Power Market Innovation Lead Energy Networks and Infrastructure (w / m / d)

E.ON SE; Essen; Hybrid; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join E.ON in a pivotal role as a Flexibility Market Innovation Lead, where you will connect market opportunities with customer offerings in the energy sector. You will bridge trading and product teams to ensure alignment with market value drivers while contributing to innovative energy solutions. This position not only focuses on your expertise in flexible energy markets but also calls for a hands-on approach to drive crucial projects that impact climate change positively.

Leistungen

High flexibility with hybrid work model

Working from abroad (up to 20 days)

Modern and agile work environment

Life-long independent learning opportunities

Family service support

Full board and subsidized meals

Various health offers (fitness club, vaccinations)

Corporate benefits (employee discounts, pension scheme)

Very good public transport connection

Private car and bike leasing options

Qualifikationen

• Expertise in Day-Ahead, Intraday, aFRR, and passive imbalance markets.
• Background in agile energy sectors such as aggregators and VPP operators.
• Ability to define functional requirements for digital platforms.
• Experience working in tech-driven energy firms.

Aufgaben

• Connect market opportunities with platform capabilities and customer offerings.
• Act as the bridge between trading, regional product teams, and platform development.
• Collaborate closely with regional teams to design scalable flexibility-enabled propositions.
• Partner with trading to define value pools and guide platform development priorities.

Kenntnisse

Fluent in Flexibility Markets

Digital Platform Proficient

Experienced in Dynamic Energy Environments

Strong Stakeholder Navigator

Hands-On and Proactive

Passionate about Innovation

Jobbeschreibung

Join E.ON in Leading the Energy Revolution. At E.ON, we’re building the flexible energy system of the future – customer led, data-driven, and value-focused. To make flexibility work across propositions, platforms and markets we hiring a visionary Flexibility Market Innovation Lead. This role is for someone who combines energy wholesale market literacy, a strong customer orientation, technical knowledge and a builder’s mindset.

Your Mission :

• Market Activation of Flexibility : Connect market opportunities (e.g., spot, balancing, DSO-flex, imbalance) with platform capabilities and customer offerings. Ensure alignment between our solutions and market value drivers.
• Translation Between Domains : Act as the bridge between trading, regional product teams, and platform development. Translate market strategies and asset aggregation logic into actionable platform requirements and customer-focused use cases.
• Support Proposition Rollout : Collaborate closely with regional teams to design, refine, and scale flexibility-enabled propositions. Provide guidance on value potential, market fit, and operational execution—from battery optimization to dynamic EV tariffs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with trading to define value pools, guide platform development priorities, and collaborate with product leads to shape scalable offers. You’ll integrate efforts across teams for effective convergence.
• Bringing External Expertise : Apply hands-on experience from aggregators, VPPs, or DER-tech startups to enhance our execution speed, clarity, and customer-centric approach. Stay agile in the fast-evolving flexibility markets.

You Are :

• Fluent in Flexibility Markets : Expertise in Day-Ahead, Intraday, aFRR, and passive imbalance markets, with a deep understanding of DER participation (batteries, EVs, smart heat).
• Digital Platform Proficient : Able to define functional requirements and orchestration logic for digital platforms, facilitating effective market integration.
• Experienced in Dynamic Energy Environments : Background in agile energy sectors (e.g., aggregators, tech-driven energy firms, VPP operators).
• Hands-On and Proactive : Identify barriers, propose solutions, and drive execution without waiting for direction.
• Strong Stakeholder Navigator : Build collaborative relationships across trading, IT, and retail teams to drive aligned execution.
• Passionate about Innovation : Drive ideas from concept to scalable solutions, contributing to E.ON’s leadership in the energy market transformation.

What we offer you :

E.ON is united in working on the most exciting issue that our generation needs to solve : climate change! With all our employees and customers, we are a global community of innovators and changemakers, all with the belief that each one of us can make a difference for our environment, for our society and for our children #WE shape the future.

To keep you motivated and healthy we are offering you the following benefits :

• High flexibility : a hybrid work model, flexible working times, sabbatical or additional vacation opportunities allowing great work-life balance
• Working from abroad : up to 20 days in the European economic area
• Modern and agile work environment : a workplace according to digital and ergonomic standards as well as seating corners and spaces to be creative and productive
• Personal growth : life-long independent learning making use of a broad range of training and development opportunities
• Family service support : in all life situations through cooperation partners in childcare, holiday care, nursing support or everyday assistance
• Full board : a wide selection of fresh meals and drinks in our subsidized bistro and canteen on site
• Various health offers : e.g. physiotherapy, inhouse fitness club, flu vaccinations, mental health
• Corporate benefits : employee share program, pension scheme, employee discounts, several special insurances (and much more)
• A central location : very good public transport connection, free parking and charging points for e-vehicles
• Individual mobility : private car and bike leasing