Director - Strategy

The candidate will be responsible to lead business development and strategic planning efforts across Customized Energy Solutions (CES) India and the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). This role will serve as a critical link between our consulting business units and alliance initiatives ensuring domain focused growth strategies. CES India focuses on following offerings or initiatives: Consulting Services: Stationary energy storage, battery manufacturing and supply chain, electric mobility (e-Mobility), and green hydrogen India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA): Membership, Events and Academy R&D Lab Power Trading The candidate will bring strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and collaborative leadership to identify and capitalize on synergies across teams and services. The role requires both internal coordination and external outreach to drive visibility, partnerships, and revenue growth. Key responsibilities: Strategy * Align CES Consulting and IESA objectives with broader organizational goals * Collaborate with team leads to brainstorm and refine business strategies * Analyse market trends, assess competitive landscape, and identify strategic gaps in service offerings * Advise and improvise marketing and sales strategies to enhance business outcomes * Identify and leverage synergies across CES and IESA initiatives. * Track and evaluate execution outcomes to optimize strategies. * Optimize and evaluate key databases to support data-driven decisions and strategic planning * Lead strategic government engagement and support policy alignment for IESA initiatives. Business Development * Drive IESA membership growth through outreach, relationship management, and retention strategies. * Represent CES in client interactions, articulate strategic offerings and insights, secure new business, and oversee account management * Create new business opportunities across key domains * Lead , develop and mentor team members * Engage IESA members to identify potential business leads and collaborations. * Lead the IESA membership team and monitor membership database integrity. * Foster government relationships across electric vehicles, green hydrogen, and energy storage in coordination with IESA's policy team. * Support Stationary energy storage, battery manufacturing and supply chain, electric mobility (e-Mobility), and green hydrogen market outreach.

Customized Energy Solutions (CES), a privately-held company, is a leading service provider of market intelligence and operational support services to companies participating in the retail and wholesale electric and natural gas markets. Utilizing deep know-how developed since the inception of the deregulated energy markets, CES provides accurate & timely analysis on regulatory changes, market opportunities, and operational efficiencies for electricity and natural gas commodities. Customized Energy Solutions Ltd. has been recognized regionally and nationally for its impressive and sustained growth, including INC. 500 | 5000 and The Philadelphia Business Journal as a Top 100 Companies in Philadelphia, Hall of Fame for five or more consecutive years. It was ranked as one of the "Best Places to Work" by the Philadelphia Business Journal. We started our India operations as Customized Energy Solutions India Pvt. Ltd in 2010 with offerings in the fields like Energy Trading, Renewable Energy Consultations, Emerging Technology leadership, serving C&I Consumers, etc. CES is uniquely placed in the market through its expertise drawn from US markets, Emerging Technology and experience in the Indian electricity markets. CESIPL is the trading licensee as approved by Hon'ble Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. CESIPL is registered on the Exchange platform to facilitate trading requirements of its clients in Physical and REC segments. Our team of associates at CES is highly motivated, innovative, and passionate about providing excellent Services to our clients. We look for individuals interested in growing with our company, and working in an exciting, open and collegial work environment. Our main office is in Philadelphia, with satellite offices in various U.S. states, Canada, Japan and India.