Director, Energy Supply Solutions

Who We Are: 

Arcadia provides Enterprise Solutions to power the clean energy future. Arcadia helps businesses unlock a future of abundant, affordable clean energy. With our advanced utility data platform, AI-driven analytics, and industry expertise, we give businesses and energy innovators the solutions they need to navigate today’s complex energy landscape. 

In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization. To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger. We have launched Arcadia Platform, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.

Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia!

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starting Director, Energy Supply Solutions to join the Energy Procurement team. This individual will be working with corporate customers to empower them to best manage their energy budget and / or help them achieve their sustainability objectives. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in the energy commodity industry with an understanding of how to analyze load and generation, how to structure commodity transactions, how to manage that commodity risk and how to negotiate and execute complicated contacts associated with these transactions.

Arcadia is open to fully remote candidates and employees have access to co-working spaces.

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What you'll do:

• Conduct thorough assessments of client energy needs, consumption patterns, and sustainability objectives
• Analyze client energy data (e.g., utility bills, Arcadia platform data, market forecasts, etc.) to identify opportunities for energy cost savings and efficiency improvements
• Create recommendations for corporate clients regarding both adjusting consumption and hedging energy exposure to save costs and / or manage energy budget risk
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to develop detailed energy reports that summarize findings & recommendations
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes in the energy sector
• Assist clients with navigating the regulatory landscape related to energy and sustainability 
• Leverage market intelligence and extensive knowledge of energy markets to analyze energy market trends and report to customers
• Optimize client energy procurement strategies using Arcadia's market insights and competitive pricing data
• Solicit, analyze and negotiate retail supply agreements and wholesale energy purchases on behalf of our customers
• Work with Arcadia tools and its vendors to create forecasted energy budgets for customers in both regulated and deregulated markets
• Assist clients with developing and implementing a clean energy procurement strategies that consider the customers’ cost, risk and sustainability objectives
• On behalf of our customers, solicit, analyze, negotiate and execute clean energy contracts
• Utilize Arcadia's tools to track and report on clients' clean energy purchases progress towards Scope 1, 2 and potentially 3 goals
• Support business development efforts by identifying opportunities to leverage Arcadia's utility data platform and other enterprise solutions to meet client needs.
• Contribute to the development of proposals and marketing materials.

What will help you succeed:

Must-haves:

• Over 5 years involved in wholesale and/or retail energy industry
• Strong capability to price and analyze risk associated with load and generation
• Experience negotiating complex commodity contracts
• Understanding of wholesale commodity market including energy and RECs

Nice-to-haves:

• Strong relationships with industry professionals who are generation owners, developers, wholesale trading organization and / or retail energy suppliers
• Experience with sales and helping corporate customers navigate energy purchases
• Experience with sales and helping corporate customers navigate new renewable generations purchases

Benefits:

• "Remote first" culture - work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection
• Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days exempt employees can take each year
• 17 annual company-wide holidays including a week long "summer break"
• 10 days sick leave
• Up to 4 weeks bereavement leave
• 2 volunteer days off
• 2 professional development days off
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
• 80-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents

Eliminating carbon footprints, eliminating carbon copies.

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Target Annual Compensation Range for this role will be $120,000- $239,000, plus an incentive package. There will also be a competitive benefits and equity component to the package. The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills, experience, and location of the qualified candidate.