Assistant Vice President for Strategy

Power your future with AboitizPower.  

As Assistant Vice President for Strategy, you will be responsible for supporting the board of directors (BOD) in portfolio strategy decisions and in supporting targeted Strategic Business Units (SBUs) in the development of Business Unit (BU) strategies. You will contribute directly to transforming energy for a better world. You will work closely with the AP Business Groups, Business Units, and Corporate Service units to deliver results, create positive community impact, and develop your skills in a supportive, purpose-driven environment.

The Assistant Vice President for Strategy requires a combination of deep quantitative Strategic Framing (Problem solving and Structuring), Synthesis & Insights, as well as Stakeholder Management.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

1. Portfolio-level strategy: Support the board of directors in making portfolio or market choices -- entry and exit, including new and existing markets through various channels (e.g., wholly-owned, JV, investment fund) taking into account shifts in technology, customer preferences, evolution of business models.
2. BU-level strategy: Support business units within their market to identify and understand developments in technology, preferences and regulations and the impact of these on strategy, prospects, priorities. 
   
   • Help business units spot, assess, and take decisions on new opportunities.

To Succeed in this Role, we need someone who:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Marketing or any 4-year related course
• Master’s degree, and advantage
• At least 5 years combined experience in strategic planning and business process management; experience in electricity market modeling using forecast tools (e.g., EMCAS, Marketsym, Aurora, Plexos), preferred
• Background in new and emerging energy types and technology, preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strategic framing (Problem solving and Structuring)
• Synthesis and Insights
• Analytics and modeling
• Monitoring Strategy Delivery
• Initiative Development
• Stakeholder Management

Outcomes Expected and Responsibilities: 

Formulate Strategic plans and initiatives

• Spot changes/ trends in markets and assess impact on AP and BUs and new opportunities.
• Develop/ analyze options and responses to changes in collaboration with BUs and key stakeholders.
• Develop/ analyze new opportunities considered attractive by BOD.
• Act as adviser to CEO on market changes.
  
  

Support Strategy execution

• Facilitate execution of strategy in support of and in collaboration with Executive Team members.
• Put in place monitoring measures, including on "input metrics", to drive performance and progress towards strategic goals.
• Create a business and organizational dashboard for impact and effectiveness.
  
  

Run Strategy Process

• Lead AP's portfolio strategy planning exercise.
• Introduce ideas and new approaches to setting strategy at AP and BUs and streamlining the process over time.
• Coordinate annual strategy exercise (in coordination with budgeting process).
  
  

Manage special projects

• Handle specific projects related to strategy where needed, at Portfolio and BU level.
• Support review of investments from strategy perspective.
• Capture innovations and new knowledge created internally, and share throughout the organization where relevant.
  
  

Supervise modeling of strategic impact of various initiatives

• Modeling capital available.
• Modeling impact of strategic initiatives on SBUs.
• Modeling impact of various market changes, trends.
  
  

Development of initiatives

• Size market opportunity.
• Assess competitive situation.
• Assess internal capabilities.
• Assess best way forward to capture opportunity.
• Review of potential transactions/ JVs / acquisition opportunities.

Our Culture & Commitment to You: Powering Your Future

At AboitizPower, we honor you not just as a professional, but as a person. Our promise is to provide a workplace where you can thrive through:

Powered by People: We value your unique identity and ensure you feel supported, trusted, and empowered.
Own Your Growth: Learn, grow, and advance through mentorship, leadership opportunities, and meaningful learning experiences.
Why We Work: Purpose is part of every job here. Your efforts directly contribute to community upliftment, sustainability, and shaping the future of energy.
Empowering Culture: Bring your full self to a workplace grounded in belonging and collaboration.
Recognition that Matters: We celebrate both visible milestones and steady efforts, honoring the dedication you bring to our mission. 

About Us

AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. We are among the largest power producers in the Philippines, with a balanced portfolio of assets located across the country. We are also a major producer of renewable energy, with several hydroelectric, geothermal, and solar power generation facilities.

Together, let’s power your future.