Director, Market Operations

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute market participation strategies across CAISO, PJM, ERCOT, SPP, and MISO to maximize portfolio value.
• Oversee bidding, scheduling, dispatch optimization, and real-time operations for renewable and storage assets.
• Lead congestion management, curtailment strategies, and ancillary services participation.
• Identify and implement opportunities for revenue enhancement, including arbitrage, capacity markets, and emerging products.
• Cook up coordination with asset management, trading, and forecasting teams to ensure optimal performance.
• Support origination and structuring teams in evaluating new commercial opportunities.
• Ensure alignment between contractual obligations and real-time operations.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable NERC reliability standards and ISO/RTO market rules.
• Monitor regulatory developments and lead internal response strategies.
• Collaborate with finance teams on tax equity structures and ensure operational compliance with investor requirements.
• Support due diligence processes for financing and M&A transactions.
• Provide operational insights into project valuation and risk assessment.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with trading, development, regulatory, and finance teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in systems, processes, and analytics capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in power markets, energy trading, or market operations within the renewable energy sector.
• Deep expertise across at least three major ISOs/RTOs: CAISO, PJM, ERCOT, SPP, MISO (experience in all preferred).
• Proven experience managing renewable portfolios including solar, wind, and battery storage assets.
• Strong knowledge of renewable project off-take agreements (PPA, VPPA, tolling structures).
• Demonstrated experience with NERC compliance and reliability standards.
• Experience working with tax equity financing structures and investor requirements.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with deep understanding of power market dynamics.
• Commercial mindset with ability to balance risk and value optimization.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory and market environment.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, or related field required.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS) preferred.