Senior Manager, Compliance & Risk

Radian Generation • Reno, NV

19h • $135,000 - $145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Compliance & Risk will supervise a group of 2 or more individuals or managers within the Compliance & Risk group, setting direction and driving across the Compliance Operations team to meet goals. This role involves managing compliance activities for NERC registered projects, tracking and completing regulatory filings, and working with the NERC Implementation team during the construction phase of projects. The position requires leading meetings with various stakeholders, managing workflow, defining team direction, and developing, resourcing, and managing large scope and long-term projects. The Senior Manager will also facilitate meetings with external stakeholders, resolve issues, mentor team members, and establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, and performance requirements. Additionally, this role involves driving cross-functional team improvement initiatives, supporting strategic directions, and providing support for business development leads. The ability to support regulatory audits and provide guidance to the Compliance & Risk team and clients is essential.

Requirements

• 2-4 years management experience
• Minimum 3 years renewable energy industry experience in asset management, business management, contract management, compliance, or operations roles
• 4+ years work experience in NERC Compliance
• Proven documentation, presentation, and communication skills with working teams and senior level management, CEOs, boards of directors
• University Degree (or equivalent) with 6+ years domain experience, or Masters/Graduate and 4+ years domain experience
• Degree in business, management, or relevant field preferred
• Experience with regulatory compliance, NERC, FERC, or other reporting obligations for operating projects is a plus
• Experience with data analysis, reporting, and presentation a plus
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and pursue until completion
• Strong interpersonal & customer service skills
• Attention to detail and ability to deliver a quality work product
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with ability to track & execute large volumes of on-going compliance obligations
• Able to set direction and drive large cross functional team to success. Able to work as part of a larger team
• Proven success in personnel management, coaching & mentoring
• Strong project and people management skills - organizing work, planning, monitoring and making tradeoffs to ensure quality deliveries
• Able to liaise with clients and internal teams on significant issues that require high level management intervention in a professional manner
• Root cause analysis & process improvement. Big picture thinking that drives team to meet organizational goals and provides cross-functional improvements
• Expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe PDF toolsets

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years actively managing/supporting a Generator Owner compliance program
• Working knowledge of photovoltaic system design, wind or battery storage operations and management
• Regulatory audit experience
• Second level management of a large team
• Successful delivery of large cross functional projects
• Process improvement experience with Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
• Passion to learn within a growth-stage company within the renewable energy space
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills with the ability to distill information and present it in an understandable manner appropriate for the audience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Additional knowledge of ERCOT, CAISO, and other ISO/RTO markets, State Public Utilities Commissions, and IA/PAA operational requirements desirable
• Root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
• Training creation, process improvement
• Coaching / leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Supervise a group of 2 or more individuals or managers within the Compliance & Risk group, setting direction and driving across the Compliance Operations team to meet goals.
• Manage compliance activities for NERC registered projects.
• Track and complete regulatory filings for NERC registered projects.
• Work with NERC Implementation team during construction phase of projects to complete project registration with applicable entities.
• Lead meetings with various stakeholders, including clients, EPC contractors, engineering teams, and more.
• Manage workflow for Compliance Analyst and Compliance Project Team.
• Define team direction. Develop, resource and manage large scope and long-term projects, making resource, scope, and delivery tradeoffs as necessary. Review work products and progress to ensure success.
• Facilitate meetings with external stakeholders and cross-functional teams. Resolve issues within and across teams. Mentor team and lower-level managers on job specific roles, communication, and collaboration.
• Establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements. Develop compensation planning, career coaching, training, and administer company policies for the team.
• Working with other senior managers, drive cross-functional team improvement initiatives to optimize the business, and propose updates to division policies. Support implementation of strategic directions within the team.
• Providing support for various business development leads to help company achieve goals.
• Ability to support regulatory audits and provide guidance to Compliance & Risk team and client.

Benefits

• The target hiring range for this position is $135,000-145,000. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, education, and other relevant factors. This range is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a guarantee of any specific salary.

What This Job Offers

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