requirements
- MBA from a top-tier program a plus.
- Advanced financial modeling skills (3-statement models, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis).
- Strong experience working with and managing P&Ls.
- Demonstrated ability to write structured, data-driven business plans.
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills.
- High degree of autonomy, ownership mindset, and self-motivation.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Excel (advanced), PowerPoint, and financial planning tools.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- 3–4 years of experience at a leading consulting firm or within investment banking a plus.
- Second language, Chinese or Spanish a plus.
Compensation & Benefits:
Canadian Solar offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement. Our generous benefits package includes a 401(k) Retirement Plan, medical/dental/life/disability program, PTO and sick days.
The pay range for this position is $120,000 – $145,000 USD. This range represents annual base salary only, without regard to location, and does not include bonus or other incentives or benefits that may apply. The pay range for this role is subject to change.
Canadian Solar Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
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Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
