Sr. Market Analyst - Market Forensics

Southwest Power Pool

Little Rock, AR

Full Time

Senior

95k-124k

27 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We're about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas' Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on! We support our employees through a fantastic benefits package, including competitive pay, excellent insurance options, a hybrid work environment for eligible positions, retirement contributions, and a relocation bonus if applicable. The role involves developing market expertise, analyzing market data, supporting market operations, and participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Key Responsibilities

Develop Market Expertise: Review market protocols and research specific areas related to work assignments to develop a detailed understanding of market concepts.
Market Data Analysis: Create database queries to retrieve and analyze market data, and draw insights to inform decision-making.
Market Clearing Engine Sensitivities: Develop proficiency in market clearing engine software and perform engine sensitivities to support market analysis requests.
Market Operations Support: Assist with daily market reviews, repricing, monthly model upload validations, and resolution of market study issues. Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to ensure market operations run smoothly.
Software Development Support: Contribute to the development, testing, and implementation of market software changes.
Customer Support: Respond to customer inquiries, analyze issues, provide responses, and coordinate internal discussions when necessary.
Market Reporting: Develop and maintain daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual market reports to meet established deadlines.
Working Group Support: Assist in supporting SPP working groups, committees, and task forces with market analysis and presentations.
Forecasting Tools Monitoring: Monitor and maintain the accuracy of wind/solar forecasting tools.
Post Operations Processing System (POPS) Support: Review and provide analysis of POPS results, ensuring SOC1 financial control compliance with Settlements.
Public Data Posting: Support changes to public data postings by creating, updating, and reviewing database queries as necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or other related degree.
Five years of job-related experience as a Sr. Market Analyst.
Strong inter-personal and teamwork skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures.

Nice to Have

Advanced degree in related field.
Electricity industry experience.
Experience with software programming languages.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Five years of relevant experience.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities.
Excellent insurance package including three medical plans, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
Relocation bonus (if applicable).
Hybrid working environment for eligible positions.
Retirement contributions through a 401(k) plan with employer match and a fully funded pension.

Working at Southwest Power Pool

We believe in a culture of belonging and support our employees through a commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as providing a respectful and collaborative work environment. Learn more about our Culture of Belonging at https://spp.org/careers/culture-of-belonging/.

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