Vice President - Research

Wood Mackenzie

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights, and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions, and governments.

Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets, and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster, and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months, or decades ahead.

Wood Mackenzie Values

• Inclusive – we succeed together
• Trusting – we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused – we accelerate change
• Curious – we turn knowledge into action

The Vice President, Head of EMEA Power and Renewables Research

The candidate will define and deliver the research roadmap for the EMEA Power and Renewables offering, lead the team responsible for shaping Wood Mackenzie's EMEA power and renewables market intelligence, and represent Wood Mackenzie across the region's energy industry through frequent engagement with clients, media, and industry stakeholders. They will work closely with colleagues across research, product, sales, marketing, and consulting to ensure our market views and product offering remain relevant, differentiated, timely, actionable, and commercially successful.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the research content strategy for EMEA power and renewables and decide how the offering develops in response to market changes and client demand, while providing predictive and actionable intelligence. Ensure that the EMEA Power and Renewables views feed into Wood Mackenzie’s broader integrated and connected offerings across its portfolio.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of research analysts and senior analysts covering wind, solar, energy storage, and power markets across EMEA, building analytical depth, subject matter expertise, and succession plans within the team.
• Hold commercial management responsibility for the EMEA Power and Renewables Lens offering, tracking performance, and working with product, sales, and marketing to ensure the offering meets its commercial targets.
• Define and deliver the roadmap for EMEA Power and Renewables, working with the product team to prioritize new content, data, and functionality that meet evolving client needs.
• Partner closely with sales, marketing, and consulting teams to support renewals, upsell, and bespoke client engagements, and to effectively market the team's research and the wider Lens offering.
• Produce and oversee high-quality, forward-looking thought leadership, including written research, commentary, and presentations, that anticipate and respond to major developments across wind, solar, storage, and power markets.
• Represent Wood Mackenzie through frequent engagement with the industry — media, conferences, and client events — building a distinctive and authoritative public profile that reinforces our position as the most trusted and integrated source of EMEA power and renewables intelligence.
• Build and sustain relationships with senior clients and prospects, including industry C-suite, investment leadership, and government and institutional stakeholders, driving commercial outcomes and deepening Wood Mackenzie's market influence across the region.
• Own headcount planning, hiring, and resource allocation for the team, ensuring the right mix of skills and coverage across the region's markets.