Director, Market Monitoring - Remote Eligible (Architecture)
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We're about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas' Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!
We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.
We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:
- Competitive pay with bonus opportunities
- Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
- Relocation assistance
- Flexible working environment for positions that are eligible where employees have the flexibility to work from home and come in where collaborative in person work is needed.
- Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a defined benefit plan fully funded by SPP
COMPENSATION INFORMATION
The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location during the hiring process.
Director for the Market Monitoring Unit salary range $163,000 - $216,200
Join our team as the Director for the Market Monitoring Unit
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Director for the Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) to support the Vice-President in executing the MMU's independent vision and strategy. This leadership role plays a pivotal part in ensuring market integrity and efficiency while maintaining operational independence from Southwest Power Pool (SPP), its market participants, and regulatory bodies, as mandated by the Tariff.
The Director will lead a multi-disciplinary team, oversee the development of analytical reports, ensure proper market operations oversight, and engage with senior leadership groups including the Board of Directors, FERC, state regulators, and market participants
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the MMU VP in defining and executing strategic goals, independently of SPP leadership.
- Direct functional areas including market surveillance, metric development, abuse detection, and market design evaluation.
- Serve as the primary decision-maker for assigned operational and market monitoring functions.
- Lead the review of market rules, FERC-directed policies, and tariff-related changes to ensure market efficiency and compliance.
- Oversee submission of MMU reports, stakeholder feedback, and regulatory filings including NOPRs and ANOPRs.
- Represent the MMU in high-level forums, including FERC technical conferences and meetings with state and federal regulators.
- Manage MMU policy development and planning meetings; coordinate with the Oversight Committee and prepare quarterly updates.
- Drive strategic planning and administrative functions such as budgeting, compensation, personnel reviews, and performance management.
- Coach and develop direct reports through performance feedback, annual reviews, and ongoing mentorship.
To be successful in the role we're looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in economics, engineering, mathematics or similar field
- Twelve (12) years of experience in organized electric markets related to monitoring, market design, market operations or similar functions
- Understanding of fundamentals of electricity wholesale markets, security-constrained economic dispatch, and security-constrained unit commitment
- Serve as primary decision-maker with regard to issues involving assigned functions
- Demonstrated leadership ability and the ability to function with constantly changing and multiple priorities
- Competency in managing and motivating a diverse staff with a variety of expertise
- Demonstrated ability to manage critical operational processes and procedures and development of changes to improve efficiency
- Capability to work effectively with a wide array of stakeholders including SPP executives, Board of Directors and committees, market participants, FERC staff, and state regulators
- Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures
Preferred:
- Previous experience in the development of regional electricity markets within the Western Interconnection
- Previous supervisory experience
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Travel Requirement:
This position requires moderate-significant travel (approximately 20-40%)
SPP is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at HR@spp.org and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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