Market Operations Manager

Uneek Global Limited; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

Hybrid working in Limerick

Pension contributions matched up to 5%

€3,000 annual training budget

10 days training leave

Job summary

Uneek Global Limited is seeking a Market Operations Manager to oversee market participation across Ireland and Northern Ireland. You will ensure regulatory submissions, compliance with market rules, and effective engagement with operators and regulators.

The role includes managing capacity-market processes and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver market-related projects. The ideal candidate brings experience in electricity market operations, strong analytical skills and a proactive

Qualifications

• Experience in electricity industry with understanding of Irish market and regulatory framework.
• Experience with electricity market operations, regulatory requirements and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proactive, pragmatic, independent with ownership of responsibilities.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret market data and provide insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for senior stakeholders.
• Direct experience with Irish capacity-market contracts, auctions or bid preparation.
• Experience with market registration, qualification, testing and ongoing compliance.
• Familiarity with SEMO, EirGrid, SONI or other electricity-market organisations.
• Experience in demand response, demand-side flexibility, ancillary services or grid services.

Responsibilities

• Manage market participation activities across the Irish electricity market, ensuring registrations, modifications, testing and regulatory submissions are completed accurately and on time.
• Oversee compliance with market rules, regulatory requirements, licence obligations and relevant industry codes.
• Manage capacity-market processes, including capacity contracts, bid preparation and ongoing market obligations.
• Build and maintain relationships with market operators, transmission and distribution system operators, regulators and other industry stakeholders.
• Support the onboarding of additional capacity and ensure existing assets are effectively positioned to participate in relevant markets.
• Monitor market developments, regulatory changes and industry policy, assessing their potential impact on business operations.
• Analyse market performance and operational data to identify opportunities, risks and improvements.
• Provide clear analysis, recommendations and concise reporting to senior leadership to support commercial and operational decision-making.
• Coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver market-related projects and operational improvements.

Skills

Market operations

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Independent working

Tools

SEMO

EirGrid

SONI

Job description

We are working with a growing international energy technology business specialising in energy flexibility and demand response solutions. The business helps electricity consumers participate in energy markets, supporting grid stability and the integration of renewable energy.

They are looking to appoint a Market Operations Manager to oversee market participation across Ireland and Northern Ireland, ensuring operational compliance, effective market engagement and the successful onboarding and utilisation of capacity.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the evolving electricity market, working across market operations, regulatory requirements and commercial strategy within a growing energy business.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage market participation activities across the Irish electricity market, ensuring registrations, modifications, testing and regulatory submissions are completed accurately and on time.
• Oversee compliance with market rules, regulatory requirements, licence obligations and relevant industry codes.
• Manage capacity-market processes, including capacity contracts, bid preparation and ongoing market obligations.
• Build and maintain relationships with market operators, transmission and distribution system operators, regulators and other industry stakeholders.
• Support the onboarding of additional capacity and ensure existing assets are effectively positioned to participate in relevant markets.
• Monitor market developments, regulatory changes and industry policy, assessing their potential impact on business operations.
• Analyse market performance and operational data to identify opportunities, risks and improvements.
• Provide clear analysis, recommendations and concise reporting to senior leadership to support commercial and operational decision-making.
• Coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver market-related projects and operational improvements.

About You

You will have experience within the electricity industry, ideally with a strong understanding of the Irish electricity market and its regulatory framework.

You will be comfortable working across market operations, regulatory requirements and stakeholder engagement, with the ability to manage detailed processes while understanding the wider commercial implications.

You will also bring:

• Experience working within the electricity, energy trading, power generation, utilities or energy flexibility sectors.
• Knowledge of Irish electricity-market arrangements, industry regulations and relevant market participants.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, pragmatic approach, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret market information and communicate meaningful insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Direct experience with Irish capacity-market contracts, auctions or bid preparation.
• Experience with market registration, qualification, testing and ongoing compliance.
• Familiarity with SEMO, EirGrid, SONI or other relevant electricity-market organisations.
• Experience in demand response, demand-side flexibility, ancillary services or grid services.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus.
• Hybrid working arrangement based in Limerick.
• Pension contributions matched up to 5%.
• €3,000 annual self-directed training budget.
• An additional 10 days of training leave.
• The opportunity to contribute to the development of energy flexibility and the changing electricity market.

Interested?

If you have experience in electricity market operations, energy trading, capacity markets or regulatory compliance and are looking for an opportunity to develop your career within the energy technology sector, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Please get in touch for a confidential discussion.