Director of Strategic Finance & Transformation

The role

The Director of Strategic Finance & Transformation will act as the primary financial architect to optimize capital across four business subsidiaries and new ventures. This person will establish investment metrics, enforce financial discipline, and lead process automation by partnering with the IT department.

What you will do

• Establish and refine a robust capital allocation framework for the expanding U.S. portfolio.
• Review annual and long-term business plans of Biz-cos to ensure alignment with corporate strategy.
• Adjust and re-balance capital deployment for projects that do not meet established criteria.
• Serve as the business lead for automating the capital allocation lifecycle.
• Design financial logic and business requirements for investment review and phase-gate approvals.
• Partner with the IT team to execute system development.
• Define metrics to monitor capital efficiency, sunken costs, and realized IRRs.
• Guide IT/Data teams in building real-time executive dashboards.
• Institutionalize a strict Phase-Gate system to filter out unviable projects.
• Enforce corporate capital standards and lead change management across subsidiaries.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, PE/IB, or Corporate Strategy within a holding company or global energy firm.
• Deep understanding of the U.S. power market, renewable energy (Solar, BESS), hybrid generation, and PPA structures.
• Advanced financial modeling skills (P-IRR, E-IRR) across the project lifecycle.
• Ability to structure complex financial data into logical investment criteria and strategic narratives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to enforce rigorous financial discipline and lead change management across diverse subsidiaries.

Nice to have

• Proven track record of identifying process inefficiencies and partnering with IT, Data, or external vendors to translate financial business requirements into automated systems (e.g., ERP, BI tools, or

About the company

Hanwha Energy USA is a comprehensive energy solutions provider part of the Hanwha Group. Its portfolio includes utility-scale renewables, natural gas generation, and retail electricity.