Power Procurement Platform Lead (SaaS)

Ascend Analytics; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Life and disability insurance.

Parental leave for growing families.

FSA, HSA, and dependent care accounts.

401(k) with 3% non-elective contribute

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Ascend Analytics is seeking a Power Resources Manager for PowerSIMM in Boulder, CO, offering hybrid or remote work. You will own the APP product vision and roadmap, drive platform growth, and align analytics, software, and services for utilities, corporate buyers, and other large energy customers.

Collaborating with software engineers, PowerSIMM analysts, and client-facing teams, you will ensure defensible procurement outcomes and lead procurement engagements from design to delivery, while

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 quality assurance (QA) efforts to validate new functionality prior to release.
• Support the client implementation phase for APP Software-as-a-Service 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

Energy analytics

SaaS product leadership

Leadership & management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

PowerSIMM

Plexos

Job description

Ascend Analytics is seeking a Power Resources Manager for PowerSIMM in Boulder, CO, offering hybrid or remote work. You will own the APP product vision and roadmap, drive platform growth, and align analytics, software, and services for utilities, corporate buyers, and other large energy customers.

Collaborating with software engineers, PowerSIMM analysts, and client-facing teams, you will ensure defensible procurement outcomes and lead procurement engagements from design to delivery, while