Lead Analyst, Flexibility Market Development (ESMP)

natgridProd • Waltham, MA

17h • $136,000 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst, Flexibility Market Development (ESMP) for their Commercial & Customer Strategy department in Waltham, MA. This is a hybrid role. The company delivers safe and secure energy and aims to shape the sustainable future of the industry by anticipating customer needs, reducing energy delivery costs, and pioneering flexible energy systems. As the clean energy transition accelerates and electrification increases demand on the electric grid, utilities are pursuing innovative strategies to unlock the value of distributed energy resources (DERs) and grid flexibility to enhance system reliability, strengthen grid resilience, and enable a more efficient energy system. Non-Wires Alternatives (NWAs), Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), and other flexibility solutions can provide reliability, resilience, and operational benefits to the electric grid. National Grid’s Electric Sector Modernization Plan (ESMP) outlines a pathway to a more flexible, resilient, and customer-centric electric system capable of supporting electrification and decarbonization goals. To advance this vision, National Grid is seeking to accelerate the deployment of grid flexibility solutions to support Massachusetts' clean energy and climate goals. Through its Non-Wires Alternative program and broader grid flexibility initiatives, National Grid is developing innovative approaches that leverage energy efficiency, demand response, energy storage, distributed generation, and other distributed energy resources (DERs) to deliver value to customers and the electric system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-8+ years of relevant experience, including demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: Grid flexibility, non-wires alternatives (NWAs), distributed energy resources (DERs), demand response, virtual power plants (VPPs), utility programs (e.g., demand response), or grid services development.
• Market design, commercial strategy, regulatory policy, or stakeholder engagement.
• Program or project management, including go-to-market execution and cross-functional coordination.
• Digital product strategy, platform enablement, or technology implementation supporting energy markets or utility operations.
• Experience collaborating with utilities, DER developers, aggregators, flexibility providers, or other energy market stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and align diverse technical, commercial, regulatory, and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of utility regulatory frameworks, grid modernization initiatives, and the Massachusetts clean energy landscape preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver National Grid’s strategy for grid flexibility and distributed energy resources (DERs) market development in Massachusetts, ensuring alignment with regulatory priorities and business needs, and the objectives of National Grid’s ESMP.
• Lead the design, implementation, and scaling of grid flexibility offerings, procurement approaches, commercial frameworks, and got-to-market participation models that advance ESMP objectives and support clean energy development.
• Serve as National Grid's lead representative and primary point of engagement with DER developers, aggregators, flexibility providers, and other market participants, fostering collaboration and supporting market growth.
• Partner with internal stakeholders across Engineering, Procurement, Customer, Marketing, Legal, Corporate Affairs and IT teams to support go-to-market activities and the successful deployment of flexibility solutions.
• Define future-state business requirements for flexibility markets and grid services and collaborate with Digital and IT teams to prioritize enabling technologies, data capabilities, and market platform enhancements needed to deliver ESMP capabilities at scale.
• Monitor market and grid flexibility performance, track KPIs, and prepare materials for leadership, regulators, and external stakeholders, and contribute to regulatory filings and related reporting activities.
• Represent National Grid externally through industry forums, stakeholder engagement, conferences, regulatory proceedings, and other market development activities.

Benefits

• National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
• This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

What This Job Offers

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