Sr. Manager, Energy Market Analytics & Forecasting

Antora builds and deploys thermal energy storage to power always-on industrial operations and data centers with low-cost energy. Factory-built in California, Antora’s thermal batteries deliver reliable and cost-effective heat and power for industrial loads of any size. Antora is electrifying global industry while supporting U.S. manufacturing jobs, lowering costs for energy consumers, and enhancing the competitiveness of American industry. We are growing our company with people who put team and mission first, value connection through laughter and joy, and build with humility and openness. We are committed to continue building a diverse, passionate, and creative team dedicated to a future where every industrial facility, everywhere on earth, is powered by abundant, clean, low-cost energy. POSITION SUMMARY We’re looking for a senior analytics manager to own Antora’s long-term power market economics: the forecasts, models, and market strategies that underpin how we originate, structure, and finance projects. You’ll be the internal authority on long-term power prices, capacity market value, and battery dispatch economics across our priority markets in the U.S. and internationally. The role combines deep analytical work: LMP forecasting, ELCC modeling, production cost modeling, capacity expansion modeling with external-facing responsibilities. You’ll represent Antora’s market views to customers, project financiers, electric utilities, and ISOs, and you’ll help them correctly model a technology class most have never seen. You’ll be supported by data scientist and software engineer peers, manage forecast vendors and energy market consultants, and build Antora’s analytical infrastructure. Reports to the VP of Product Management & Analytics. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES POWER MARKET FORECASTING & VALUATION Own long-term LMP forecasts for power projects and power-to-heat projects; maintain Antora’s house view on power price trends, charging costs, and arbitrage value across priority markets. Lead ELCC modeling across ISOs and own Antora’s position on capacity value for thermal storage—including how that value evolves as market rules and resource mixes change. Develop and maintain views on ancillary services participation and value for Antora’s technology across market structures. Build and maintain analytical models or manage external consultants or other internal team members to build models that inform project valuation, deal structuring, and product design; This includes production cost models, capacity expansion models, and ELCC models. MARKET STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE Develop market participation strategies across ISOs: capacity accreditation, ancillary services qualification, energy market positioning. Track and model the implications of changes to energy, capacity, and ancillary services market rules across priority ISOs. Identify and prioritize prospective projects and interconnection positions based on market fundamentals and Antora’s competitive positioning. Inform Antora’s battery product design and requirements to maximize market value—translating market signals into what we should build and how we should operate. CUSTOMER & STAKEHOLDER ANALYTICS Represent Antora’s views internally and externally on capacity value, energy value, and technology economics to data center operators, utilities, and project financiers. Represent Antora’s views internally and externally on charging costs and energy economics for power-to-heat projects to project financiers and industrial customers. Build and maintain the modeling guidance and benchmarking toolkit that helps external stakeholders model thermal storage correctly. Equip the origination team with market-specific analytics, models, and competitive positioning. TEAM & ANALYTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Direct data scientist and software engineer peers: set priorities, define what to build, and identify where automation and tooling eliminate manual analysis. Manage relationships with forecast vendors, power market consultants, and third-party study collaborators. Codify market rules, modeling guidance, and analytical heuristics into structured, reusable knowledge that makes the team’s expertise durable and scalable. KEY QUALIFICATIONS 7 - 10+ years in energy markets with substantial depth in power market analytics and energy storage dispatch, including experience with operating assets and/or virtual bidding in wholesale electricity markets. Deep familiarity with ISO market structures: capacity accreditation, ancillary services, energy markets across at least two of PJM, MISO, or SPP. Hands-on experience with LMP forecasting and production cost or capacity expansion tools (Encompass, Plexos, Aurora, PROMOD). Experience producing and defending market views or technology economics to sophisticated counterparties: energy traders, utilities, data center operators, financiers, or regulators. Proficient in Python and SQL for prototyping and analysis; experienced enough to direct engineers when building at scale. Experience managing forecast vendors, market consultants, or third-party study processes. Comfortable with AI and automation tools as part of an analytical workflow. Strong communicator who moves fluently between technical, commercial, and financial audiences. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED Background in battery dispatch optimization, storage development, or auto-bidding systems. Experience in ELCC or Capacity value modeling Experience with thermal storage, long-duration storage, or flexible load commercial structures. European (GB, Nordic, continental) or Australian (NEM) electricity market experience. ERCOT, CAISO, or Western interconnect experience. Familiarity with industrial energy economics, combined heat-and-power projects, or behind-the-meter storage evaluation. Work Location: Remote, US. Bay Area or Midwest preferred. Salary Range: $190,000 USD - $225,000 USD Salary Basis: Annual Please note that the salary range listed above reflects Antora Energy's estimated pay for this position. The actual salary offered will be within the posted range and determined based on several factors including but not limited to a candidate's experiences, credentials and expertise, as they pertain to the position's requirements. In addition to a competitive base salary, Antora Energy’s Total Rewards program includes equity compensation in the form of stock options, a premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance, a 401K plan with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts, and an industry leading paid-time-off policy that features flexible and inclusive holiday observance, as well as paid volunteer time off. When it comes to stopping climate change, we need everyone. We believe that having a diversity of backgrounds and experiences strengthens all of us, and we strive to create an environment where every one of us is empowered to create meaningful change.