Growth Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 11 August 2025
LOCATION
Abingdon
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Energy
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SKILLS

Strategic Thinking Project Management Business Development Market Analysis Stakeholder Engagement Financial Modeling Energy Storage Excel

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking a Growth Manager to drive business growth, contribute innovative ideas, and manage projects. The role requires strategic thinking, project management skills, and the ability to work alongside the New Business team. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, execution-oriented, adaptable, and collaborative.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Identifying new business opportunities, including new markets, new partnerships or new ventures for [Employer hidden]
  • Contribute with strategic insights to develop bid strategies for projects
  • Support the drive and delivery of investment cases that drive high value for [Employer hidden]

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Project Management
  • Business Development

The role

We are seeking an ambitious, dynamic, and versatile individual, who can think strategically and handle a variety of tasks. This person must be able to drive growth, contribute with innovative ideas, and manage different projects.

In summary, we need someone who is not just a project executor, but also a strategic partner, who can work alongside New Business team to drive the business growth. This role requires a balance of strategic insight and hands-on project management skills.

Ideal Candidate profile:

1. Strategic Thinker: Able to understand the big picture, identify opportunities, and devise strategies for both UK and international projects.

2. Execution-Oriented: Has the skills to execute plans efficiently, managing tasks and timelines effectively. Someone who is a doer and can makes things happen.

3. Detail- Oriented

4. Adaptable: Comfortable with a dynamic environment and capable of handling multiple projects with varying scopes.

5. Collaborative: Able to work closely different team members, contributing ideas and taking feedback.

6. Proactive: Takes initiative, anticipates needs, and proposes solutions without waiting for direction.

7. Innovation and Problem-Solving: Bring fresh perspectives to challenges, propose innovative solutions, and contribute to the overall growth of the business.

8. International Experience: Familiarity with international business, especially in Germany, would be desirable.

What you will be doing

  • You will be Identifying new business opportunities, including new markets, new partnerships or new ventures for [Employer hidden] to deploy Battery Storage, Stability Services (i.e LT2029 Auction, Y-1, etc), LDES, IoN Saas International Expansion and others.
  • You will contribute with strategic insights to develop bid strategies for projects such as Pathfinders, Stability Markets or New potential contracts available for [Employer hidden].
  • You will strongly support the drive and delivery of investment cases that drive high value for [Employer hidden].
  • You will be supporting the creation of strategies to successfully reach new business opportunities in UK, Europe and other target markets to drive company growth.
  • You will be delivering a bold stakeholder engagement strategy, building and maintaining relationships with key actors across the European Energy Sector.
  • You will be monitoring the market actively and build relationships with industry partners keeping up to date with new market trends on storage development and deployment in different markets.
  • You will be assessing the big picture and contributing in the due diligence of key acquisitions, partnerships and opportunities.
  • You will be supporting New Business to generate diverse leads and build a proposal/strategy for execution involving different members of the team.
  • You will be conducting market analysis and research to identify trends and opportunities in other energy markets.
  • You will be preparing and delivering presentations and proposals for internal/external stakeholders.

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Person specification

Growth Manager

Area ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE

Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in economics, (Academic/ finance, business, or related Professional) field.

Experience • Strong understanding of the UK energy • Experience developing and market or other European/global energy understanding financial markets. modelling.

• Strong understanding and hands on • Strong background in experience on Stability markets and UK business development and actions such as LT2029, Y-1, Inertia/SCL experience in the energy products and |Reactive power. industry in the UK or • Knowledgeable of Energy Storage and other European Markets technologies deployed in European or Global Energy markets.

• Experience generating leads and closing transactions/partnerships.

• Demonstrable experience using excel and manipulating/interpreting trends and data to a high standard.

• Comfortable in a fast-paced private equity environment.

Knowledge and • Strong attention to detail • Deep business acumen skills • Ambitious • Excellent MS PowerPoint skills

• Able to take risks when needed.

• Excellent communication and networking skills

• Strong negotiation skills

• Research and strategic analysis skills

• Business Intelligence

Attributes • Able to communicate at C level effectively.

• Assertive

• Ability to work autonomously.

• Open minded

• Flexible, adaptable and reliable

• Self-motivated and self-driven

• Dynamic and supportive

• Ability to work in a confidential

function.

• Ability to prioritise and plan workloads.

Other • Flexible approach to working

• Ability to travel

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