Energy Portfolio Manager, Energy Procurement Operations (EPO)

Amazon • Seattle, WA

23h • $139,500 - $188,700

About The Position

Amazon is seeking a results-oriented individual to manage and optimize its global data center energy portfolio. This role involves managing a portfolio of energy contracts and strategies to maximize asset performance. The ideal candidate will have experience in energy portfolio management, an understanding of wholesale energy markets (US and global), renewable energy procurement, and large load energy supply strategies, coupled with strong analytical skills and experience in formulating and executing plans and projects. The AWS Infrastructure Services team is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, including data centers, servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment. The team works on complex problems within the supply chain to ensure continuous innovation for customers. This position is part of the Energy Procurement Operations (EPO) team, which manages energy supply contracts post-execution, provides controllership for financial and operational performance, and ensures compliance with external regulations, contract obligations, and internal policies. The EPO team is responsible for managing the portfolio of the world's largest corporate buyer of renewables.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics or other related fields
• 5+ years of experience in energy markets, utility, renewable industry
• 5+ years energy portfolio management experience
• 3+ years of trading wholesale power markets, wholesale power market operations or energy contracting experience in US or global energy markets
• 3+ years of energy analytics, research, and reporting experience
• 3+ years managing cross-functional projects, initiatives and/or teams

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of energy portfolio management experience
• 5+ years of energy analytics, research, and reporting experience
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL, MS Power Query, Python), or experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
• Experience with renewable credit programs, utility scale BESS and renewable project development, power forecasting and scheduling.
• Experience managing commercial relationships as well as building relationships and working with industry stakeholders, such as utilities, FERC, regional power planning agencies, renewable project developers, and renewable OEMs
• The ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of portfolio management strategies to balance risk and financial performance.
• Create and monitor financial and risk metrics, and instill controllership in connection with our energy risk management policy.
• Provide market subject matter expertise and conduct tariff research in support of structuring and negotiations of power contracts in new and existing global regions.
• Measure, analyze and report portfolio performance.
• Identify risks and opportunities in the operating and procurement portfolio.
• Inform energy supply and procurement strategies using energy market know-how, trends and forecasts.
• Support the development of power optimization algorithms, forecasting of financial performance, and building of financial and valuation models.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve renewable revenues and reduce data center energy cost in ISO and Non-ISO regions.
• Execute transactions related to energy supply and market operations, including for carbon-free energy, BESS, ancillary services and capacity, and other energy supply strategies.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior