Lead Analyst, Grid Flexibility & DER Markets

National Grid; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst, Flexibility Market Development in Waltham, MA. This hybrid role focuses on accelerating grid flexibility solutions, DER market growth, and NWAs to support Massachusetts clean energy goals.

The role coordinates with internal teams to design go-to-market models, interfaces with DER developers, and tracks KPIs for leadership and regulators. Strong collaboration and policy understanding are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–8+ years in grid flexibility, DERs, NWAs, or related areas.
• Experience in market design, regulatory policy, or stakeholder engagement.
• Proven program or project management and go-to-market execution.
• Experience collaborating with utilities, DER developers, and market participants.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of Massachusetts regulatory frameworks and clean energy landscape preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver strategy for grid flexibility and DER market development in Massachusetts.
• Lead design and scaling of grid flexibility offerings, procurement approaches, commercial frameworks, and go-to-market models.
• Represent National Grid with DER developers, aggregators, and market participants.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, Customer, Marketing, Legal, IT to support go-to-market activities.
• Define future-state requirements for flexibility markets and prioritize enabling technologies.
• Monitor market performance and prepare materials for leadership and regulators.
• Represent National Grid at industry forums, stakeholder engagement, conferences, regulatory proceedings, and other market development activities.

Skills

Grid flexibility

Regulatory policy

Stakeholder engagement

Program management

Digital product strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Collaboration tools

Job description

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst, Flexibility Market Development in Waltham, MA. This hybrid role focuses on accelerating grid flexibility solutions, DER market growth, and NWAs to support Massachusetts clean energy goals.

The role coordinates with internal teams to design go-to-market models, interfaces with DER developers, and tracks KPIs for leadership and regulators. Strong collaboration and policy understanding are essential.