Market Analyst

NORTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE INC • Portland, OR

2d • $90,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Market Analyst serves as a key, cross-functional member on program teams delivering quantitative decision support, generating market insights through data analysis, and contributing to program design and efficiency analysis. The incumbent will learn new markets and translate strategic objectives from program teams to a quantitative business forecast. Communication and project management are critical to success in this role to ensure teams stay aligned and informed with respect to program analytics. The Market Analyst will support investment decisions by assessing the program potential and risks and influencing strategy and program design to ensure the results are measurable. The Market Analyst will partner with the research and evaluation team to improve market knowledge and related modeling and forecasting. Analytical leadership and curiosity are pivotal strengths of the Market Analyst to advance program success. Additionally, this person will demonstrate strong leadership and communications skills. Developing relationships with important external stakeholders and the ability to present information and collaborate across many disciplines is critical to success in the role. They will partner with the Principal Analyst to ensure defensible reporting and documentation of assumptions for bi-annual portfolio and funder-level reporting for regulatory reporting purposes. This position is based in the Portland, OR metro area, with a hybrid work location. We are looking for candidates who can meet the requirement of working at least 2 days per week onsite at NEEA’s office location. Finalists must have eligibility to work in the US as NEEA is not able to provide VISA sponsorship or have remote work outside of the US. Salary range: $90,000 - $100,000 - exempt Salary is based on the applicants Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. The Typical Day May Include… Modeling and Analysis Supporting the translation of program strategy by gathering and organizing data from various sources, identifying and managing data collection needs and threats to data quality. Deriving insights from market trends and synthesizing disparate data sources to build energy savings potential. Providing risk and opportunity sensitivity analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and related analysis. Working with limited supervision to construct new, defensible models, making modifications to existing models, suggesting and implementing model improvements and managing data updates. Translating modeling methodologies of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council for Power Plan applications and relevant measures in accordance with NEEA’s portfolio. Program Influence and Functional Leadership Collaborating and proactively communicating with program team peers to build a continuous dialog between analysis and program decision-making. Developing and using analytical insights to influence program teams to inform decisions that improve program design and results. Identifying and communicating the business impact of risks and opportunities to help inform both program and organizational decisions and needs. And creating action plans to manage risks and alternatives. Organizational Development Supporting the development and application of analytic best practices across the Market Planning and Analysis team, helping to document processes, improve consistency and communicate analytic value to internal and external stakeholders. Contributing to onboarding materials and participating in training activities as needed. Stakeholder Relations and External Reporting Sharing and translating analytic findings to a variety of audiences. Facilitating productive conversations with initiative teams, advisory committees, funders and other industry partners to address, communicate and resolve key business matters. Preparing documentation of analysis inputs, assumptions and outputs, and presenting regularly to external stakeholders and regulators on the Cost Effectiveness Advisory Committee. What Are You Good At? A top performer in this role is able to work with complex data to synthesize information and develop forecasts, risk assessments, and cost-benefit analysis. They contribute to building and refining complex analytic models and play an active role in maintaining data accuracy and integrity. They collaborate effectively and help translate analytic findings into clear insights that support program improvements and external reporting needs. Finally, they contribute to the development of established best practices for data analysis and reporting, contributing to consistent and high-quality analytic approaches across the team.

Requirements

• An equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the successful performance of the essential job duties.
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business, data science, or a closely related field required.
• 3+ years of professional experience in financial planning or analysis, operations research or economic analysis and modeling required.
• Proven analytical track record including expert-level Excel skills and experience with programming in Python or R.
• Ability to synthesize complex information from a variety of sources.
• Experience identifying stakeholder needs and recommending and developing actions/plans to meet those needs.
• Proven expertise in developing well structured, documented, and easily understood analytical models.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and explain statistical data, estimates and projections; and to present results with clarity and precision to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven success as a team player and a leader representing an analytical function on a cross-functional team.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of how to analyze markets, pricing, or sales data for consumer products or other efficiency‑focused product categories is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the translation of program strategy by gathering and organizing data from various sources, identifying and managing data collection needs and threats to data quality.
• Deriving insights from market trends and synthesizing disparate data sources to build energy savings potential.
• Providing risk and opportunity sensitivity analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and related analysis.
• Working with limited supervision to construct new, defensible models, making modifications to existing models, suggesting and implementing model improvements and managing data updates.
• Translating modeling methodologies of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council for Power Plan applications and relevant measures in accordance with NEEA’s portfolio.
• Collaborating and proactively communicating with program team peers to build a continuous dialog between analysis and program decision-making.
• Developing and using analytical insights to influence program teams to inform decisions that improve program design and results.
• Identifying and communicating the business impact of risks and opportunities to help inform both program and organizational decisions and needs.
• Creating action plans to manage risks and alternatives.
• Supporting the development and application of analytic best practices across the Market Planning and Analysis team, helping to document processes, improve consistency and communicate analytic value to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contributing to onboarding materials and participating in training activities as needed.
• Sharing and translating analytic findings to a variety of audiences.
• Facilitating productive conversations with initiative teams, advisory committees, funders and other industry partners to address, communicate and resolve key business matters.
• Preparing documentation of analysis inputs, assumptions and outputs, and presenting regularly to external stakeholders and regulators on the Cost Effectiveness Advisory Committee.

Benefits

• 90% of medical/dental premiums paid by NEEA, including for dependents
• Employer funded Health Savings Account
• 136 hours of PTO/year
• Automatic 6% retirement contribution with an additional 2% matching
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid work location and 9/80 schedule options
• Professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

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