ABOUT AVANTUS
Avantus develops, owns, and operates utility-scale clean energy projects across California and the Desert Southwest. Our development pipeline represents one of the nation's largest portfolios of solar with integrated storage, capable of providing dispatchable power to 17 million Americans, day and night. With over a decade of industry leadership and strategic investment from KKR and EIG, Avantus delivers affordable, reliable clean energy solutions that meet America’s growing energy demand.
ABOUT THE POSITION
We are seeking an experienced Chief of Staff (Sr. Director Level) to serve as liaison and perform all necessary functions in support of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This role requires superior communication, analytical, and presentation skills, and comfort working in a fast-moving, dynamic environment. Knowledge of U.S. power markets, infrastructure investing, and/or utility-scale solar development is preferred.
Reporting to the CEO, the Chief of Staff should be highly organized, responsive, thoughtful, self-directed, and committed to producing a high level of quality of work.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Business Management
- Organize the agenda for key meetings. Prepare or oversee materials to facilitate discussions and decision making. Key internal meetings include Investment/Risk Committees, Operations Committee, Quarterly Execution Review, Annual Strategic Planning, and others.
- Serve as a thought partner to the CEO and Executive team. Support the strategy for project execution and growth, focusing on strategic direction and real value creation.
- In partnership with the CEO, convene and facilitate teams on priority topics. Manage team efforts and deadlines to ensure that the right information arrives at the right point in the Executive team’s decision-making process.
- Ensure that action items are completed without the CEO having to check; leverage CEO to hold teams/functions accountable as needed.
- Drive the annual refresh of the Avantus Business Plan (5-year horizon) and Annual Operating Plan (1-year horizon). Develop and own the workplan to ensure all cross-functional inputs are delivered on time and in an appropriate sequence.
- Assist with other tasks or special projects as needed.
Communications
- Coordinate with the KKR/EIG Board with a focus on aligning strategy and execution plan, maintaining trust and open communication, and ensuring consistent flow of high-quality information.
- Prepare and distribute Board meeting agendas, presentations, and reports in partnership with the Executive team. Attend Board meetings and manage follow-up requests.
- Support, prepare, and accompany the CEO for important meetings.
- Represent the voice of the CEO and act as a liaison between the CEO, Executive, and Senior Leadership teams. Work cross functionally and build consensus aligned with the CEO’s and Executive team’s strategic vision.
People & Culture
- Collaborate with the People team and employee groups (e.g., Culture Forum, Collaboration Taskforce) to design people and culture initiatives, secure Executive support, and champion the initiatives to the broader company.
- Address gaps and institutionalized what works, with focus on embedding processes and broadening sense of ownership. Ensure that successful people & culture initiatives become our standard way of working
REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 5+ years’ experience serving Executive and/or Board stakeholders (e.g., management consulting, corporate strategy, Chief of Staff roles)
- Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in U.S. power markets, infrastructure investing, and/or utility-scale solar development is preferred.
- Must be an exceptional problem solver, detail-oriented, and experienced in leading highly visible projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills to develop good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and to resolve issues. Ability to provide effective supervision and cross-functional management.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret market and renewables project data to make recommendations and draw conclusions. Understands business financials and applies mathematics in problem solving.
- Reading comprehension to understand technical and legal documents.
- Ability to work on multiple projects or high-priority topics simultaneously.
- Ability to manage projects effectively and meet firm deadlines.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel).
#LI-Onsite
Avantus offers competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package, including 401(k) matching; comprehensive medical and dental plan options; and flexible PTO. We are an equal-opportunity employer.
The base salary range for this full-time position is listed below (plus bonus and benefits). Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in California. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the applicable location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus and benefits.
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What We Do
Our legacy of leadership in next generation solar energy includes developing the nation’s largest solar cluster and the first plant to beat fossil fuel prices. Today, we are expanding the boundaries of existing technologies to build one of the largest portfolios of smart power plants with integrated storage, capable of providing 30 million people with low-cost, zero-emission energy – day and night.
At Avantus, we have the scale, track record and expertise to transform our country’s energy generation to be as networked and responsive as the digital tools driving the rest of the world. Our data-driven, integrated approach to innovation propels us to continuously achieve new milestones in the renewable energy industry, delivering superior proprietary technologies and design optimization tools to lower the cost of energy for our customers. Through our industry-defining innovations and relentless pursuit of better, we are decarbonizing our planet at the gigaton level, and bringing the advantages of clean energy to all of us.
Why Work With Us
At Avantus, we know fighting climate change is too big for anyone to do alone. That’s why we bring the brightest, most ambitious minds together in one concerted effort to leave the world better than we found it. We’re dedicated to relentlessly pursuing better by investing in our team’s next great ideas and continuously learning from each other.
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