COO – Business Development & Strategy | Solar/BESS

About the Company

The client is a leading large Indian conglomerate with a strong presence across Oil & Gas, Infrastructure and Energy sectors.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Corporate Strategy & Growth
• Develop and drive the organization’s long-term strategic growth roadmap across existing and emerging energy businesses.
• Identify new business opportunities, adjacent markets, and diversification initiatives aligned with the evolving energy ecosystem.
• Lead strategic planning exercises including market assessment, business modeling, investment prioritization, and growth forecasting.
• Partner with the Board and leadership team on enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and transformation programs.
• New Business Development
• Identify and evaluate opportunities across Solar Renewable Energy, BESS, EV Infra and related energy transition sectors.
• Lead incubation and scaling of new businesses from concept to commercialization.
• Develop business cases, go-to-market strategies, partnership models, and investment frameworks for new ventures.
• Drive strategic partnerships, joint ventures, alliances, and collaborations with technology providers, investors, and ecosystem players.
• M&A, Investments & Strategic Partnerships
• Lead evaluation and execution of mergers, acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions.
• Conduct commercial feasibility assessments, due diligence, financial analysis, and risk evaluation for growth opportunities.
• Build and manage relationships with investors, consultants, advisors, financial institutions, and industry stakeholders.
• Business Transformation & Innovation
• Drive innovation-led growth initiatives and identify emerging technologies relevant to the energy transition ecosystem.
• Support digital transformation, operational scalability, and future-ready business models.
• Monitor industry trends, policy developments, regulatory changes, and competitive landscape to identify strategic opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Collaborate with operations, commercial, finance, projects, and business teams to ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives.
• Build high-performing teams focused on strategy, growth, innovation, and business incubation.
• Establish governance mechanisms and performance metrics for strategic initiatives and new business ventures.

Skills and qualifications

• 15+ years of experience across Solar Renewable Energy, BESS, EV Infra or Energy Transitions.
• Proven experience in corporate strategy, new business development, business incubation, or growth leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of emerging energy sectors including Solar Renewable Energy, BESS, EV Infra or Energy Transitions.
• Demonstrated track record in driving strategic growth initiatives, market expansion, partnerships, or new business setup.
• Experience in evaluating and executing investments, M&A opportunities, or strategic alliances is highly preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate strategy into execution and scalable business outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, analytical, leadership, and communication capabilities.
• Engineering degree preferred; MBA from a reputed institution would be an advantage.

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to shape the future growth and diversification strategy of a leading energy infrastructure organization.
• Leadership role with direct exposure to the Board and senior leadership team.
• Platform to drive large-scale strategic initiatives across emerging energy and clean mobility sectors.
• High-impact role with strong long-term growth potential within a diversified conglomerate environment.