Manager - Portfolio Management & Business Strategy

What is a Manager – Portfolio Management & Business Strategy?

As the Manager – Portfolio Management & Business Strategy, you will lead a high-performing team dedicated to shaping our company’s strategic direction and advancing critical initiatives. Through close collaboration with cross-functional partners, you and your team will optimize portfolio outcomes—balancing resources, managing risks, and adapting to new market and regulatory demands. In this role, you will guide your team in analyzing complex business challenges, developing forward-looking strategies, and executing on initiatives that drive measurable results in reliability, financial performance, and operational efficiency. By fostering a culture of accountability, professional development, and innovation, you will ensure that your team remains a pivotal force in achieving Central Hudson’s strategic goals.

What does a Manager – Portfolio Management & Business Strategy do?

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads the planning, evaluation, and prioritization of electric and gas projects and programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s long-term strategy and short-term objectives

• Works closely with executives to shape business strategies and adjust existing plans to help support the transformation of the business

• Assesses and refines portfolio investments to maximize financial outcomes and reliability, using data-driven insights to optimize and drive measurable results

• Anticipates shifts in regulatory requirements, industry conditions, and organizational needs, and proactively adapt the project portfolio to capitalize on emerging opportunities

• Partners with leaders across the company to create cohesive, executable strategies that engage stakeholders at all levels, encouraging transparency and fostering a culture of shared ownership

• Provides support for storm restoration efforts

What does it take to be a Manager – Portfolio Management & Business Strategy?

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering or a relevant field and 5+ years of related work experience

• Demonstrated ability in use of data, formulating business strategies, or understanding of business model(s)

• Ability to work across diverse teams, influence stakeholders, and foster an environment of shared responsibility and innovation

• Strong proficiency in identifying opportunities, understanding of utility practices, and using data to inform decisions in a highly dynamic context

• Valid driver’s license

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering or a relevant field

• Experience within the energy or utility sector

Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2025. 

Pay range: $140,900-218,300

Please go to https://www.cenhud.com/employment. Click the “Search Career Opportunities” button. Follow the directions to submit an application and upload your resume for the desired position.

Applications sent via e-mail and US Mail will not be accepted.  No phone calls or agencies, please.  All replies will be held in strict confidence.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, arrest or conviction record, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy-related condition, domestic violence victim status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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