Lead Risk Modeler - Valuation & Transaction Insights

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

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.