Senior Power Market Analyst

at  YES Energy

SENIOR POWER MARKETS ANALYST

Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the US electrical grid daily. This, in turn, facilitates the optimal use of financial and physical capital in the energy industry—an industry that is a critical backbone of the entire economy. We take great pride in the data management, visualization, and analysis tools we use to serve this industry.
Our business was founded on the principle of saying “yes” to our customers - and we excel at this. The combination of our industry-leading tools and industry-leading customer care is powerful.
We are seeking a Senior Power Markets Analyst to join our Market Monitoring team. As a Senior Power Markets Analyst at Yes Energy, you will apply your advanced research and analytic skills across various challenges to support our efforts in nodal power markets, from market research on policy changes and data developments to identifying trends in the industry that may impact our clients. In this role, candidates will be able to build on their knowledge of energy markets and help guide our company through these rapidly evolving markets. The ideal candidate for this role will have in-depth expertise in nodal power markets, including real-time, day ahead, and FTR trading, as well as regulatory policies & planning. This role will build on this expertise by analyzing market events to understand underlying market forces and identify dynamic trends across these rapidly changing markets. In this role, you will liaise with the clients utilizing our products and the various ISOs/RTOs nationwide from whom we gather data. Analysts on the Market Monitoring team must have an ongoing curiosity about power markets and a desire to share their market knowledge internally and externally. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about the energy industry’s future and are excited to participate actively with our clients and data providers.
This position will be based in one of our offices in Boulder, CO, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA, or Richmond, VA.

• Market Research & Analysis: Research and document technical and market changes across the North American energy markets. Analyze the key drivers of noteworthy pricing events and emerging market trends. Independently produce internal reports and publish analyses to help keep Yes Energy staff and customers abreast of market changes.
• Market Expertise: Participate in conferences/panels on market changes, policy positions, and other evolving market trends that could affect market participants.
• Liaison with Data Providers: Foster direct, collaborative relationships with ISO / RTOs and other data providers. Participate in ISO policy meetings to understand current and upcoming changes and potentially contribute to and recommend changes.
• Collaboration: Partner with the entire Product team, Market Data Operations, Customer Support, and senior leadership to identify opportunities to utilize your knowledge and expertise and contribute to product development strategy.
• Client Relations: Help our clients make the best use of our products and in-depth regulatory knowledge. Assist customer support by responding to client market-focused inquiries and detailed questions on Yes Energy data and market insights.
• Leadership: Take an active role in mentoring team members, providing guidance on technical analysis, and acting in place of the manager when needed.
• Business Requirements Gathering: Assist Data Product Owners in creating technical requirements for new data collections and liaise with the Market Data Operations team to alert them to data modifications.
• Communication: Coordinate with our data product owner, product managers, and other stakeholders to effectively communicate policy and publication updates from our data sources.