Grid Solutions Strategy Manager – Energy

AFL

Grid Solutions Strategy Manager defining and driving AFL's grid-wide technology strategy. Focusing on FTM to BTM spectrum within the electric power industry.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeDuncan • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own AFL's grid-wide technology strategy & definitive view of FTM and BTM grids, spanning transmission, distribution, substation, renewables, distributed energy resources (DER), microgrids, and large load power delivery.
Translate utility, IPP, EPC, and large load trends into prioritized technology bets.
Monitor regulatory and standards activity and assess strategic and product implications.
Build and maintain a competitive technology landscape map covering OEM competitors and adjacent-industry disruptors; identify opportunities & threats to action.
Establish and maintain key technology assumptions which influence AFL’s market & demand modeling.
Define and steward AFL's grid-technology IP strategy in partnership with engineering & legal.
Provide the principal Market Development input into AFL Energy’s product line roadmaps, grounded in grid architecture evolution rather than incremental product extensions.
Bolster AFL's position as a grid-technology authority focused on architecture, system-level value, and long-horizon credibility with utility CTOs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
3 - 5 years of progressive experience in the electric power industry, with direct exposure to grid infrastructure, utility planning, or grid-edge technology.
3+ years in technology, product, and/or market strategy, or grid infrastructure R&D.
Working knowledge of both FTM (transmission, distribution, substation, interconnection) and BTM (DERs, microgrids, commercial & industrial, large load power) systems.
Track record of shaping product roadmaps, defining technical requirements, or originating new solution categories that reached commercial success.
Experience working directly with electric utilities, IPPs, EPCs, or other power infrastructure builders in technical advisory, sales engineering, or strategy capacities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to brief executives and author technical thought leadership content.
Comfort operating cross-functionally with engineering, product management, marketing, sales, legal, and corporate strategy.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A hybrid in office schedule for qualifying employees
Flexible time off policy
401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Electrical EngineeringPower Systems EngineeringGrid Infrastructure R&DTechnology StrategyTechnical Requirements DefinitionMarket StrategyUtility PlanningGrid-Edge TechnologyCompetitive Landscape AnalysisRegulatory Monitoring

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal Communication