Manager - Market Design & Readiness

Manager - Market Design & Readiness

Reports to: Sr Director - Energy Mgmt Performance
Location: In Office, Portland OR

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from:

• $134,720 - $168,400

What We Offer:

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

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Job Summary

The Manager, Market Design & Market Readiness is responsible for translating day‑ahead market rules, tariffs, and readiness requirements into actionable internal processes and participation frameworks. This role ensures Avangrid is operationally and commercially prepared to participate in EDAM or Markets+ in a compliant, effective, and value‑driven manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret market tariffs, business practice manuals, and readiness requirements

• Translate market rules into:

  • Internal day‑ahead bidding frameworks

  • Market participation rules for generation and BA operations

• Own and maintain the EDAM or Markets+ implementation and readiness checklist

• Coordinate readiness testing, trial operations, and parallel operations

• Interface regularly with Legal, Regulatory, Transmission, Trading, and Operations

• Track market rule changes and ensure timely internal adoption

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business, or relevant experience in a related field

• 8–12 years of experience in power markets, market design, or market operations

• Direct experience interpreting wholesale market tariffs or implementation requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Market rules literacy and regulatory interpretation

• Program management and implementation planning

• Cross‑functional coordination

• Documentation and process design

• Comfort operating in ambiguous and evolving market environments

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions.  This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

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