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As the Director of Regulatory Affairs, Europe you will be responsible for determining and executing Opower’s regulatory strategy for Europe. Ensuring that the right policy and regulation is in place is key to our business growth. Opower works with utilities, and engages closely with government officials, regulators, and stakeholders to remove obstacles or promote incentives to advance sales. In this role, you will report to the VP of Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel, and will work closely with Opower’s General Manager for Europe, as well as Opower’s President and co-founder. Europe is a significant growth area for Opower, and you will be among the first hires on a high-caliber team that will expand the market for our services throughout the continent. This is an excellent opportunity for an entrepreneurial business professional eager to make a transition to a policy role, or a business savvy policy professional who wants to be part of a fast growing cleantech business.About You
- You live in London or are willing to relocate there.
- You love to travel and are willing to spend most of your time on the road.
- You are fluent in English and at least one other language spoken in the EU.
- You are a professional with at least five years of relevant experience. You have either worked in a business capacity where regulation played a key role, or you are a business minded policy professional.
- You have meaningful international experience, preferably in the EU.
- You are an excellent strategic thinker and problem solver.
- You have great people skills and know how to network.
- Energy experience is preferred, but is not required.
- An advanced degree in business, law, or policy is a plus, but is not required.
- You are comfortable in a low structure environment where change is the norm.
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http://opowerjobs.com/oWWUVfwrOpower is an energy efficiency and smart-grid software company. Our products encourage energy efficiency by empowering people to make better decisions about the ways they use energy every day. With industry-leading data analytics and a unique approach to customer engagement, we're changing the way the world understands personal energy consumption, and helping more than 40 utilities---including 8 of the US’s 10 largest—achieve unprecedented, sustainable energy savings in tens of millions of households.
In March 2010, President Obama gave his national policy speech on green-job creation from our office in the Washington, DC area. In September of 2010, we were named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for creating "innovations that will have a critical impact on the future of business and society.” In January, the Washington Post called us one of "5 Companies that will Lead in 2011," and in March, the Wall Street Journal named us a Top 10 Cleantech company. By the end of this year, the energy we save will equal a third of the power produced by the entire US solar industry, and have the impact of effectively removing 50,000 homes from the grid.
Founded in 2007, Opower has offices in Arlington, Virginia, and San Francisco, California. Our rapidly expanding team includes software engineers, product specialists, behavioral scientists, statisticians, marketing experts, infographic designers, and efficiency advocates.
Opower is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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