Director of Strategy Execution & Innovation

Location 330 U.S. 301, Sumterville, FL, 33585, USA

Job Category 1.2A

Employee Type Exempt - FT

Manage Others Yes

Required Degree FOUR_YEAR_DEGREE

Minimum Experience 6 Years

Description

Energize your Career at SECO Energy!

General Purpose of Job

The Director of Strategy Execution & Innovation leads SECO Energy’s enterprise strategy delivery, ensuring strategic priorities translate into measurable outcomes. This role oversees strategic planning & execution, portfolio execution, innovation, DERs and renewable initiatives, and data-driven performance management. Partnering with executive leadership, engineering, operations, IT, and financial teams, the Director drives alignment, execution discipline, and organizational readiness for change. The position also provides oversight of enterprise analytics and federally funded initiatives, ensuring programs deliver value, comply with requirements, and advance grid modernization, distributed energy integration, and long-term member value.

Minimum Required Qualifications and Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Requirements

Education

• Minimum: Four (4) year bachelor’s degrees in business administration, Operations Management, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent.

• Preferred: Master’s degree in business administration, Operations Management, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent.

• Preferred: PMP, PgMP or equivalent certifications.

• Preferred: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

• Job-related experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Experience

• Minimum: Six (6) years’ experience with renewable energy or technology solution projects including systems integration across various grid infrastructure platforms.

• Minimum: Six (6) years’ experience in strategic development and execution, business process analysis, design and/or continuous improvement.

• Minimum: Three (3) years in a supervisory or Leadership role.

• Preferred: Experience or similar work with an electric utility or related industry.

Other Requirements

• Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.

• A valid Florida driver’s license for occasional driving privileges of a company vehicle; must have and maintain an acceptable driving record as determined by SECO Energy.

• Normal work hours will be eight (8) hours Monday through Friday, between 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.

• Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen.

Summary

We are the third-largest electric co-op in Florida and the seventh-largest in the nation and we are looking for qualified, energetic and committed candidates to join our successful TEAM!

Sumter Electric Cooperative is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with our company values and will not be tolerated.

Reaffirmation of EEO Policy Statement (https://secoenergy.com/sites/default/files/2026-07/2026.reaffirmation-of-statement-of-eeo-policy.pdf)

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing [email protected] or by calling (855) 483-2673. Please be advised that this assistance is available for individuals who require accommodation due to disability.

Our careers site is hosted through UKG's recruiting platform, which includes accessibility features and support for assistive technologies. If you experience any difficulty accessing or completing an application, please contact us and we will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the application process. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing [email protected] or by calling (855) 483-2673. Please be advised that this assistance is available for individuals who require accommodation due to disability.

SECO Energy participates in E-Verify. E-Verify electronically compares information entered on the Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9, with records contained in Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

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USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

Reaffirmation of Statement of Non-Discrimination (https://secoenergy.com/sites/default/files/2026-07/2026.reaffirmation-of-statement-of-statement-of-nondiscrimination\_.pdf)

Know Your Rights/Conozca Sus Derechos

SECO Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from applicants. SECO Energy will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from any search agencies, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, headhunters and recruitment agencies (hereinafter ‘vendors’). Unsolicited referrals and resumes sent to SECO Energy are deemed gratuitous. If any vendor (included but not limited to recruitment agency, headhunter, staffing agency) supplies any job applicant to SECO Energy without having a valid written and signed an agreement with SECO Energy, SECO Energy is not obligated to pay any kind of referral fee to such vendor. Any resumes submitted in the absence of a signed agreement become the property of SECO Energy and no fee shall be due.

*This posting will be closed and no longer available to receive applications upon SECO Energy ’s discretion.

*Qualified employees will be considered on an equal basis with external applicants.