Energy Analytics Director

7 days ago


Boulder, Colorado, United States Ascend Analytics Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Director of Energy Analytics and Trading to lead our team of analysts in providing quantitative analysis, market insights, and client support to optimize resource bidding in live operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of analysts to provide expert analysis and market insights to clients
  • Develop and implement new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis
  • Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations for internal, client, and external use
  • Support clients through onboarding of their asset and navigating questions of ISO protocols
  • Contribute to identification and scoping of new capabilities, optimization approaches, market rule requirements, etc. for power market operations and bid optimization
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in economics, engineering, or energy-relevant disciplines
  • 8+ years of energy industry experience, including knowledge of deregulated power market operations such as physical and financial trading, scheduling, energy management, and energy marketing
  • Demonstrated track record of working with clients and teams to deliver unique insight
  • Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic to develop trust with clients
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Understanding of energy modeling system and methods
  • Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem-solve with minimal supervision
  • Passion for power markets and helping drive the energy transition
Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with trading and/or scheduling specifically for batteries, renewables, or hybrid assets
  • Experience in risk management
  • Deep knowledge of power market operating protocols, rules, and stakeholder processes
  • Proficient in Excel and Python for supporting clients with our software and analyzing large data sets
  • Demonstrated experience in project and/or people management preferable
  • Graduate degree; economics, engineering, and energy-relevant disciplines preferable
What We Offer

Total compensation includes a competitive base salary, bonus, and equity. Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average.

We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.



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