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Market Development & Flexibility Associate

Octopus Energy · Denver, NC · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$85k–$110k/yrFull-time
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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Remove boilerplate, navigation, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: Intro paragraph: "Welcome to the future of energy Octopus is a tech-powered energy company..." That's about company. Could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" heading is for description of role? Usually "About the role" includes overview. We can put that as

About the role

with paragraphs. Then "The team you'd be joining" maybe part of About the role. Then "The role" heading: description of generalist role. Could be part of Responsibilities? Actually "What You'll Do" is responsibilities. "What You'll Need" is requirements/qualifications/skills. Then "A note on how we work" maybe part of About the role or culture. Then "Why else you'll love it here" maybe benefits? Actually includes seat at table, autonomy, mission, etc. Could be Benefits? But we have separate Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections. Benefits: we have "Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance. Paid time off — we know working hard means also being able to recharge as needed, we trust our employees to get the work done and take the time they need. We offer 20 days of paid vacation and 8 paid sick days annually. 401(k) plan with employer match. Parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible. Flexible working environment - genuine work life balance here; we treat you as a human, and do our best to make work and life merge smoothly together Equity Options Scheme - you own your own part of the business, share options in the whole Octopus Energy Group so we all work together towards success". That's benefits. Pay: "Salary - The expected salary range for this role is between $85,000 - $110,000 annually. Your exact compensation will be determined by your location, professional experience, and how well your unique skills align with the role's specific needs." Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned. There's flexible working environment but not schedule specifics. So we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It doesn't give schedule like full-time, hours. So omit Schedule. Now we need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Possibly combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings for those categories if content exists. We have "What You'll Need" which includes experience, quantitative skills, interdisciplinary brain, communication, tolerance for ambiguity, ownership, willingness to learn, bonus points. That's a mix of requirements, qualifications, skills. We could split into Requirements (experience), Qualifications (education? none), Skills (technical). But we can also just have one section "Requirements" covering all. However instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay. That's enough. But we also have "A note on how we work" and "Why else you'll love it here" which could be part of About the role or Benefits? Actually "Why else you'll love it here" includes seat at table, autonomy, mission, etc. That's more about culture/benefits intangible. Could be part of Benefits? But we already have Benefits for tangible. Could create a section "Culture" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must fit into those. So we can put culture notes under About the role or Benefits? Probably About the role includes description of team and work style. So we can incorporate "The team you'd be joining", "A note on how we work", "Why else you'll love it here" into About the role. Thus:

About the role

Welcome to the future of energy Octopus is a tech-powered energy company. We believe technology has the power to address our greatest challenge, climate change, while also delivering incredible service and customer experience. We are changing the way people interact with their energy company - by making it approachable, low cost, easy-to-understand, and most importantly, 100% renewable. The team you'd be joining The Flexibility-as-a-Service (FaaS) team is Octopus's tip of the spear for the distributed energy revolution in North America. We turn distributed energy resources — home batteries, EVs, heat pumps, smart thermostats — into virtual power plants that balance the grid, earn customers money, and make room for more renewables. We are small, we move quickly, and we're building something that doesn't really exist yet. We live at the messy, exciting intersection of wholesale markets, utility programs, regulatory policy, and commercial strategy. That means the work is varied, the priorities shift, and the opportunities show up fast — sometimes with very little notice. This is a generalist role for someone who likes wearing a lot of hats and switching between them without losing the thread. One day you might be helping draft regulatory comments for a utility commission proceeding. The next, you're pulling apart wholesale market pricing to shape a dispatch strategy. The day after that, you're building the deck for a business development pitch or turning around an RFP response on a tight deadline. You'll move between utility business development, wholesale market analysis, energy policy, and program delivery — often in the same week. A note on how we work This way of working isn't for everyone, and we want to be honest about that. You might be used to places where each function sits neatly in its own box. It doesn't here. You'll see more, influence more, and occasionally deal with a bit more chaos too. If you want freedom, responsibility, and the chance to put a big green dent in the world, you'll fit right in. Why else you'll love it here A seat at the table as Octopus builds its North America flexibility business from the ground up. Real autonomy, real ownership, and a team that moves fast and backs each other. A mission you can feel good about — accelerating the shift to a cheaper, greener grid. Being a part part of one of the most impactful and disruptive climate / energy technology companies in the world

