Senior Settlements Analyst

Yes Energy; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Yes Energy is seeking a Senior Settlements Analyst to serve as the subject matter expert on SPP and Markets+ settlements within the Bid to Bill product line. You will interpret market rules and changes, support product development, and provide advanced customer support.

Expertise in SPP charge codes and settlements is required. Collaborating with Operations, Product Management, Engineering, Customer Support, and Professional Services, you translate regulatory shifts into product enhancements and

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience performing SPP settlement statement validations and disputes.
• Settlement experience in SPP required.
• Experience using SQL to analyze data.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Act as SPP & Markets+ SME to ensure charge code formulas and market rules are implemented in the PowerCore settlement system.
• Monitor BPMs, API specs, and advise product changes.
• Participate in Release User Group, Technical User Group, Settlement User Group, and Market Simulation meetings to identify impacts.
• Advise Product Management and Engineering on implementing market changes from Front to Back office in PowerCore.
• Provide Tier 2 customer support by troubleshooting settlements-related tickets.

Skills

SPP settlement experience

SQL

Market rules

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

PowerCore

Job description

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid- to long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

As a Senior Settlements Analyst, you will be the subject matter expert on SPP & Markets+ Settlements within our Bid to Bill product line. This role plays a critical part in ensuring that our SPP settlement system meets the needs of our customers by interpreting and implementing SPP and Markets+ market rules/changes, supporting product development, and providing advanced customer support. The ideal candidate must have expertise in SPP charge codes, market rules, and settlements.

This position requires close collaboration with Operations, Product Management, Engineering, Customer Support, Customer Success, and Professional Services to translate regulatory and market changes into product enhancements, while also providing internal expertise for settlement-related inquiries.

• Salary range: $130,000 - $160,000 plus bonus
• Location: Open
• Full-time
• Remote
• Travel requirement: Up to 10%

Primary Responsibilities

• SPP & Markets+ Market Expertise
• Serve as a SPP & Markets+ Trading & Settlements expert within the organization, ensuring charge code formulas and underlying market rules/changes are implemented within the PowerCore SPP & Markets+ settlement system.
• Monitor and analyze changes to SPP & Markets+ Business Practice Manuals (BPMs) and API Specifications, advising on required product changes.
• Participate in SPP & Markets+ market calls, including Release User Group meetings, Technical User Group meetings, Settlement User Group and Market Simulation meetings, to identify impacts and coordinate necessary product updates.
• Product & Engineering Collaboration
• Advise Product Management and Engineering on implementing SPP & Markets+ market changes from Front to Back office in the PowerCore system.
• Be an SME on market changes and how they are implemented in PowerCore.
• Provide internal consulting on how charge codes or other ISO calculations should be performed to support Customer Support, Customer Success, Professional Services, and Engineering.
• Customer Support
• Provide Tier 2 customer support by troubleshooting tickets related to SPP & Markets+ settlements.
• Act as a subject matter expert on customer calls, helping to address complex technical questions regarding SPP & Markets+ Settlements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience performing SPP settlement statement validations and disputes.
• Settlement experience in SPP required.
• Experience using SQL to analyze data.
• Travel requirement: Up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Finance or accounting experience preferred.
• MISO, ERCOT, ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, and CAISO experience is desired.

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

ABOUT YES ENERGY

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions. Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily. The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers. Yes Energy has a team of 400 amazing professionals in Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Glendora, CA; Richmond, VA; London, United Kingdom; Auckland, New Zealand; and Bucharest, Romania.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop our solutions in line with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … we are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company.
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area. This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways.
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.