Manager of Power Procurement

Ascend Analytics•Boulder, CO

9d•$140,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager of Power Procurement will lead the growth, evolution, and delivery of Ascend Power Procurement (APP)—Ascend’s flagship power procurement platform serving utilities, corporates, and other large energy buyers. This role sits at the intersection of product leadership, commercial support, and execution, ensuring APP continues to scale as a best-in-class SaaS platform while delivering analytically rigorous, defensible procurement outcomes for clients. This role is critical to scaling Ascend Power Procurement as both a standalone SaaS platform and a services-enabled procurement solution, ensuring that technology, analytics, and execution remain tightly integrated as the business grows. The role will own the APP product vision and roadmap, support business development efforts with utilities and corporate customers, and lead the delivery of procurement engagements enabled by APP and PowerSIMM™. This role requires close collaboration with software engineering, product management, PowerSIMM analysts, and client-facing teams to ensure seamless integration between technology, analytics, and services.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in power procurement, power markets, resource planning, or energy analytics
Direct experience with utility or corporate power procurement processes, including RFP/RFO design, bid evaluation, and contract execution
Strong working knowledge of power market economics and valuation methodologies
Proven experience managing and developing teams, including analysts or cross-functional project teams
Demonstrated experience owning or leading a SaaS product roadmap, including defining requirements, prioritizing development, and coordinating with engineering teams
Excellent communication and executive presence, with the ability to engage senior client stakeholders and internal leadership
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) in a related field
Experience on the consulting or advisory side supporting utility or corporate procurement engagements
Hands-on experience with stochastic modeling platforms such as PowerSIMM™ or Plexos
Background in technology-enabled services in the energy sector
Familiarity with evolving procurement structures, including renewable energy, storage, and hybrid resources
Experience supporting business development efforts, including proposals, pricing, and client presentations

Responsibilities

Lead the growth of Ascend Power Procurement (APP) by supporting the business development team in securing new projects, with a primary focus on utilities and corporate energy buyers
Serve as a subject-matter expert for APP in client discussions, proposals, and product demonstrations, articulating the platform’s value proposition and differentiators
Partner with sales and account teams to shape commercial strategies for SaaS subscriptions and services-enabled procurement offerings
Drive alignment between platform capabilities and analytical methodologies used in PowerSIMM™-based evaluations
Own and lead the APP product roadmap, translating business, client, and market needs into a clear, prioritized development plan
Continuously assess how APP must evolve to support new procurement structures, regulatory requirements, and customer use cases
Balance short-term commercial needs with long-term platform scalability and product vision
Coordinate closely with software engineering teams to define technical requirements, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria for new APP features
Act as a bridge between commercial users, analysts, and engineers to ensure requirements are clearly defined and technically feasible
Support product management and participate in quality assurance (QA) efforts to validate new functionality prior to release
Support the client implementation phase for APP Software-as-a-Service contracts, ensuring smooth onboarding, configuration, and adoption
Partner with internal teams to establish best practices for client enablement, training, and ongoing platform support
Act as an escalation point for complex client or implementation issues related to procurement workflows
Lead the delivery of power procurement projects for services clients utilizing APP, ensuring high-quality, timely, and defensible outcomes
Manage and guide teams of PowerSIMM™ analysts responsible for economic modeling, bid evaluation, and portfolio analysis
Ensure analytical rigor, transparency, and consistency across all procurement engagements supported by APP