Voltus is the leading DER technology platform and virtual power plant operator, connecting distributed energy resources to electricity markets to deliver less expensive, more reliable, and more sustainable electricity. We hire teammates who are bright, gritty, and good, with a genuine passion for a cleaner energy future.
MISO is one of our fastest growing markets, and we're looking for a Senior Manager to help lead that charge. MISO is the frontier of our industry today, and this role means embracing ambiguity and uncharted territory as the market matures around us.
You'll serve as a key relationship-builder and figurehead for our MISO strategy, working directly with utilities, grid operators, and policymakers to track and react to changing market design. You'll synthesize what those changes mean for our existing customers, new deals, product roadmap, and sales approach, and communicate that clearly across the org. This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role where relationship building, project management, and the judgment to prioritize matter more than day-to-day operational or dispatch management experience.
Responsibilities
Own the MISO book. Be accountable for the revenue and profitability of our MISO DER portfolio: including financial modeling, forecasting, and performance optimization.
Be our eyes and ears on market design. Work directly with MISO and other RTO/ISO staff to track evolving market rules and product changes; translate what's changing into clear implications for customers, Product, and the rest of the Energy Markets team.
Build and maintain external relationships. Develop and sustain relationships with MISO staff, utility representatives, and DER/technology partners; use those relationships to move things forward for Voltus and represent us well externally.
Manage and develop people. Directly manage a small team, delegate effectively, coach, and grow their skills while staying close enough to the work to unblock them.
Lead cross-functionally. Act as a general project manager across Sales, Product, Engineering, and Operations. Your goal is to bring groups together, driving decisions, and keeping initiatives on track without waiting for someone else to own it.
Prioritize ruthlessly and adaptively. Know when something needs to happen now versus when it can wait, and be willing to change course quickly as market conditions or priorities shift.
Onboard new asset types and partners. Lead the operational onboarding of new resource types (e.g., batteries) and new technology/DER partners into our MISO portfolio.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in energy markets, demand response, or a closely related field.
A track record of effectively managing a team.
A natural relationship-builder with real charisma. You build trust quickly with internal and external teams, communicating effectively in both directions.
Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills. Preference for experience with SQL and/or Python.
Excellent cross-functional project management instincts. You can coordinate across teams, delegate effectively, and drive ambiguous initiatives to resolution.
Gritty. You've done hard things, and you're not afraid to put in the work. You’re energized by ambiguity and a fast-changing market landscape.
You don't need hands-on dispatch or ops management experience, we're prioritizing market and relationship instincts here.
Bonus experiences: managing or onboarding battery storage assets, experience working directly with an RTO/ISO (MISO experience a strong plus)
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in energy markets, demand response, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience effectively managing a team
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets skills
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Cross-functional project management experience and ability to drive ambiguous initiatives to completion
- Experience with SQL and/or Python
- Experience managing or onboarding battery storage assets
- Experience working directly with an RTO or ISO, especially MISO
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What We Do
Voltus aims to be the distributed energy platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. Voltus represents the “potential of us” to better manage energy through simple, cost and risk-free programs for distributed energy resources. Our commercial and industrial customers generate cash by allowing us to maximize the value of their operational flexibility in energy markets. What’s more, there are significant community benefits that accompany working with Voltus – a cleaner, more reliable energy future and dollars invested back into your business.
