Lead Risk Analyst - Modeling and Valuation

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp); Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corporate Services Company in Irving, TX, is seeking a Lead Risk Analyst – Modeling & Valuation to analyze and value structured energy transactions across power, gas, and environmental products, interfacing with origination, trading, and risk teams.

You will translate market views into robust valuations, develop advanced models with scenario analysis, and provide actionable insights to support pricing, negotiation, and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of experience in structuring, risk management, or trading.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and either R or C++.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead valuation and structuring of complex transactions including PPAs, tolling agreements, asset valuations, and retail structures.
• Translate commercial opportunities into quantitative models to support pricing, negotiation, and execution.
• Develop and maintain advanced valuation models incorporating scenario analysis and simulation techniques.
• Identify key drivers of value and risk across transactions and communicate implications to stakeholders.
• Enhance and standardize modeling tools, methodologies, and valuation frameworks.
• Translate model inputs (forward curves, volatility, correlations) into actionable risk insights and pricing strategies.
• Bridge advanced quantitative modeling and commercial decision-making by translating complex mathematical concepts into clear, actionable insights for Origination, Trading, and Risk stakeholders.

Skills

Python

SQL

R

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Job Summary

Lead Risk Analyst – Modeling & Valuation is responsible for analyzing and valuing structured energy transactions across power, gas, and environmental products. This role operates at the intersection of origination, trading, and risk, translating market views and commercial opportunities into robust, defensible valuations.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Lead valuation and structuring of complex transaction including PPAs, tolling agreements, asset valuations, and retail structures.
• Translate commercial opportunities into quantitative models to support pricing, negotiation, and execution.
• Develop and maintain advanced valuation models incorporating scenario analysis and simulation techniques
• Identify key drivers of value and risk across transactions and communicate implications to stakeholders
• Enhance and standardize modeling tools, methodologies, and valuation frameworks
• Translate model inputs (forward curves, volatility, correlations) into actionable risk insights and pricing strategies
• Bridge advanced quantitative modeling and commercial decision-making by translating complex mathematical concepts into clear, actionable insights for Origination, Trading, and Risk stakeholders

Education, Experience & Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Engineering), or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in Structuring, Risk Management, or Trading preferred
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, SQL, R or C++
• Excellent computer skills particularly Microsoft suite of products (Excel, Word, etc.)

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Job Family

Risk Management

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, Texas

Texas

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