Director, Electricity Markets Registrations and Compliance

Position Overview

The Director will provide operational oversight for Invenergy’s RTO/ISO Market Registrations and Operational Compliance programs. In this role, the Director will build a team and enhance existing programs responsible for regional and independent transmission organizations (“RTO/ISO”) market registrations, training, and compliance demonstration with Market Participant rules and regulations.

Based out of our Chicago office, the Director will utilize a demonstrated regulatory RTO/ISO compliance administration, electricity markets, tariff knowledge, and project management expertise to satisfy the responsibilities of the role with limited managerial oversight and cross-functional collaboration. This role will have direct reports.

The position will cover electricity markets in SPP, PJM, ERCOT, MISO, ISO-NE, NY-ISO, IESO, and CAISO.

Responsibilities

• Independently drive end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of assigned deliverables supporting RTO/ISO market participant registration, Asset commissioning, and reoccurring operational and registration compliance performance obligations.
• Develop a team of professionals to perform program obligations.
• Serve as RTO/ISO portal access management custodian.
• Enhance training program supporting market rules with training requirements.
• Establish and maintain all program policies and procedures.
• Actively monitor operational market rule changes and ensure updates are timely implemented.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of project operations and institutional business mechanics.
• Partner with the Government & Regulatory Affairs team to advocate and implement policy changes, facilitating strategic alignment.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Management, Trading, Regulatory Compliance, Engineering, or related discipline with an electricity market focus and/or equivalent industry experience.
• 10+ years of demonstrated direct RTO/ISO registration and operational compliance program leadership experience.
• 3+ years of managing direct reports.
• Working knowledge/application aptitude of organized power markets.
• Proficient in the use of MS SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, KPI, and GRC Applications.
• Complex process design and implementation experience.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Skills

• MBA or law degree preferred.
• Knowledge of PJM, SPP, and ERCOT are highly preferred.
• Preferred, 3+ years of experience in the electricity market and auction rules (day ahead, real time, capacity, ancillary services, etc.)
• Diplomacy skills necessary to effectively navigate complex processes with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrates sound judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Ability to multi-task and maintain high performance under pressure in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Advanced organizational, presentation/facilitation, and verbal/written communication skills
• Willingness to travel between 5-10%