Senior Analyst, Market Strategy

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The Market Strategy team is seeking a Senior Analyst to join their group. The ideal candidate will support the development of AES Clean Energy's strategy by performing power market research in addition to supporting various data analysis tasks. They will work closely with various teams across the AES Clean Energy organization with the goal of assisting in the alignment of the ACE's strategic views.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Senior Analyst, Market Strategy, the responsibilities include:

• Provide support and insights into AES Clean Energy strategic planning
• Research renewable energy demand, opportunities, and procurement goals of U.S. corporations and utilities
• Conducting/maintaining routine and ad hoc competitive benchmarking and analysis
• Conduct financial analysis centered on wind, solar, and energy storage generation economics
• Identify economic impact of changes to U.S. policy impacting the transition to renewable energy
• Identify emerging industries that have potential for commercial opportunities
• Develop and maintain internally developed data management tools
• Support the preparation and submittal of market strategy plans to AES management team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business management, economics, sustainability, engineering, computer science or related field.
• 3+ years of related experience in renewable energy, power markets, investment banking, or consulting.
• Prior knowledge of power systems and energy market fundamentals across all major North American organized and regulated markets.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite proficiency and comfort using web-based industry intelligence solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to turn raw data from a variety of resources into useful information with minimal oversight.
• Quick learner, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications/Experience that would be beneficial:

• Master's degree in business management, economics, sustainability, engineering, computer science or related field.
• Working knowledge Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with commodity price, EIA, EPA, and ISO data.
• Experience working with large amounts of time series data.

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