Power Procurement Platform Director (PowerSIMM)

Integratedcooling; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Hybrid schedule (3 in-office, 2 remote

Flexible PTO

Career development and growth

Job summary

Ascend Analytics, based in Boulder, CO, seeks a senior leader for Power Resources to drive growth of the APP platform, lead product roadmap, and coordinate cross-functional delivery with engineering, analytics, and client teams. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

The ideal candidate will manage procurement engagements for utilities and corporate buyers, shape commercial strategy for SaaS subscriptions, and ensure rigorous analytical

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in power procurement, power markets, resource planning, or energy analytics.
• Direct experience with utility or corporate power procurement processes, including RFP/RFO design, bid evaluation, and contract execution — or equivalent experience on the consulting or advisory side supporting utility or corporate procurement engagements.
• Strong working knowledge of power market economics and valuation methodologies.
• Proven experience managing and developing teams, including analysts or cross-functional project teams.
• Demonstrated experience owning or leading a SaaS product roadmap, including defining requirements, prioritizing development, and coordinating with engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and executive presence, with the ability to engage senior client stakeholders and internal leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth of Ascend Power Procurement (APP) by supporting the business development team in securing new projects, with a primary focus on utilities and corporate energy buyers.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert for APP in client discussions, proposals, and product demonstrations, articulating the platform’s value proposition and differentiators.
• Partner with sales and account teams to shape commercial strategies for SaaS subscriptions and services-enabled procurement offerings.
• Drive alignment between platform capabilities and analytical methodologies used in PowerSIMM™-based evaluations.
• Own and lead the APP product roadmap, translating business, client, and market needs into a clear, prioritized development plan.
• Continuously assess how APP must evolve to support new procurement structures, regulatory requirements, and customer use cases.
• Balance short-term commercial needs with long-term platform scalability and product vision.
• Coordinate closely with software engineering teams to define technical requirements, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria for new APP features.
• Act as a bridge between commercial users, analysts, and engineers to ensure requirements are clearly defined and technically feasible.
• Support product management and participate in QA efforts to validate new functionality prior to release.
• Support the client implementation phase for APP SaaS contracts, ensuring smooth onboarding, configuration, and adoption.
• Partner with internal teams to establish best practices for client enablement, training, and ongoing platform support.
• Act as an escalation point for complex client or implementation issues related to procurement workflows.
• Lead the delivery of power procurement projects for services clients utilizing APP, ensuring high-quality, timely, and defensible outcomes.
• Manage and guide teams of PowerSIMM™ analysts responsible for economic modeling, bid evaluation, and portfolio analysis.
• Ensure analytical rigor, transparency, and consistency across all procurement engagements supported by APP.

Skills

Power procurement

Power markets

Team leadership

SaaS product roadmap

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics

Tools

PowerSIMM

Plexos

Job description

Ascend Analytics, based in Boulder, CO, seeks a senior leader for Power Resources to drive growth of the APP platform, lead product roadmap, and coordinate cross-functional delivery with engineering, analytics, and client teams. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a fast-growing SaaS environment.

The ideal candidate will manage procurement engagements for utilities and corporate buyers, shape commercial strategy for SaaS subscriptions, and ensure rigorous analytical