Senior Manager, Head of Large Loads, Retail Services

The AES Corporation

. Manage strategic relationships with public power partners .

Posted 4/8/2026full-timeNew York City • New York, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $173,000 - $216,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage strategic relationships with public power partners
Identify growth opportunities in competitive retail markets and bilateral utility arrangements
Coordinate large load registrations, energy management optimization
participate in demand response programs
develop risk reduction strategies with Structured Trading and Market Operations
Manage private use networks (PUN) in ERCOT
ensure compliance
collaborate across teams to optimize energy use for data centers
Stay up to date on energy regulations
advise on compliance across markets
build relationships with utilities and regulators in coordination with internal teams
Support the structuring and execution of retail supply agreements and long-term contracts
Work with the broader team to prepare internal materials for approvals
Support customer-facing initiatives to originate long-term contracts with C&I customers; including our key data center customers
Participate in the development and delivery of customer proposal presentations

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree with 10+ years in ERCOT/SPP load management
familiarity with trading desk operations
a solid grasp of tariff and market structures
A deep understanding of RTO/ISO frameworks and regulatory processes
proven experience managing large load customers and utility relationships
Strong commercial acumen
cross-functional leadership
ability to coach and develop others
Commercial agility
attention to detail
advanced communication and negotiation skills
Result orientated, self-driven with strong initiative

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
life insurance
401(k) eligibility
paid time off (including vacation, sick leave time, and parental leave)

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Hard Skills & Tools

load managementenergy management optimizationrisk reduction strategiesstructured tradingmarket operationsretail supply agreementstariff structuresRTO frameworksISO frameworksdemand response programs

Soft Skills

commercial acumencross-functional leadershipcoachingattention to detailadvanced communication skillsnegotiation skillsresult orientedself-driveninitiativecollaboration