Manager Energy Markets Design

MISO; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 160,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

MISO is seeking a senior leader to direct a team of market design professionals. You will drive enhancements to market frameworks, coordinate with engineering and policy teams, and present outcomes to diverse stakeholders.

A strong background in energy markets and cross-functional leadership is essential. You will shape proposals from concept to approval, ensuring designs balance innovation with practicality and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing teams, projects, or initiatives with strategic importance.
• Ability to communicate complex market concepts clearly to audiences at all levels.
• Experience influencing and persuading large, crossfunctional groups in technical settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of market design professionals in researching and developing enhancements to market frameworks and pricing mechanisms.
• Drive complex proposals from concept to approval, balancing innovation with practicality and stakeholder needs.
• Present and defend market design initiatives to stakeholders, regulators, senior leadership, and industry partners.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, planning, and policy teams to ground designs in technical reality and long-term goals.
• Monitor industry trends and regulations to identify opportunities for market evolution.
• Champion transparency, engagement, and consensus-building throughout design and implementation.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors of Economics

Bachelors of Business Administration

Bachelors of Electrical Engineering

Job description

A Few Things You'll Take On

• Lead a team of market design professionals in researching, identifying, and developing enhancements to MISO's market frameworks, pricing mechanisms, and operational processes.
• Drive complex proposals from concept to approval, crafting solutions that balance innovation, practicality, and stakeholder needs.
• Present, advocate for, and defend market design initiatives to large, diverse audiences-including stakeholders, regulatory bodies, senior leadership, and industry partners.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, planning, and policy experts to ensure designs are grounded in technical reality and aligned with longterm system goals.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory developments to proactively identify opportunities for market evolution.
• Champion transparency, engagement, and consensusbuilding in all phases of design and implementation.

What Makes You a Strong Candidate

• Proven experience influencing and persuading large, crossfunctional groups-especially in settings with competing priorities or highly technical subject matter.
• Ability to communicate complex market concepts clearly and confidently to audiences at all levels.
• Leadership experience managing teams, projects, or initiatives with strategic importance.
• Technical background in the energy sector-such as system operations, power engineering, resource planning, or market operations-with a strong understanding of wholesale energy markets.
• Demonstrated skill in building relationships, facilitating dialogue, and balancing diverse perspectives.
• A passion for solving challenging problems that sit at the intersection of economics, engineering, policy, and realworld grid operations.

What Success Looks Like After One Year

You will have helped shape the designs that guide market activity and lead your team to deliver key market design initiatives on time, supporting a reliable, affordable, and increasingly sustainable energy future across MISO's footprint. While building and sustaining strong and trusted relationships with internal teams and stakeholders, you'll have earned a reputation as a collaborative, forward-thinking leader, being recognized as someone who not only understands the market but helps shape its future!

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $160,000-$182,000 USD annually. Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.

Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met. At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.

Transformative innovation is happening in the electric industry, from digitalizing homes and distributed resources to renewable energy and an ever-changing grid. MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. Using groundbreaking research and sophisticated technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million people throughout North America. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, and planning for a bright future - it's what our immensely hard-working and dedicated team does every day.

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Education

• Bachelors of Economics (required)
• Bachelors of Business Administration (required)
• Bachelors of Electrical Engineering (required)

Experience

• A passion for solving challenging problems that sit at the intersection of economics, engineering, policy, and realworld grid operations. (preferred)
• Demonstrated skill in building relationships, facilitating dialogue, and balancing diverse perspectives. (preferred)
• Technical background in the energy sector-such as system operations, power engineering, resource planning, or market operations-with a strong understanding of wholesale energy markets. (preferred)
• Leadership experience managing teams, projects, or initiatives with strategic importance. (preferred)
• Ability to communicate complex market concepts clearly and confidently to audiences at all levels. (preferred)
• Proven experience influencing and persuading large, crossfunctional groups-especially in settings with competing priorities or highly technical subject matter. (required)

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