Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director of New Markets and Growth will engage with relevant stakeholders in the energy market and beyond at both executive level and working group level to create, develop, define and implement new business opportunities for the organisation. This will include both commercial and not-for-profit opportunities as defined by ElectraLink goals.
What you will do
* Provision of strategic direction for the future of ElectraLink in relation to the future shape of the energy market and wider data market opportunities, in partnership with the CEO COO and CDO.
* Ensure ElectraLink has the access to the ‘top table’ and decision makers required to deliver measurable growth for ElectraLink and the success of its goals. In relation to Energy Market stakeholders, this could include Ofgem, DESNZ, National Grid, suppliers, DNOs and other code bodies/managers.
* Establish and manage ElectraLink’s non-energy market data opportunities, including working through bodies such as Tech UK, Smart Data Council and other lobbying organisations.
* Identification and delivery of long-term business opportunities based on comprehensive engagement across the 3-5 year time horizon, with support from the business.
* The management of the team who track industry change impacting both CRS and Commercial businesses
* Understand the implications and influence ElectraLink’s designation as a Qualified Central System
* The management of the code consolidation process to create opportunities for ElectraLink’s code management capability
* Identify and deliver options to fulfil ElectraLink’s strategic goals as agreed with the ElectraLink Board
* Market threat identification and strategic response.
* Input and constructive challenge to the business development function managed by the CDO.
* The creation of detailed business cases to support strategic investment and acceptance of those business plans by the ElectraLink Board.
* Work with the Director of Diversity and Engagement on the creation of enterprise operating models to respond to opportunities.
* Prioritisation of industry engagement and co-ordination of senior stakeholder engagement across the SMT.
* The management of ElectraLink’s participation with trade bodies and lobbying organisations.
* Any other duties that may reasonably be required in line with your main duties
* Keep the ElectraLink Board appraised of the future market situation and signposting potential impacts on the company.
Skills & Knowledge you will need
* Deep understanding of the operation of the Energy Industry, including a reasonable understanding of industry regulation, governance and the codes that deliver this.
* Understanding of Data governance and legislation
* An understanding of technology relating to data services, and the ability to deploy that technology.
* A deep understanding of the factors driving change in the energy industry and the implications on industry participants.
* An extensive network across the energy industry and preferably with contacts across the wider smart data landscape
* Outstanding stakeholder and risk management skills combined with the ability to challenge and influence in a constructive manner.
* Proven ability to communicate and inspire confidence up to Board level with both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Outstanding ability to spot market trends and translate these into business opportunities.
* Excellent written communication underpinned by an ability to build and communicate complex business cases.
* The ability to build and manage high performance teams
* Profit and loss management
* Strategic thinking, planning and development
Key Performance metrics
* New business growth originating from this business unit
* Company commercial revenue and profit
* Successful delivery of strategic goals
* Pipeline growth
* Approved investment
* Key industry relationships established and managed
What’s in it for you:
💻 Hybrid/ Flexible working including a 4 day week!
🩺 Private healthcare you and for family which includes pre-existing conditions·
❤ Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health Cover
💷 Company bonus and annual pay reviews·
📚 Annual training budget and quarterly reviews to support your professional development·
🚗 Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme·
🏋️ Discounted gym membership through gymflex
💃 Monthly social events organised by our Social Committee
Why we work for ElectraLink:
We have won awards for:
* Best Tech Place to Work 2025 at the National Technology Awards
* Technology Company of the Year 2025 and Best Place to Work in Data 2024 at the British Data Awards
* Best Employer for Women (under 500 Employees) 2025 at the Women in Utilities Awards
* Employer of the Year 2025 at the Energy & Utility Skills Awards
* A two-star outstanding accreditation from Best Companies for three years running!
As you would expect from a business with ambitious growth plans, we are continually evolving and looking to the future, with investment in the business, its people, and your career. We do this through:
🤝🏻 Open lines of communication throughout the business- your voice matters!
🙌🏻 Regular Employee Forum meetings to gather suggestions from the business on making ElectraLink an even better place to work!
🌍 Innovative and open to new ideas to support our net-zero status
📈 Exciting, innovative and fast moving company which is growing
👏 High challenge, high support working environment.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would love for you to get in touch. Unfortunately, we cannot provide sponsorship at this time.
ElectraLink is a growing data and technology company, established at the core of the UK energy sector. The company offers exceptional expertise regarding the industry's challenges and opportunities. While it is an exciting and fast-moving time for the UK energy industry, which continues to offer a wide range of opportunities for ElectraLink, the data and insight that ElectraLink manages and creates is beginning to mean that we are participating much more widely in UK PLC and our potential role in the smart data revolution is considerable. The successful candidate for this role will play a vital part in realising that potential. Not only will the success of this role support the continued growth of this lively and ambitious company, but will also contribute to the UK digital revolution, clearing the path to Net Zero.
ElectraLink is owned by the energy distributors and manages, on behalf of the UK energy market participants, the regulated data transfer infrastructure they rely on to operate the market. We work closely with all UK energy stakeholders such as energy suppliers, distributors and metering organisations, as well as the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and Ofgem (the industry regulator). We also engage more widely in the smart data landscape and have begun working with sectors including Fintech, finance more widely and real estate.
Our unmatched market reach and access to market participants means we have a unique data set that provides a view of the entire UK energy market, combined with the ability to offer advanced data analytics and energy market insights.
Our position at the heart of the UK energy industry also gives us a unique capability to provide other services crucial to the gas and electricity markets and beyond:
* We provide unique market insight through analysis of the DTS and other market data that we process in our central industry role.
* Our reputation for impartiality and energy market expertise makes us an ideal partner in the implementation and change management of energy industry Governance arrangements.
* Our established data transfer infrastructure supports the development of more efficient market processes at a time of rapid energy industry change.
* The nature of the smart data and insights we hold provide vital context and validation to other markets such as the validation of green finance decisions
All of this means we can actively contribute as a thought leader, innovator, and service provider.
It also means we are able to exploit opportunities in non-energy markets as the role of Data Intermediary is defined as part of the Data Act.