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ContourGlobal · 2 months ago

Director Commercial Analytics

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

ContourGlobal, a KKR Company, is an established Independent Power Producer developing and operating electricity generation and storage assets worldwide. The Director Commercial Analytics will lead the design, implementation, and management of the commercial analytics function in the U.S., focusing on optimizing energy trading and managing portfolio risk.

Clean EnergyElectronicsEnergyRenewable Energy

Responsibilities

Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team of Senior and Junior Quants

Establish scalable analytics processes, tools, and governance frameworks to support real-time and long-term commercial decision-making

Define and evolve the analytics vision and roadmap in alignment with business growth and strategic priorities

Build and maintain a robust data architecture that integrates market, asset, trading, and financial data

Develop automated pipelines and storage solutions to support large-scale, real-time energy data

Ensure data quality, consistency, and accessibility across the commercial organization

Lead development of advanced models for forecasting, pricing, risk management, and asset optimization

Support structuring of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), fuel procurement strategies, and market bidding decisions

Ensure all models are governed, validated, and integrated into energy trading and risk systems (ETRM)

Deliver insight-driven recommendations to support trading, origination, and risk mitigation

Collaborate across front-, middle-, and back-office teams to embed analytics into key commercial workflows

Develop dashboards and reporting tools to enhance visibility into portfolio and asset performance

Qualification

Commercial AnalyticsQuantitative ModelingData ArchitecturePythonETRM SystemsPower BISQLAnalytical SkillsLeadershipTeam ManagementCollaboration

Required

10+ years of experience in commercial analytics, quantitative modeling, or data architecture within the energy, utilities, or commodity trading sectors

Proven leadership in building and scaling technical or analytics teams

Deep familiarity with U.S. power markets (e.g., ERCOT, PJM) and renewable technologies

Expertise in Python, SQL, data pipeline tools, cloud platforms, and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

Experience with ETRM systems and integration across trading and operational data environments

Bachelor's degree required, Master's in a quantitative or technical field preferred