COO London, England
Job description
ABOUT ZENOBE
Our goal is to make clean power accessible, to accelerate the shift to zero carbon power and transport.
We’re transforming grids to enable the take up of more renewables, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, repurposing electric vehicle batteries for clean portable power and using proprietary software and data analysis to optimise operational performance for our customers.
Zenobe is a world leader in the provision of battery storage services. Today the company has over 435 MW of operational and under construction grid scale battery capacity and is the leading owner and operator of EV buses in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. With c. 200 staff and entering into the US market in 2023, we’re a rapidly growing company looking for exceptionally talented leaders to join us.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This role will work closely with the Founders, connecting the wider global business together whilst playing a critical role in setting and implementing the organisation’s growth strategy, both in the UK and internationally. Back by strong institutional shareholders, Zenobe is well capitalised and expects to double its staff and exceed £500 million in revenues in the next three years.
Key areas of strategic responsibility include:
- Global Target Operating Model – ensuring processes and systems are in place to meet key targets
- Organisation Design – ensuring Zenobe deploys its’ people to meet the growth ambitions
- Performance management processes and Board reporting – ensuring effective feedback is gathered enabling information driven decision making
- The Customer Journey – ensuring delighted customers underpin successful growth
- Continuous improvement - ensuring Zenobe continues to be a leader in the intelligent use of energy storage
Alongside these programmes, the COO will be responsible for the safe and effective operation of Zenobe’s asset lifecycle activities from Procurement, construction through operation and maintenance to end of asset life. This includes all aspects of safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) and cyber security.
A TASTE OF THE DAY TO DAY
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- Provide decisive leadership to ensure that core deliverables are achieved in a consistent and efficient way across the asset lifecycle activities from construction delivery through operation and maintenance to end of asset life e.g. project deadlines, service level targets and high standards of customer excellence.
- Develop and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance global organisational performance and processes. Set the global processes, The Zenobe Way, and put appropriate governance in place to give the Board assurance that the Zenobe Way is being followed globally e.g:health and safety practices.
- Work with the Zenobe Management team as a strategic and operational thought leader to maximise current and future opportunities that enable the business to continue to be dynamic, innovative and market leading as it scales and grows.
- Work with the Board to define the values and desired culture of the organisation as part of the Zenobe Way and lead by example to ensure that the Zenobe Way values and culture are embedded.
- Accountable for company-wide accreditations eg ISO 14001
- Responsible for risk management ensuring the framework is regularly reviewed, updated and agreed.
- Actively encourage constructive feedback on Zenobe’s performance and structure and present data and messages in a clear easy to understand format. Use data driven feedback to continuously improve performance.
A BIT ABOUT YOU
A proven board level strategic and operational leader.
- Experience in creating a positive health and safety culture and leading the environment, social and governance (ESG) agenda internally and externally
- Experience in leading the safe and effective operation of asset lifecycle activities from construction delivery through operation and maintenance to end of asset life.
- Experience of managing teams in multiple jurisdictions across different time zones Prepared to travel long distances and be away from home for up to a few weeks at a time to ensure consistent way of working in all markets
- Extensive experience in working with growing organisations, including experience of creating buy-in to an organisational design, operating model and customer journey transformation in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment.
- Experience of working within rapid growth businesses, ideally with a mix of hard assets (eg batteries, buses etc) and soft assets (eg software).
- Experience in the green energy or engineering sector where assets operate high availability ideally in a 24/7 style operation would be highly desirable.
- An MBA is desirable but not essential.
- Ability to think strategically but also have the pragmatism to get hands on tactically
- Highly resilient with strong internal and external stakeholder management skills
- High levels of emotional intelligence.
- Well-developed communication and relationship building skills to enable positive engagement at all levels Board, Executive and Functional teams
- High levels of confidence and experience in influencing peers and taking a position – utilising executive presence to project authority within the organisation.
- A confident leader with the humility and personal qualities to listen, consider and interpret a range of diverse opinions from subject matter experts
- Highly detail-oriented and thrive in an environment where impact and speed of execution are paramount
- Passion and excitement for your work and people.
- Solution-oriented and creative in approach
- Tenacious ability to get things done and work effectively across multiple streams
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
WORKING AT ZENOBE
We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.
If you’d like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we’d love to hear from you!
OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.
