Market Operations Senior Analyst

<table class="MsoTableGrid" style="width:651px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;" width="651"><tbody><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:342px;padding:0in 7px 0in 7px;height:30px;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>Job Title:</b> Market Operations Senior Analyst</span></span></span></span></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:309px;padding:0in 7px 0in 7px;height:30px;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-left:none;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>Department: </b>Market Operations</span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:342px;padding:0in 7px 0in 7px;height:25px;border-top:none;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>Reports to: </b>Senior Manager of Market Analysis</span></span></span></span></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:309px;padding:0in 7px 0in 7px;height:25px;border-top:none;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-left:none;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>Effective Date: </b>January 2026</span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:342px;padding:0in 7px 0in 7px;height:30px;border-top:none;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>Location: </b>Remote</span></span></span></span></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:309px;padding:0in 7px 0in 7px;height:30px;border-top:none;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-left:none;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>Travel: </b>Up to 15%</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b><span style="color:#000000;">POSITION PURPOSE</span></b><span style="color:#000000;">:   </span></span></span></span></span><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">This is a <b>full-time, exempt position</b> reporting to the <strong>Senior Manager of Market Analysis</strong>. The Market Operations Senior Analyst will use quantitative reasoning, problem solving, operations research methods, and programming skills to assist the market operations team in hedging strategies (physical and financial products) and optimizing battery energy storage system dispatch across the Key Capture Energy fleet. <br><br>Responsibilities may include developing algorithmic hedging and energy trading strategies, strategizing day-to-day power market operations, troubleshooting market operations in real-time, building/editing mathematical models that represent battery energy storage system operation, building reports summarizing performance of trading strategies, and direct analytical or coding projects. The ideal candidate is a create problem solver with the technical skills to independently manage projects from the brainstorm phase through to a final work-product with limited oversight. </span></span></span></span><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"> </span></span></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:</b></span></span></span></span><ul><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">Build and maintain algorithmic hedging strategies to support physical BESS operations and maximize portfolio value.</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">Lead the build-out of automated power market bidding/trading strategies using Python and SQL and champion new feature development to drive PNL improvements.</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">Support the day-to-day management of company assets, including via bid submission, code debugging and on-call responsibilities.</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">Understand factors impacting electricity prices and collaborate with the team to improve price forecasts, bidding and hedging models. Development and assess new models as necessary to improve PNL.</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">Analyze and manipulate datasets in MS SQL Server. Collaborate with the development team to support the build-out of necessary infrastructure for analytics work.</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">Identify gaps in analytical reports and dashboard tools and build new Power BI dashboards that transform data into information that informs market decisions and fills identified needs.</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">All other duties as required.</span></span></span></span></li></ul><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS: </b></span></span></span></span><ul><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">3+ years of energy industry or analytical experience; IPP or utility experience with a background in hedging physical operations preferred.</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Strong fundamental understanding of daily energy market operations in various jurisdictions.</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Bachelor's degree in: engineering, math, economics, computer science, chemistry, physics, finance, business, or related field; Master's degree preferred</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Interest in clean energy and power markets</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Experience programming in Python or other mathematical programming languages. Exposure to mathematical optimization a plus.</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Experience working with large data sets a plus.</span></font></font></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Very motivated self-starter</span></font></font></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><font color="#44546a"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;">Strong organizational and time-management skills</span></font></font></li></ul><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;"><b>Physical Requirements: </b></span></span></span></span><ul><li style="margin-left:8px;margin-bottom:4px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:120%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#44546a;">Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer</span></span></span></span></li></ul>

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