Strategy & Partnership Manager (m/w/d)

Become the Strategy & Partnership Manager at E.ON in Essen, Germany. Lead strategic assessments, drive ecosystem partnerships, and craft future-ready propositions in the Flex market. Enjoy a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to influence E.ON's growth trajectory. Join E.ON as a Strategy & Partnership Manager in Essen, Germany, where you'll shape strategic direction and drive ecosystem partnerships in the Flex market. Your role involves translating insights into actionable guidance, crafting monetisation models, and facilitating strategic alignment across regions. With a strategic mindset and strong partnership skills, you'll play a key role in E.ON's growth. Enjoy a collaborative environment and the chance to influence the future of energy.

E.ON Essen, Germany On-site Full Time UTC+01:00

E.ON

Company Overview

Name

E.ON SE

Headquarters

Essen, Germany

Founded

2000

Size

Approximately 50,000 employees (source: linkedin.com). Revenue of €103.4 billion in 2023 (source: eon.com).

What They Do

E.ON focuses on renewable energy, including wind and solar power, energy storage systems, smart grids, and hydrogen production. The company offers a variety of products and services, including electricity and gas supply, maintenance of energy networks, and solutions for electromobility. E.ON serves customers in Europe, particularly in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Turkey, providing comprehensive energy management from production to consulting (source: bitscale.ai). Target markets include both private households and businesses, with innovative products like the E.ON Next Gen Home, which combines solar energy and heat pumps (source: eonnext.com). E.ON differentiates itself through its 61 GW of generation capacity, which is focused on renewable energy following the separation from conventional businesses (source: energy-storage.news).

Projects & Achievements

E.ON has completed a variety of notable projects, including the integration of 3,000 to 3,500 residential storage systems in Germany. The company operates extensive energy networks in Europe and has research collaborations such as the E.ON Energy Research Center at RWTH Aachen, which employs over 150 scientists (source: company-histories.com). Ongoing major projects include the cross-border district heating supply for Zgorzelec (Poland) and Görlitz (Germany), as well as the HDV-E project for the electrification of heavy vehicles, which has secured EU funding (source: eon.com). E.ON is also working on further developing the E.ON Next Gen Home, which is set to roll out in the UK by 2026 (source: eonnext.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, E.ON has made several significant announcements, including securing EU funding for the HDV-E project and announcing a cross-border heating supply project for Zgorzelec and Görlitz (source: eon.com). The company has also led the Quantum Innovation Index for the energy sector and reported positive financial results for 2025 (source: eon.com). E.ON is pursuing strategic investments in storage and digital technologies to strengthen its market position (source: energy-storage.news).

Working There

E.ON offers a variety of roles in energy networks, renewable energy development, customer solutions, and digital platforms. The corporate culture promotes interdisciplinary innovation and includes a research center with over 150 scientists focused on urban energy systems (source: youtube.com). The headquarters in Essen is a central location for recruitment, while job opportunities also exist in the UK and other European countries (source: privateequityinternational.com). E.ON values the development of its employees and offers skill enhancement programs, although specific information on salaries or benefits is not comprehensively documented (source: linkedin.com).

Contact

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Job Description

As Strategy & Partnerships Lead, you will be at the heart of this journey. Your mission: turn market shifts, partner dynamics, and technology trends into concrete growth paths for E.ON. You'll help define where we play, how we win, and who we team up with to scale.

Your impact - what you'll do

Shape strategic direction: Lead assessments on evolving business models (e.g. aggregators, platform players, OEM strategies) and identify strategic options for E.ON's positioning in the Flex market;
Translate insight into action: Convert regulatory trends, partner moves, and innovation signals into actionable guidance for product, commercial, and technology teams;
Drive ecosystem partnerships: Identify, structure, and initiate strategic partnerships across hardware, software, and service layers - from LOIs to integrated commercial models;
Craft future-ready propositions: Design monetisation models that bring together flexibility hardware, orchestration capabilities, and energy products (e.g. dynamic tariffs, V2G-ready EV plans);
Connect the dots across regions: Facilitate strategic alignment and knowledge flow between lead countries (e.g. UK, DE, NL) and central platform development;
Communicate with influence: Prepare strategic updates, Board papers, and executive briefs that frame direction, choices, and trade-offs in a clear and compelling way.

Your profile - what you bring

Strategic mindset, hands-on drive: You combine big-picture thinking with the ability to shape and land concrete initiatives;
Flex and DER market knowledge: You understand the emerging ecosystem around residential flexibility - from energy retail to OEMs and new tech challengers;
Strong partnership toolkit: You've structured LOIs, MoUs, or strategic partnerships before and know how to align interests across boundaries;
Analytical and commercial acumen: You're fluent in business model thinking, value chain analysis, and regulatory opportunity framing;
Experience: 5+ years in strategy, business development, partnerships, or corporate innovation - ideally in energy, mobility, or digital platforms;
Languages: Fluent in English (mandatory); German or Dutch a plus;
Education: University degree in Business, Engineering, Economics or related field. MBA or post-grad in energy systems a plus.