Manager/Director of Market Intelligence

Company Description

About Us

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 21 electric distribution member cooperatives. These cooperatives in turn serve more than 280,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana and Illinois.

As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently—and that’s the point. Because we aren’t influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind. That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first. It also means a business model that’s designed for stability and growth. It’s a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that’s great news for the people who count on us.

What You'll Get

We believe what benefits our employees benefits our company. That’s why we put employees first—your health, your family, and your development. These aren’t just slogans: We offer continuing education, flex time, health benefits, a 401(k) match and pension plan, and much more. Here are just a few of the things that make our company culture unique:

- No Sweat - We offer a wellness program that includes a payroll credit for medical insurance, an on-site fitness center for your convenience and extra vacation days for participating. We’ll even throw in a fitness device reimbursement to keep you on track!

- Flex Time - Our flexible schedule means you can work in your appointments or family events and maintain a comfortable work-life balance.

- Stay in School - We value employees who have a desire to learn, so we provide funds for continuing education. We also offer in-house training and ongoing development through our internal GROW program.

- Keep it Casual - When you work for us, you work in comfort. Blue jeans are the norm in our office, and we make them look good!

- Work Hard, Play Hard - We reward our employees with generous vacation time, to the tune of up to five weeks off a year. Even our new employees receive credit for prior work experience.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and strategic professional to lead our Market Intelligence efforts. This position may be filled at either the Manager or Director level, depending on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

This role, part of the Power Supply team, will help bridge the gap between evolving wholesale electricity markets and their impact on WVPA’s diverse portfolio of resources. A central focus of this role will be to proactively monitor, assess, and communicate key developments from MISO committee meetings, ensuring WVPA is informed, engaged, and positioned to respond strategically.

You’ll join a collaborative team responsible for supply contract negotiations, resource acquisition and development, long-term planning, resource adequacy, RTO/ISO engagement, and large load integration. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and communicator, deeply familiar with RTO market design and stakeholder processes, and skilled at translating complex market issues into actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities:

- Actively participate in and monitor MISO/PJM stakeholder meetings, including committees, subcommittees, and working groups.

- Translate MISO/PJM market design discussions and proposals into strategic insights and implications for WVPA’s portfolio and operations.

- Analyze and communicate the impact of proposed market design changes and RTO policies on WVPA’s cost structure, planning, and risk profile and recommend tactical and/or strategic response.

- Develop briefings and strategic guidance for internal stakeholders and member cooperatives.

- Support regulatory filings, stakeholder comments, and testimony at FERC and state commissions.

- Coordinate across departments to ensure market policy aligns with long-term planning, operations, and transmission strategy.

- Conduct research and quantitative analysis on wholesale market performance and policy trends.

- Track, model, and forecast energy pricing dynamics, capacity outlooks, and RTO planning initiatives.

- Lead advocacy for Wabash Valley Power with key regulators and RTO stakeholder processes by gathering input from Wabash Valley Power subject matter experts.

- Supports development, negotiation and filing of transmission and generator interconnection and other agreements required to be filed with regulator.

- Monitor FERC and state filings.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Energy Policy, Engineering, or related field, required

- 8–12 years in electricity markets, RTO engagement, or utility regulatory affairs, required

- Strong knowledge of MISO structures and stakeholder processes.

- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.