Program Manager, Virtual Power Plant

Program Manager

Redwood City, CA – Remote in the United Sates

About AutoGrid

The world’s leading energy companies turn to AutoGrid to integrate all distributed energy resources, turn on new revenue streams and drive deeper engagement with their customers. Our suite of Energy Internet applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver clean, affordable and reliable energy in a distributed energy world.

How do we do this? By pioneering the science of flexibility management. This innovative approach enables energy providers to mine the Energy Internet’s rich data lode to extract flexible capacity from distributed energy resources. In turn, flexible capacity can be used to balance energy supply and demand in real time, increase the productivity and value of energy assets, and deliver new energy services to customers.

Established at Stanford University in 2011, we have assembled a team of world-class software architects, electrical and computer engineers, data scientists and energy experts who apply cutting-edge analytics and in-depth energy data science to solve the world’s most critical energy problems.

The Opportunity

The Program Manager will be responsible for the successful management and delivery of various demand response and distributed energy resource (DER) programs consisting of both residential and commercial and industrial end customers. This role will have huge responsibility and impact, collaborating with internal AutoGrid teams as well as external DER manufacturers and customer engagement partners to ensure overall success of the programs. Scope spans from the initial planning and commercial negotiation of the programs through the participant enrollment, device enablement, asset dispatch, transaction, and settlement of the programs once live. You will be responsible for growing programs to hit annual enrollment targets so that AutoGrid customers can access the flexible MW they need to maintain the grid or meet their business goals.

The Program Manager will:

Day to day responsibilities will include tracking overall program health and delivery status, as well as monitoring, triaging, and when applicable, solving problems related to all phases of program delivery and customer experience. Key outcomes include ensuring that all interested program participants can smoothly enroll and those assets are properly registered for dispatch, data is flowing as expected, performance is properly measured and reported, and participants are properly compensated for their participation.

Qualifications and expectations for this role include:

• Strong working knowledge of utility and merchant demand response program design and execution with demonstrated prior success in a similar role
• In depth understanding of various DER technologies including both residential and C&I battery and thermal energy storage, distributed generation, and various forms of automated load control
• Impeccable organization and attention to detail, with ability to manage multiple simultaneous workstreams efficiently and effectively.
• Proven ability to lead and influence across departments, functional areas, and organizations without direct reporting lines. Success will depend on cross-functional collaboration with Product, Professional Services, Marketing, Finance, Market Operations, and others.
• Work closely with the internal Market Operations team to ensure that key program back-office functions are understood, documented, and implemented well ahead of deadlines
• Comfortable with basic program budgeting and accounting, tracking program profitability and providing budget projections to finance
• Proficiency with common business productivity software (MS Office, Google Workspace, JIRA ticket tracking systems, and project management tools)
• Creative and resourceful in developing and applying solutions to problems in real time
• Comfortable and proficient in reporting and presenting to senior stakeholders both within AutoGrid as well as external customers

Benefits and Perks

• Working with a smart, collaborative, and fun group of people solving big important problems
• An exciting atmosphere, and an outstanding work/life balance
• Beautiful, spacious, modern office in Redwood Shores
• Flexible hours and choice of computer (Mac, Ubuntu, Windows)
• Competitive salary and equity
• Competitive health care, dental, and vision coverage
• Excellent 401(k) and flexible spending plans
• Three weeks of paid time off annually, in addition to 10 paid public holidays
• Life, short term and long-term disability, supplemental, and AD&D insurance
• Commuter transit, parking, biking, vanpool and park & ride benefits

AutoGrid is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring, employment or promotion decisions based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

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