Manager or Director of Regulatory Pricing & Analysis

American Electric Power•Austin, TX

5d•$136,539 - $208,565•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager or Director of Regulatory Pricing & Analysis provides strategic direction for regulated pricing requirements, applying advanced technical knowledge and analytical techniques to develop costing and pricing solutions. The role plans, organizes, and directs team activities supporting pricing structures, charges, service provisions, standard tariffs, product platforms, pilot programs, special contracts, and other pricing initiatives. It manages technical staff preparing and supporting analytical studies and may serve as the company’s technical expert in regulated pricing, depending on the assigned function. The role directs specialized regulated costing and pricing work, establishes measurable plans and goals, addresses system-wide issues, and oversees projects and processes. It resolves complex problems, develops approaches with broader organizational impact, and ensures consistent application of costing and pricing principles across regulatory jurisdictions. It prepares and presents complex regulatory subjects to management, business units, customers, and regulatory bodies; builds internal and external professional networks; makes and defends complex decisions; and develops the organizational operating budget while being accountable for financial goals. The position is on-site at AEP Texas Headquarters in Austin, Texas. The posting provides two experience profiles: Regulatory Pricing and Analysis Manager and Director Pricing and Analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, accounting, finance, management, or another business-related field.
For the Regulatory Pricing and Analysis Manager profile: minimum of 8 years of electric utility experience, with emphasis on one or more of utility accounting and applications, rates, tariff development and application, commercial operations, management, or other pertinent experience.
For the Regulatory Pricing and Analysis Manager profile: 1 year leading people teams or projects.
For the Director Pricing and Analysis profile: minimum of 10 years of electric utility experience, with emphasis on one or more of utility accounting and applications, rates, tariff development and application, commercial operations, management, or other pertinent experience.
For the Director Pricing and Analysis profile: 3 years leading people teams or complex projects.
Experience with rate cases and regulatory filings, tariff implementation, and utility accounting.

Responsibilities

Direct division work activities for specific, unique, and highly specialized regulated costing and pricing tasks while promoting professional standards and influencing organizational direction.
Develop and implement plans with measurable goals, objectives, and requirements for regulated costing and pricing responsibilities.
Address company-wide issues within the area of expertise, review others’ planned work, oversee process teams, and monitor the timely completion of special projects.
Solve specialized problems, including those involving inadequate or conflicting data; develop opportunities, ideas, and approaches with system-wide impact.
Ensure costing and pricing principles are developed and applied consistently across regulatory jurisdictions.
Direct the preparation and presentation of complex regulatory subjects to management, business units, customers, and regulatory bodies.
Build and use networks within the company and with other companies, professional organizations, and regulatory agencies.
Make and be accountable for complex decisions based on calculated risk, understand their organizational impacts, and defend decisions made in the company’s interest.
Develop the organizational operating budget and meet its financial goals and objectives.
Plan, organize, and direct team activities supporting pricing structures, charges, tariffs, product platforms, pilot programs, special contracts, and other pricing initiatives.
Manage technical staff preparing and supporting analytical studies.