Everything we do at Sunrun is driven by a determination to transform the way we power our lives. We know that starts at the individual employee level. We strive to foster an environment you can thrive in through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging.
As the nation's largest residential Clean Tech company, Sunrun is on a mission to transform our energy system into the modern and sustainable grid of the future while making clean, renewable energy accessible to all residential households.
To realize this vision, Sunrun is developing advanced technologies, products and services designed to reinvent the way people power their homes. We are actively hiring world-class talent to join our Grid Services origination team to help create the future of the grid by unlocking more value from distributed assets. This role will be tasked with creating programs through regulatory frameworks and with utilities, as well as generating novel business structures and partnerships with other load serving entities and non-traditional offtakers.
We are looking for a highly motivated, creative, and engaged person who has a demonstrated track record of disciplined execution. The ideal candidate will either have deep experience with DERs and/or with utilities and energy markets.
However, no candidate will exactly match this job description - please do not hesitate to apply!
You'll work alongside other passionate product leaders, originators, analysts, policy team members, data platform engineers and program managers engaged in the design and development of VPP products that are making a positive impact on our world.
If you are (1) passionate about DERs and VPPs; (2) execution oriented; and (3) motivated by solving one of the biggest challenges of our time, then join us. Together we will disrupt a 100-year-old carbon intensive industry and advance Sunrun's mission of creating a planet run by the sun.
This position is one of the most exciting opportunities in the clean energy transition - you will have the ability to create the future of Virtual Power Plants!
Responsibilities

• Partners with the Head of Grid Services and our broader origination team on new business strategy.
• Owns the relationship with certain external partners such as retailers, corporate offtakers, utilities, regulatory stakeholders and other DER companies.
• Drives strategy around regulatory filings and legislative bills and acts as a subject matter expert (SME) to the Policy Team and externally to PUC staff and commissioners as well as utility SMEs and senior leaders.
• Negotiates on both contract terms and regulatory program elements.
• Develops modeling and provides direction on program and aggregate P&L, customer offer, contract terms, etc.
• Creates memos, decision decks, and recommendations for senior level leaders.
• Partners with the Grid Services Operations team in program development and handoff to operational leaders.
• Partners with other relevant internal teams including pricing, sales, BI, investor relations, etc.
• Achieves key business development goals on a defined timeline to further grow the grid services function.

Qualifications

• Previous origination and / or entrepreneurial policy work in energy markets and/or utility energy services / demand response.
• Strong understanding of national utility landscape.
• Understanding of utility and electricity market regulation as well as the motivations of various stakeholders .
• Understanding of innovation trends in the DER industry as well as the general clean energy transition; e.g., EV management, Order 2222, heat pumps, etc.
• Strong technical communication skills and ability to understand complex concepts but then communicate those concepts simply and confidently.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.
• Candidate must be a self-starter and work with little supervision; this position requires continual analytical research methods, precise calculations and the ability to "think outside of the box", as well as being prepared for constant change. Should possess excellent organizational and self-management skills.
• Exceptional written and interpersonal communication and relationship skills to represent Sunrun with key external audiences including counterparties, partners and vendors.

PREFERRED:

• Comfort and fluency engaging directly with technical models to structure program concepts and proposals.
• Any of the following experience is beneficial:
  
  • experience structuring complex commercial contracts
  • energy regulatory experience at the federal or state level
  • consumer product experience.
• In-depth understanding or experience of the electricity markets and/or DERs in California or Texas.
• Travel required (30-60%) for conferences, partner meetings, team events.
• This position can be remote or based in one of our corporate hubs: San Francisco, Lehi, Denver, New York, etc.

Recruiter:
Amanda Frock (amanda.frock@sunrun.com)
Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to acts, such as The Equal Pay Transparency Act. It assumes that the successful candidate will be located in markets within the United States that warrant the compensation listed. Candidates in locations outside this local area may have a different starting salary range for this opportunity which may be higher or lower. Please speak with your recruiter to learn more.
Starting salary/wage for this opportunity:
$144,510.19 to $192,680.25
Other rewards may include annual bonus eligibility, which is based on company and individual performance, short and long term incentives, and program-specific awards. Sunrun provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). A candidate's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.
This description sets forth the general nature and level of the qualifications and duties required of employees in this job classification, as well as some of the essential functions of this role. It is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all essential duties and qualifications. If you have a disability or special need that may require reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process or to perform this role if you are offered employment, please let us know by contacting us at candidateaccomodations@sunrun.com.