Who are GridBeyond?

GridBeyond are a green tech energy scale-up company, with big plans to disrupt the energy sector on a relentless course to achieve our vision of delivering a global zero carbon future. With well-established roots in the demand side response space, we have expanded our commercial strategical thinking and product portfolio to enable us to break new global market barriers.

How do GridBeyond do this?

We do this by living our Mission, leveraging AI to innovate and collaborate with our customers creating optimal value from renewable energy generation, demand and storage to deliver a zero-carbon future.

What’s the business and culture like?

Over the last 18 months, we have doubled the amount of people that work with us and expanded our business operations over an international landscape. With people working in Ireland, UK, US, Canada, Japan and Australia-we are company that understands the importance of connection and thrive on the purpose of our work. We are proud to contribute to a greener, cleaner world for everyone to live in.

What’s this role about?

As the Market Strategy and Regulatory Manager at GridBeyond, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our market strategy, focusing on response and reserve, ancillary services, local network flexibility as well as capacity market activities in the UK. You will be responsible for navigating complex regulatory landscapes, identifying market opportunities, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

What will I be doing?

Responsibilities

Market Strategy Development:

• Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and threats related to Balancing Market, Wholesale Market, capacity markets and other flexibility services in Japan.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement effective market strategies aligned with GridBeyond's business objectives.
• Monitor competitor activities and industry developments to stay ahead of market changes.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Stay abreast of regulatory changes, guidelines, and standards affecting the energy industry, with a focus on response and reserve ancillary services and capacity markets.
• Ensure that market regulatory risks are identified, and managed in customer contracts in line with company risk appetite.
• Maintain a regulatory compliance framework to ensure GridBeyond's adherence to all relevant regulations, and communicate this to internal operations and sales teams.

Market Participation:

• Manage the company’s registration and participation in Balancing, Wholesale and capacity Markets as an Aggregation Co-ordinator.
• Manage the company's participation in capacity market auctions, ensuring accurate and timely submission of bids and compliance with all requirements.

Project Management

• Project management of GridBeyond’s early customers, including site auditing, co-ordination with customers on market submissions, testing and support to customers troubleshooting.
• Interface with company’s product team to support understanding of technical requirements.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key industry stakeholders, including OCCTO, METI, TDGC, JEPX, TSOs and other regulatory bodies, government agencies, and industry associations.
• Represent GridBeyond in industry forums, conferences, and working groups to enhance the company's visibility and influence.
• Engage with strategic customers and partners in support of business development.

What do I need to be a good technical fit for this role?

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience in electricity market in Japan.
• Experience and understanding of the Japanese electricity market in general.
• In-depth knowledge of the Japanese energy regulatory landscape and capacity market mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of demand response and energy management technologies.
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel and support commercial engagement with clients and strategic partners.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Strong mathematical skills and use of Excel (python would be a bonus for forecasting future pricing).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects independently.
• Good working capabilities of English

What behaviors are rewarded at GridBeyond?

• Customer Obsession- We keep our customers at the forefront of every decision we
• Relentless- We push beyond boundaries, overcome obstacles. We refuse to up and will never settle for less than world class.
• Integrity - We are committed to conducting ourselves with honesty, ethics, and transparency. We foster trust and respect with our colleagues, customers and partners.
• Agility- We value agility and the willingness to embrace new ideas and
• Collaboration- We foster a culture of cooperation, communication, and shared knowledge

Can you tell me about the benefits?

• Excellent salary to experience
• Annual leaves and public holidays
• Self- development funding
• Flexible and hybrid working model
• Work from anywhere once a year
• Employee Referrals Bonuses
• Work/Life Balance