Biofuels Corporate Strategy Manager

Accountabilities:

Strategic Workstream Leadership: Lead one to two biofuels-related workstreams within a broader strategic program, taking ownership of day-to-day coordination, execution, and delivery of key objectives.
Strategy Development: Define workstream goals, establish decision-making criteria, identify key questions and priorities, and develop structured plans to achieve strategic outcomes.
Project Planning and Execution: Determine resource requirements, coordinate activities and milestones, monitor progress, and ensure initiatives remain aligned with broader business objectives.
Cross-Functional Team Coordination: Guide multidisciplinary working teams, bringing together expertise from different functions to conduct research, perform analyses, develop recommendations, and support informed decision-making.
Executive Communication: Provide regular progress updates, strategic recommendations, and decision support to senior executive leadership, communicating complex concepts clearly and effectively.
External Partnerships and Negotiations: Represent assigned workstreams in discussions with potential external collaborators and strategic partners, including executive-level stakeholders, and contribute to the development and negotiation of agreements.
Market Research and Business Analysis: Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research, assess market trends, evaluate business opportunities, and synthesize complex data into actionable insights.
Financial Planning and Analysis: Support financial assessments, business case development, and strategic planning activities to evaluate opportunities, resource needs, and potential business outcomes.
Operating Model Design: Contribute to the development of operating models and implementation approaches that support strategic initiatives, business growth, and organizational effectiveness.
Decision-Making and Problem-Solving: Define key business challenges, formulate testable hypotheses, assess alternative solutions, and establish decision criteria that enable timely, evidence-based decisions.
Workstream Integration: Identify dependencies, competing priorities, and trade-offs between workstreams, coordinating with other workstream leaders to maintain alignment and maximize overall program effectiveness.
Continuous Improvement: Apply sound judgment to balance independent decision-making with stakeholder consultation, ensuring strategic initiatives progress efficiently in a dynamic, project-based environment.
Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, business, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, or a related discipline. An MBA is strongly preferred.
Professional Experience: At least four years of business experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, investing, product management, or other relevant business roles, particularly within food, agriculture, energy, or oil and gas.
Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading projects and strategic initiatives from conception through execution, coordinating stakeholders, and delivering measurable business outcomes.
Consulting and Strategy Expertise: Strong preference for candidates with a management consulting or corporate strategy background and experience solving complex business challenges.
Analytical and Research Skills: Proven ability to conduct primary and secondary research, analyze complex quantitative and qualitative data, evaluate market opportunities, and translate findings into practical business recommendations.
Structured Problem-Solving: Ability to define business problems, develop and test hypotheses, compare solution alternatives, and establish clear decision criteria to support effective strategic choices.
Financial and Business Acumen: Foundational knowledge of key business functions, including strategy, sales, marketing, supply chain, and finance or accounting, as well as disciplines such as growth, cost reduction, and business transformation.
Project and Program Management: Strong organizational skills and experience managing multiple priorities in fast-paced, project-based environments. Formal project management experience is an advantage.
Stakeholder Management: Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, build productive relationships with internal and external partners, and influence stakeholders without relying on direct reporting authority.
Executive Communication: Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex strategies, business cases, and recommendations clearly to senior executives.
Judgment and Autonomy: Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions independently while recognizing when broader input, consultation, or executive involvement is necessary.
Adaptability and Results Orientation: A proactive, collaborative, and solutions-focused mindset, with a track record of strong performance on high-impact initiatives and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
Industry Knowledge: Experience in the food and agribusiness industry is preferred. Familiarity with biofuels, energy markets, or related agricultural value chains would be beneficial.
Travel Availability: Ability to travel approximately three to six days per month, with occasional additional travel depending on business needs.
Location: Ability to work remotely within the United States or in person at the headquarters in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
Benefits:
Competitive Salary: Annual salary range of $123,920–$185,880, with offers generally expected to fall near the midpoint of the range, depending on qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors.
Flexible Work Arrangements: Remote work opportunities throughout the United States, with the option to work in person at the headquarters in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
Paid Time Off: Paid time off to support personal well-being and work-life balance.
Insurance Protection: Life insurance and disability coverage.
Retirement Planning: Access to a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Education Assistance: Financial support for eligible educational and professional development opportunities.
Well-Being Resources: Access to resources designed to support employee health and overall well-being.
Strategic Career Development: Opportunities to work on high-impact initiatives, collaborate with senior executives, and expand expertise in corporate strategy, financial analysis, and business transformation.
Cross-Functional Exposure: Broad engagement with multidisciplinary teams and external partners across strategic, operational, financial, and commercial functions.
Industry Impact: The opportunity to contribute to the development of biofuels-related business strategies and support innovation across the agricultural and energy sectors.