Vistra
Head of Commercial Analytics
Vistra, Irving, Texas, United States, 75084
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Job Summary
This position focuses on managing a team dedicated to deploying analytics use cases and ensuring that Operations and Performance Improvement (OPI) initiatives are effectively sized, prioritized, and developed across different trading desks. The role involves a mix of strategic oversight and hands-on involvement in use case development and trading activities, with a strong emphasis on delivering profitable outcomes and enhancing market insights.
Job Description
Key
Accountabilities
Team Management:
•Lead a team of trading and analytics professionals, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture, and development of a “center of excellence” within the organization.
•Ensure that team projects are aligned with business priorities as well as internal standards.
•Manage and prioritize team resources in line with Commercial team priorities and strategic goals
•“Hands on approach” contributing to use case ideation and deployment when needed
OPI Engine:
•Oversee identification, sizing, and prioritization of OPI initiatives to maximize trading desk value capture.
•Continuously monitor and refine processes to enhance trading performance and risk management.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
•Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
•Communicate complex analytical insights in a clear and actionable manner to Commercial leadership.
•Support cross-functional projects that enhance the overall trading capabilities of VST
Market Expertise:
•Stay current with market trends, regulatory changes, and technological advancements in the energy trading sector.
•Provide expert insights and strategic recommendations based on market analysis and data-driven findings.
•Lead efforts to enhance the organization's understanding of market dynamics and their impact on trading strategies.
Education
, Experience & Skill Requirements
•Training in finance, economics, engineering, data science, or related field. Relevant certifications (e.g., CFA, FRM) are highly desirable.
•5+ of work experience in the energy trading sector with a strong background in analytics, data science, or software development
•Proven experience in managing and developing high-performing teams.
•Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities effectively.
•Deep expertise in energy markets, including a strong familiarity with trading commodities and interpreting market, credit, and operational risks across multiple commodities and assets. Demonstrated commitment to staying updated with market trends and developments.
Key Metrics
•Successful deployment of analytics use cases that lead to measurable improvements in trading performance.
•Achievement of targeted P&L outcomes through strategic trading and operational enhancements.
•High team engagement and development, reflected in performance reviews and project outcomes.
•Effective communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders, leading to improved decision-making and strategy alignment.
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Job Family
Trading
Company
Luminant Energy Company LLC
Locations
Irving, Texas
Texas
We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!
If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site.
It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us
at assistance@vistraenergy.com to
make a request.
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.
Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.
Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.
As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .
Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .
Come join us and be part of something special! Click here to learn more about Vistra.
It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at assistance@vistraenergy.com to make a request.
Job Summary
This position focuses on managing a team dedicated to deploying analytics use cases and ensuring that Operations and Performance Improvement (OPI) initiatives are effectively sized, prioritized, and developed across different trading desks. The role involves a mix of strategic oversight and hands-on involvement in use case development and trading activities, with a strong emphasis on delivering profitable outcomes and enhancing market insights.
Job Description
Key
Accountabilities
Team Management:
•Lead a team of trading and analytics professionals, fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture, and development of a “center of excellence” within the organization.
•Ensure that team projects are aligned with business priorities as well as internal standards.
•Manage and prioritize team resources in line with Commercial team priorities and strategic goals
•“Hands on approach” contributing to use case ideation and deployment when needed
OPI Engine:
•Oversee identification, sizing, and prioritization of OPI initiatives to maximize trading desk value capture.
•Continuously monitor and refine processes to enhance trading performance and risk management.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
•Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
•Communicate complex analytical insights in a clear and actionable manner to Commercial leadership.
•Support cross-functional projects that enhance the overall trading capabilities of VST
Market Expertise:
•Stay current with market trends, regulatory changes, and technological advancements in the energy trading sector.
•Provide expert insights and strategic recommendations based on market analysis and data-driven findings.
•Lead efforts to enhance the organization's understanding of market dynamics and their impact on trading strategies.
Education
, Experience & Skill Requirements
•Training in finance, economics, engineering, data science, or related field. Relevant certifications (e.g., CFA, FRM) are highly desirable.
•5+ of work experience in the energy trading sector with a strong background in analytics, data science, or software development
•Proven experience in managing and developing high-performing teams.
•Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities effectively.
•Deep expertise in energy markets, including a strong familiarity with trading commodities and interpreting market, credit, and operational risks across multiple commodities and assets. Demonstrated commitment to staying updated with market trends and developments.
Key Metrics
•Successful deployment of analytics use cases that lead to measurable improvements in trading performance.
•Achievement of targeted P&L outcomes through strategic trading and operational enhancements.
•High team engagement and development, reflected in performance reviews and project outcomes.
•Effective communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders, leading to improved decision-making and strategy alignment.
#LI-ND1
Job Family
Trading
Company
Luminant Energy Company LLC
Locations
Irving, Texas
Texas
We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!
If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site.
It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us
at assistance@vistraenergy.com to
make a request.
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.
Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.
Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.
As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .
Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .
Come join us and be part of something special! Click here to learn more about Vistra.
It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at assistance@vistraenergy.com to make a request.