Strategy & Risk Consultant-Senior or Lead (hybrid) (hybrid)

Strategy and Risk Consultant (Senior or Lead)-hybrid

Location: Columbus, OH or Merrillville, IN office (Hybrid – 3 days/week in office)

**We are open to hire at either the Senior or Lead level, depending on experience (years of experience and salary band listed is for lead level)**

Job Summary
The Risk, Insurance, Strategy, and Energy (RISE) team helps NiSource make decisions under uncertainty. The team leverages its integrated capabilities and expertise to deliver comprehensive analyses and innovative solutions across the enterprise. The Consultant Job Family team member effectively participates on a variety of cross-functional project teams that provide a wide range of internal and external research to NiSource. They will provide dedicated analysis, consultation and collaboration across functions for the development and communication of appropriate strategies, programs and plans necessary to address current and future issues facing our environment across NiSource. They will evaluate, make recommendations and drive to closure specific projects related to regulatory strategy, risk, and insurance. They will maintain an external perspective of industry best practices.


Essential Functions

• Performs industry, competitor, and customer analyses; monitor and evaluate impact of trends; watch for key opportunities and barriers; gather quantitative and qualitative data

• Builds models in Excel to analyze data and financial decisions.

• Leverages enterprise risk reporting information, researching primary and secondary risk impacts. Uses key risk management tools such as: risk registers, risk dashboards, tracking metrics, and monitoring mitigation strategy.

• Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

• Assists with the creation and updating materials to be presented to the Risk Management Committee and Strategy Council comprised of the Executive Council and other executive audiences.

• Compiles, organizes and formats data, including quantitative and qualitative analysis required for internal and external reporting. Researches reporting issues, assists with the adoption of new reporting requirements, and builds business case development and financial models.

• Lead project tasks under direction of Senior/ Lead Consultants, including tracking resources and deliverables.

• Senior Strategy and Risk Consultant

Required Qualifications For Position​

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's from an accredited college/university in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Experience using Excel to analyze data.

• Experience applying economic, statistic, and econometric concepts/ methods.

• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills.

• Demonstrated planning, organizational, and time management skills.

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and meet deadlines.

• Advanced skillset in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), experience with VBA and building business tools.

• Advanced quantitative analysis and critical thinking skills. Demonstrated ability to break down and analyze large, complex problems, recognize strategic implications, and implement action plans.

• Demonstrated experience leading people, projects, or initiatives.

• Demonstrated time management skills, including the ability to prioritize and advance multiple work streams concurrently.

• Self-starter who takes action to identify, analyze and improve existing processes within organization. Six Sigma background a plus.

• Demonstrate sound judgment and initiative in working within departmental and corporate guidelines, including the ability to handle highly confidential information.

• Strong collaboration and communications skills, ability to engage with others.

• Occasional travel (5-10%) might be required

• Time might be required outside of traditional business hours

• Works with sensitive and confidential information

• Predictive analytics (machine learning is a plus)

• Timeseries analysis

• Risk modeling (FAIR methodology is a plus)

• Statistical analysis programs

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position​

• Advanced degree (MBA,