But we need to avoid duplication. The intro repeats some content. We'll combine. Now Responsibilities: from "What You'll Do". List bullet points. Responsibilities: - Help develop and win new commercial opportunities — supporting business development, partnerships, and RFP responses to utilities and government clients. - Support in program delivery, streamlining operational processes, and help get a new project off the ground. - Analyze wholesale and retail energy markets to inform dispatch strategies, program design, and value analysis - Support our regulatory engagement — from tracking proceedings to helping draft comments and position Octopus in front of utility commissions. - Turn messy, ambiguous problems into clear analysis, sharp recommendations, and actionable decks - Build the models, memos, and materials that move a deal, a program, or a policy position forward. - Jump into whatever the moment needs — sometimes at short notice — and help figure out the parts nobody's mapped yet. We'll put in
  • . Now Requirements: from "What You'll Need". Could be bullet list. Requirements: - 3–5 years in energy, ideally somewhere near distributed energy resources, DERMS, demand flexibility, virtual power plants, wholesale markets, utilities, or energy policy. You don't need all of it — you do need to be curious about the whole picture. - Strong quantitative and data analysis chops. You're excellent in Excel, and you can wrangle data in Python, R, or SQL or can leverage AI proficiently to support (or you're hungry to get there). - An interdisciplinary brain. You can move between commercial, analytical, regulatory, and delivery work and hold the connections between them. - Excellent communication. You write clearly and persuasively, and you can build and deliver a compelling presentation. - A high tolerance for ambiguity — You're comfortable context-switching, reprioritizing on the fly, and building the plane while flying it. - Ownership and pace. You drive your own work forward, take responsibility from idea to delivery, and don't wait to be told what to do next. - A willingness to learn faster than the space moves - Bonus points for hands-on experience with utility programs, ISO/RTO markets, or regulatory proceedings — but a sharp, adaptable generalist beats a narrow specialist. We'll put as
    • . Now Benefits: list. Benefits: - Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance. - Paid time off — we know working hard means also being able to recharge as needed, we trust our employees to get the work done and take the time they need. We offer 20 days of paid vacation and 8 paid sick days annually. - 401(k) plan with employer match. - Parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible. - Flexible working environment - genuine work life balance here; we treat you as a human, and do our best to make work and life merge smoothly together. - Equity Options Scheme - you own your own part of the business, share options in the whole Octopus Energy Group so we all work together towards success. Now Pay: paragraph. Pay: - Salary - The expected salary range for this role is between $85,000 - $110,000 annually. Your exact compensation will be determined by your location, professional experience, and how well your unique skills align with the role's specific needs. We could put as

      . Now ensure no boilerplate: we removed EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, application instructions, etc. Also removed "Studies have shown that some groups..." etc. Also removed "Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people..." etc. Also removed "As an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also removed "Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools..." etc. Also removed "If you’d like to know more about how we use your data..." etc. Now output HTML fragment only. Let's craft. We need to ensure we don't include any extra text outside HTML. We'll produce:

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      Responsibilities

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      Make sure no extra whitespace at start? It's fine. Now write content concisely but preserve all substantive info. Let's draft About the role paragraph: combine all relevant descriptive content. We need to include: Welcome to the future of energy Octopus is a tech-powered energy company... (first paragraph). Then The team you'd be joining... description of FaaS team. Then This is a generalist role... description of role tasks (maybe we should not repeat responsibilities). But we can keep overview: "This is a generalist role for someone who likes wearing a lot of hats and switching between them without losing the thread. One day you might be helping draft regulatory comments for a utility commission proceeding. The next, you're pulling apart wholesale market pricing to shape a dispatch strategy. The day after that, you're building the deck for a business development pitch or turning around an RFP response on a tight deadline. You'll move between utility business development, wholesale market analysis, energy policy, and program delivery — often in the same week." Then include note on how we work and why else you'll love it here. We must avoid duplication with Responsibilities section; but it's okay to have some overlap as long as we preserve all info. However we should not repeat the same bullet points verbatim; but we can keep overview. Let's craft

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