Team Lead, Structures & Pricing

AES US • Houston, TX

10d

About The Position

The AES Corporation, a global power company, is seeking a Team Lead, Structures & Pricing for its Commercial team within AES Clean Energy. This role is crucial for evaluating, structuring, and pricing renewable, storage, and hybrid energy transactions. The position involves driving the development of advanced commercial analytics, supporting the Structures & Pricing platform, and mentoring junior team members. The Team Lead will collaborate with Origination, Trading, Risk Management, and other commercial teams to lead transaction valuation, guide modeling, and ensure alignment with market views and risk frameworks. AES is committed to accelerating the future of energy with innovative, customer-focused clean energy solutions for a 100% carbon-free future.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Economics, Finance, or a related quantitative field.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in energy, renewables, power markets, or related analytical roles.
• Significant experience (3-4 years) with renewable asset revenue modeling, including structured transactions, basis dynamics, and operational considerations.
• Strong expertise in U.S. power markets and market fundamentals (PJM, CAISO, ERCOT preferred).
• Advanced quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with ability to independently lead complex analyses.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or analytical language (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, VBA), with experience developing production-grade models.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex analytical concepts to senior stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical or analytical discipline.
• Experience with battery energy storage system (BESS) optimization, hybrid systems, or emerging technologies (e.g., thermal integration).
• Experience leading or mentoring team members in a formal or informal capacity.
• Familiarity with commercial deal processes, structured transactions, and ETRM systems.
• Experience supporting or leading model governance, validation, or risk review processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead valuation and pricing of renewable, energy storage, and hybrid transactions, including complex and customized power offtake agreements, with ownership of key deal workstreams.
• Partner with Origination, Structured Origination, M&A, and Development teams to structure transactions, providing guidance on pricing, risk allocation, and commercial strategy.
• Ensure transaction valuations are aligned with AES Clean Energy’s power market views through coordination with Term Trading and Structured Trading teams.
• Serve as a senior reviewer for valuation outputs, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and appropriate representation of risks and assumptions.
• Lead development, enhancement, and standardization of commercial and deal-level models used to value solar, wind, battery storage, and hybrid assets.
• Drive automation and efficiency improvements across modeling workflows to increase scalability and reduce turnaround times.
• Own and contribute to the evolution of internal pricing tools, valuation frameworks, and model governance practices.
• Guide best practices in model development, documentation, and version control across the team.
• Partner with Risk Management to lead model validation efforts, risk quantification, and adherence to internal governance standards.
• Oversee coordination with ETRM teams to ensure accurate booking and representation of structured transactions.
• Identify and implement improvements in commercial processes to enhance cross-functional coordination and execution.
• Mentor and support development of analysts and senior analysts across technical, commercial, and professional skill areas.
• Provide guidance on prioritization, work quality, and problem-solving approaches across active deal workstreams.
• Contribute to team planning, resource allocation, and capability building aligned with the evolving commercial pipeline.
• Develop a deep understanding of commercial drivers, market dynamics, and regulatory factors impacting AES Clean Energy’s portfolio.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives related to commercial analytics, valuation methodology, and new product development (e.g., storage, hybrid, or emerging technologies).
• Act as a key point of contact within Structures & Pricing for cross-functional stakeholders on complex transactions and modeling topics.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer status
• Consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

What This Job Offers

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