Entrepreneur in Residence

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Entrepreneur in Residence

We are looking for passionate entrepreneurs to join us on our mission to create a zero carbon, zero bill, zero friction future for our customers. Our internal venture studio is where we turn ground-breaking ideas into reality. We're not just building ventures; we're shaping a sustainable energy future. We're seeking experienced founders who thrive on taking risks, embracing the unknown and making a real-world impact.

We encourage you to apply if you are a visionary leader with a passion for building disruptive companies and shaping the future of innovation!

Here's a taste of what you'll be doing:

• 0-1 new venture creation: Identify, validate, and develop innovative energy propositions with the potential to disrupt the energy industry.
• Build and iterate experiments and roadmaps: Rapidly learn from ideas to gather customer feedback and demonstrate traction.
• Engage with customers: Conduct customer interviews, analyze user needs, and validate product-market fit.
• Develop robust business models: Define and refine business models, including conducting thorough TAM, SAM, and SOM analysis to estimate market potential.
• Manage ROI: Develop financial projections, track key metrics, and optimize ROI throughout the venture development process.
• Establish and grow strategic partnerships: Collaborate with startups, technology providers, and research institutions to accelerate development.
• Champion your vision: Present learnings and secure funding and resources to bring your ideas to market.

Are we the perfect match?:

• Early stage start-up experience: You've taken an opportunity from ideation to reality, acquiring real customers and iterating based on their feedback.
• Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills: You ensure that you bring people with you on the journey.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: You can identify market opportunities, analyze complex situations, and develop innovative solutions to overcome challenges.
• Experience with lean start-up methodologies, agile development, and human-centred design: You're familiar with rapid prototyping, user testing, and iterative development processes.
• Roadmap expertise: You can effectively prioritize tasks, create product roadmaps, and manage competing demands to deliver results efficiently.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience with financial modeling, forecasting, and managing budgets.
• Proven ability to conduct customer research, gather insights, and translate user needs into product requirements.
• A self-starter with a bias for action and a relentless focus on achieving results.

It would be great if you had:

• Experience in the energy sector or other highly regulated industries such as healthcare or banking.
• Been a founder or one of the first few employees of a start-up.
• Experience in pitching for funding at early stages (Seed or Series A).

Here's what else you need to know:

• Role may close earlier due to high applications.
• We'll have regular team socials and lively team chats.
• Competitive salary.
• Location - London - E.ON Next, 47-53 Charterhouse Street, Farringdon, London, EC1M 6PB with travel to our other sites when required.
• Working environment: Flexible hybrid working - a blend of in the office and home working.
• Work-life balance - we work Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM to service our customers.
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays each year - this includes a guaranteed day off for your birthday if you want it.
• Generous pension scheme (you contribute 5%, we contribute 6%, increasing to 10% after 2 years).
• Excellent parental leave allowance.
• The chance to choose from our award-winning Flexible Benefits package which includes the option to buy up to 10 days holiday a year.
• We've exciting opportunities for everyone to develop their talent at E.ON.
• For all successful candidates, due to the nature of this role, your employment will be subject to a basic DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check being carried out by ourselves via a 3rd party service provider.

We're committed to equal opportunities and actively promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and fairness for everyone.

We realise the best people bring their energy at different times, so we're happy to talk flexible working. We offer a range of flexible working options, including full time, part time, job share, remote working and variable start and finishing times.

About Us

E.ON Next is all about creating a sustainable future, now. We're moving our energy in the right direction, one little big step at a time.
We're also here to make this whole energy thing way easier for our customers. Like, really easy. That means providing exceptional service and using state-of-the-art tech to do it. Join us in our mission to bring feel-good energy to everyone