Manager, Power Pricing - PJM and MISO -

Description

• Responsible for professional development of reporting team members, including but not limited to training in industry concepts related to market dynamics and customer usage patterns and their impact on pricing as well as positive behaviors such as ownership, accountability and urgency
• Responsible to work closely with Portfolio Managers to ensure market prices for energy, capacity and RECs are current and competitive for large C&I opportunities and live pricing requests
• Analyze market trends, regulatory changes, and competitor pricing to inform pricing models
• Develop new go to market strategies and products to position NRG to be at the leading edge of customer solutions
• Serve as primary interface between NRG Sales; and NRG Operations units including but not limited to Sales Support, Load Forecasting, Product Control, Contract Admin/Booking and Billing
• Responsible for continued evolution of the pricing system by interacting with the IT team to build out enhancements and improvements to the pricing process and lifecycle
• Responsible for costing and pricing strategy on a global as well as individual customer basis, including participation in contract negotiations relating to products and pricing; development of cost methodology; and collection and dissemination of competitive intelligence insights.
• Provide regular reports and analysis to senior management on pricing performance, market trends, and team KPIs
• Work closely with Regulatory Affairs to ensure compliance with relevant electric pricing rules and regulations
• Responsible for development and maintenance of pricing cost curves associated with all non-traded energy components including Ancillary Service Costs, load following premiums and recovery of demand-based components such as transmission costs.
• Responsible for delivery of timely and accurate pricing and contracts to regional Sales teams, with functional responsibility including data acquisition, validation, and loading; pricing (including complex structured pricing) & contract generation; and contract execution. Manager will work closely with Sales management to determine prioritization of pending pricing and booking requests, and to resolve issues in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools including but not limited to Microsoft excel and BI
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing market conditions and regulatory environments
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience in, and / or knowledge of, North American energy markets, energy market economics, the deregulated energy industry, preferably in PJM and MISO
• Ability to interact effectively with personnel at various levels throughout organization
• Bachelor’s degree required Business, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics or other Energy related field
• Familiarity with energy trading and risk management concepts is a plus
• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Proven track record of people development
• Strong project management skills to oversee the pricing team’s visions within the organization
• with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a leadership capacity
• 5 – 7 years of Energy experience
• Resourcefulness and ability to work with limited supervision
• travel (4-6 times / year)
• Ability to manage deadlines while ensuring quality and completeness in deliverables
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Proven track record of performance on the job

Benefits

• Open office environment

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance