Director - Power Systems and Grid Transformation

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Company Description:</strong> Systemiq is the system change company, working to accelerate the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive and more inclusive economy. As a certified B Corp, we partner with business, finance, policymakers and civil society to transform five interconnected systems: energy, nature and food, materials and circularity, sustainable finance, and urban transformation.</p> <p data-start="2454" data-end="2786">We bring together strategy, policy, market design and capital mobilisation to deliver tangible results in the real economy. Founded in 2016, Systemiq has grown to a global team of more than 300 people across Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, united by a singular focus on sustainability.</p> <p></p></div><p></p> <p><strong>Director, Power Systems & Grid Transformation</strong></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Amsterdam ( preferred), or London <br><strong>Reports to:</strong> Eveline Speelman, Global Energy Platform Lead<br><strong>Role type:</strong> Full-time</p> <p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p> <p>Systemiq is seeking a Director with deep expertise in power system transformation, with a particular focus on grids, system planning, flexibility, market design, utility transformation, and the integration of renewables at scale.</p> <p>This role will help clients address some of the most critical bottlenecks in the energy transition: grid constraints, connection queues, system adequacy, flexibility markets, transmission and distribution investment, regulatory reform, and the changing role of utilities and system operators.</p> <p>This is not a generalist energy transition role. We are looking for a senior strategy leader who understands how power systems actually work technically, commercially, and institutionally, and who can help clients unlock the grid, market, and system integration challenges now slowing the transition.</p> <p>This is a senior leadership role combining:</p> <ul> <li>Deep power systems expertise</li> <li>Top-tier strategy problem solving</li> <li>Origination and senior client leadership</li> <li>Delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder programmes</li> <li>Team leadership and platform-building</li> </ul> <p>You will work closely with Eveline Speelman and global partners to build Systemiq’s work on power system transformation, with a particular focus on grids, flexibility, market design, utilities, and system-level decarbonisation.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>Power Systems & Grid Transformation</str